Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 2, 1974

Name: Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 2, 1974
Start: 1974-07-02T19:00
End: 1974-07-02T23:49
Location: South Dakota

July 2, 1974 · 14 events in 10 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $250,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 14

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Todd

When: July 2, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Todd County
Rating: F2
Path length: 18.5 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 43.130, -100.920

Hail, Todd

When: July 2, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Todd County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.130, -100.920

Hail, Bennett

When: July 2, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Bennett County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.150, -101.500

Hail, Bennett

When: July 2, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Bennett County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.220, -101.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Todd

When: July 2, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Todd County
Coordinates: 43.100, -100.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: July 2, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 43.770, -100.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyman

When: July 2, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Lyman County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 43.930, -99.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Brule

When: July 2, 9:10 PM CST
Where: Brule County
Coordinates: 43.750, -98.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Jerauld

When: July 2, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Jerauld County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 44.080, -98.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Beadle

When: July 2, 10:20 PM CST
Where: Beadle County
Measured: 71 kt (82 mph)
Coordinates: 44.380, -98.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Beadle

When: July 2, 10:30 PM CST
Where: Beadle County
Coordinates: 44.380, -98.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Minnehaha

When: July 2, 11:47 PM CST
Where: Minnehaha County
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates: 43.580, -96.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: July 2, 11:47 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Coordinates: 43.470, -96.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Codington

When: July 2, 11:49 PM CST
Where: Codington County
Coordinates: 44.920, -97.070

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 1974 Every state in 1974 This day in weather history The tornado archive for South Dakota, 1974

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10113568, 10113569, 10113570, 10113571, 10113572, 10112509, 10111377, 10111378, 10111379, 10111380, 10111381, 10111382, 10111383, 10111384.