South Dakota, 1975

Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 19, 1975

June 19, 1975 · 16 events in 14 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 hail, 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
$303,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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, 4 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Hyde

When
June 19, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Hyde County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
44.830, -99.670

Hail, Lyman

When
June 19, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Lyman County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.900, -100.050

Tornado, Douglas

When
June 19, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
43.280, -98.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
June 19, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Coordinates
45.600, -97.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Charles Mix

When
June 19, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Charles Mix County
Coordinates
43.100, -98.330

Tornado, Hutchinson

When
June 19, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Hutchinson County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.480, -97.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Kingsbury

When
June 19, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Kingsbury County
Coordinates
44.380, -97.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Kingsbury

When
June 19, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Kingsbury County
Coordinates
44.530, -97.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When
June 19, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Edmunds County
Coordinates
45.450, -99.030

Tornado, Brown

When
June 19, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
45.550, -98.630

Hail, Marshall

When
June 19, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.800, -97.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Sanborn

When
June 19, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Sanborn County
Coordinates
44.020, -97.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Davison

When
June 19, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Davison County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
43.720, -98.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Codington

When
June 19, 8:46 PM CST
Where
Codington County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
44.920, -97.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregory

When
June 19, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Gregory County
Coordinates
43.070, -98.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Miner

When
June 19, 9:10 PM CST
Where
Miner County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
44.170, -97.720

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.

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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: 10113726, 10113727, 10113728, 10113729, 10113730, 10113731, 10113732, 10113733, 10113946, 10113947, 10113948, 10113949, 10113950, 10113951, 10113952, 10113953.