South Dakota, 1975

Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 25, 1975

June 25, 1975 · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

9 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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

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  • Hail
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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$28,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

9 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Pennington

When
June 25, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
43.900, -103.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When
June 25, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Coordinates
43.770, -103.600

Tornado, Lawrence

When
June 25, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Lawrence County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.550, -103.630

Tornado, Meade

When
June 25, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.570, -103.480

Tornado, Meade

When
June 25, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.100, -103.450

Tornado, Pennington

When
June 25, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.100, -103.920

Tornado, Pennington

When
June 25, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.130, -103.080

Tornado, Pennington

When
June 25, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.120, -102.830

Tornado, Butte

When
June 25, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Butte County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.780, -103.650

Tornado, Butte

When
June 25, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Butte County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
44.970, -103.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Ziebach

When
June 25, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Ziebach County
Coordinates
45.050, -101.580

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
June 25, 10:00 PM CST
Where
County
Coordinates
45.950, -102.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Todd

When
June 25, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Todd County
Coordinates
43.230, -100.870

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.
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.

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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: 10113966, 10113967, 10113968, 10113969, 10113970, 10113971, 10113972, 10113973, 10113974, 10113975, 10113976, 10113977, 10113978.