South Dakota, 1975

Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 3, 1975

June 3, 1975 · 16 events in 13 counties and zones

7 hail, 5 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.

  • 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
$50,000
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

7 hail, 5 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hughes

When
June 3, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Hughes County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.530, -99.730

Hail, Hyde

When
June 3, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Hyde County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.520, -99.430

Hail,

When
June 3, 5:00 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.530, -100.430

Tornado, Charles Mix

When
June 3, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Charles Mix County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.400, -98.970

Hail, Pennington

When
June 3, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.000, -102.400

Tornado, Charles Mix

When
June 3, 6:04 PM CST
Where
Charles Mix County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.420, -99.100

Tornado, Charles Mix

When
June 3, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Charles Mix County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.430, -99.050

Tornado, Jerauld

When
June 3, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Jerauld County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
44.200, -98.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Tripp

When
June 3, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Tripp County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
43.380, -99.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Spink

When
June 3, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Spink County
Coordinates
45.150, -98.500

Hail, Brule

When
June 3, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Brule County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.750, -98.950

Hail, Aurora

When
June 3, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Aurora County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.720, -98.480

Hail, Sanborn

When
June 3, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Sanborn County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.020, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Sanborn

When
June 3, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Sanborn County
Coordinates
44.020, -98.100

Tornado, Yankton

When
June 3, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Yankton County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.880, -97.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
June 3, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Union County
Coordinates
42.680, -96.670

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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: 10111652, 10111653, 10111654, 10111655, 10111656, 10111657, 10111658, 10111659, 10111660, 10113716, 10113717, 10113718, 10113719, 10113720, 10113721, 10113722.