South Dakota, 1980

Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 25, 1980

June 25, 1980 · NWS NG · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Kingsbury

When
June 25, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Kingsbury County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.270, -97.770

Tornado, Sanborn

When
June 25, 7:59 PM CST
Where
Sanborn County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.120, -98.100

Hail, Beadle

When
June 25, 9:27 PM CST
Where
Beadle County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.800, -98.530

Hail, Brule

When
June 25, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Brule County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.800, -99.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Davison

When
June 25, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Davison County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
43.720, -98.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Yankton

When
June 25, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Yankton County
Coordinates
42.870, -97.250

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: 10124997, 10124998, 10124999, 10125000, 10125001, 10125002.