South Dakota, 1980

Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 6, 1980

June 6, 1980 · NWS RY · 21 events in 14 counties and zones

13 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 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
21

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

13 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hutchinson

When
June 6, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Hutchinson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.220, -97.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanley

When
June 6, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Stanley County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
44.370, -101.020

Hail, Jackson

When
June 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.830, -101.520

Tornado, Sully

When
June 6, 6:06 PM CST
Where
Sully County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
44.700, -100.070

Hail, Bennett

When
June 6, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Bennett County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
43.170, -101.750

Hail, Jones

When
June 6, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.050, -99.920

Hail, Bennett

When
June 6, 6:40 PM CST
Where
Bennett County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
43.170, -101.750

Hail, Day

When
June 6, 7:12 PM CST
Where
Day County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.350, -97.770

Hail, Brule

When
June 6, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Brule County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.500, -98.950

Hail, Charles Mix

When
June 6, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Charles Mix County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.380, -98.850

Hail, Brule

When
June 6, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Brule County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.530, -98.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Charles Mix

When
June 6, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Charles Mix County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
43.380, -98.850

Hail, Douglas

When
June 6, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.420, -98.520

Hail, Douglas

When
June 6, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.320, -98.350

Hail, Charles Mix

When
June 6, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Charles Mix County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.400, -98.850

Hail, Gregory

When
June 6, 9:14 PM CST
Where
Gregory County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.230, -99.430

Tornado, Aurora

When
June 6, 9:28 PM CST
Where
Aurora County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.580, -98.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Beadle

When
June 6, 9:56 PM CST
Where
Beadle County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
44.270, -98.220

Tornado, Douglas

When
June 6, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
43.350, -98.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Turner

When
June 6, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Turner County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
43.400, -97.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Turner

When
June 6, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Turner County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
43.400, -97.130

What these are

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.
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.

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: 10123886, 10123887, 10123888, 10123889, 10123890, 10123891, 10123892, 10123893, 10123894, 10123895, 10123896, 10123897, 10123898, 10124748, 10124749, 10124750, 10124751, 10124752, 10124753, 10124754, 10124755.