South Dakota, 1982

Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 16, 1982

July 16, 1982 · NWS NG · 15 events in 10 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanley

When
July 16, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Stanley County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
44.370, -101.020

Tornado, Sully

When
July 16, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Sully County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
30 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
44.700, -100.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When
July 16, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Edmunds County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
45.450, -99.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes

When
July 16, 8:03 PM CST
Where
Hughes County
Coordinates
44.520, -99.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When
July 16, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Potter County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
45.020, -99.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When
July 16, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Edmunds County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
45.400, -99.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When
July 16, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Edmunds County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
45.430, -98.770

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
July 16, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Coordinates
45.470, -98.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When
July 16, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Potter County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
45.250, -99.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
July 16, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Coordinates
43.680, -101.620

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
July 16, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Coordinates
45.800, -97.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
July 16, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
44.880, -97.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
July 16, 10:50 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
45.470, -98.480

Hail, Spink

When
July 16, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Spink County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
44.880, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall

When
July 16, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Coordinates
45.720, -97.420

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 10126604, 10126605, 10126606, 10126607, 10126608, 10126609, 10126610, 10126825, 10126826, 10126827, 10126828, 10126829, 10126830, 10126831, 10126832.