South Dakota, 1982

Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 19, 1982

May 19, 1982 · NWS ATA · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

2 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
$60
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

2 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pennington

When
May 19, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.020, -103.830

Tornado, Bennett

When
May 19, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Bennett County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
43.350, -101.400

Tornado, Jackson

When
May 19, 7:24 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
43.480, -101.480

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.

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: 10124592, 10124593, 10124594.