South Dakota, 1983

Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 5, 1983

September 5, 1983 · NWS NG · 12 events in 9 counties and zones

11 hail, 1 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

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

Hail, Beadle

When
September 5, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Beadle County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.630, -98.400

Hail, McCook

When
September 5, 3:30 PM CST
Where
McCook County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.520, -97.220

Hail, Beadle

When
September 5, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Beadle County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.570, -97.980

Hail, Minnehaha

When
September 5, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
43.630, -96.950

Hail, Minnehaha

When
September 5, 3:44 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
43.580, -96.730

Hail, Yankton

When
September 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Yankton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.080, -97.170

Hail, Spink

When
September 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Spink County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.870, -98.520

Hail, Lincoln

When
September 5, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.480, -96.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Minnehaha

When
September 5, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
43.620, -96.780

Hail, Turner

When
September 5, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Turner County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
43.400, -97.130

Hail, Union

When
September 5, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Union County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.780, -96.770

Hail, Clay

When
September 5, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
43.000, -96.970

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.

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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: 10126933, 10126934, 10126935, 10126936, 10126937, 10126938, 10126939, 10126940, 10126941, 10126942, 10126943, 10126944.