Hail, Perkins
- When
- August 21, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Perkins County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.450, -102.500
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 21, 1985
6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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
6 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ziebach
- When
- August 21, 6:20 AM CST
- Where
- Ziebach County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.050, -101.580
Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth
- When
- August 21, 6:25 AM CST
- Where
- Walworth County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.420, -100.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Dewey
- When
- August 21, 6:40 AM CST
- Where
- Dewey County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.000, -101.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth
- When
- August 21, 6:40 AM CST
- Where
- Walworth County
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.420, -100.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- August 21, 7:28 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.570, -98.330
Hail, Sully
- When
- August 21, 7:35 AM CST
- Where
- Sully County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.730, -100.170
Thunderstorm Wind, Sully
- When
- August 21, 7:35 AM CST
- Where
- Sully County
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.730, -100.170
Hail, Hughes
- When
- August 21, 8:12 AM CST
- Where
- Hughes County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -100.530
Hail, Buffalo
- When
- August 21, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -99.200
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.
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: 10125279, 10125280, 10125281, 10125282, 10125283, 10125284, 10125285, 10125286, 10125287, 10125288.