Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, August 22, 1985

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, August 22, 1985
Start: 1985-08-22T02:30
End: 1985-08-22T23:37
Location: South Dakota

August 22, 1985 · NWS AT · 25 events in 15 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $3,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 25

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

15 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Perkins

When: August 22, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Perkins County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.950, -102.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth

When: August 22, 6:20 AM CST
Where: Walworth County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 45.550, -100.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Dewey

When: August 22, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Dewey County
Coordinates: 45.470, -100.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth

When: August 22, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Walworth County
Coordinates: 45.330, -100.120

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When: August 22, 7:28 AM CST
Where: Edmunds County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 45.320, -98.780

Hail, Meade

When: August 22, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Meade County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 44.530, -102.650

Hail, Butte

When: August 22, 6:37 PM CST
Where: Butte County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 45.000, -103.020

Hail, Dewey

When: August 22, 7:05 PM CST
Where: Dewey County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.220, -101.430

Hail, Dewey

When: August 22, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Dewey County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.150, -100.900

Tornado, Walworth

When: August 22, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Walworth County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 45.500, -100.050

Tornado, McPherson

When: August 22, 7:47 PM CST
Where: McPherson County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 45.680, -99.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When: August 22, 8:22 PM CST
Where: Potter County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 45.070, -99.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulk

When: August 22, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Faulk County
Coordinates: 45.180, -99.480

Hail, Hyde

When: August 22, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Hyde County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.530, -99.520

Tornado, Hand

When: August 22, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Hand County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 44.530, -98.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When: August 22, 9:38 PM CST
Where: Brown County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 45.570, -98.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Spink

When: August 22, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Spink County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 45.150, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Spink

When: August 22, 9:50 PM CST
Where: Spink County
Measured: 64 kt (74 mph)
Coordinates: 44.870, -98.520

Tornado, Brown

When: August 22, 9:52 PM CST
Where: Brown County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 45.500, -98.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Sanborn

When: August 22, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Sanborn County
Coordinates: 44.020, -98.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When: August 22, 10:01 PM CST
Where: Brown County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 45.450, -98.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Spink

When: August 22, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Spink County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 44.880, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Spink

When: August 22, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Spink County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 45.150, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When: August 22, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Brown County
Coordinates: 45.470, -98.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Minnehaha

When: August 22, 11:37 PM CST
Where: Minnehaha County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 43.650, -96.730

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 10125289, 10125290, 10125291, 10125292, 10125293, 10125294, 10125295, 10125296, 10125297, 10125298, 10125299, 10125300, 10125301, 10125302, 10125303, 10125304, 10125305, 10125306, 10125307, 10125308, 10125309, 10125310, 10125311, 10125312, 10125313.