South Dakota, 1985

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 7, 1985

August 7, 1985 · NWS AT · 17 events in 7 counties and zones

12 hail, 5 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.

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  • 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
17

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

12 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Edmunds

When
August 7, 12:42 PM CST
Where
Edmunds County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.320, -98.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When
August 7, 12:45 PM CST
Where
Edmunds County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
45.320, -98.930

Hail, Brown

When
August 7, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.400, -98.770

Hail, Edmunds

When
August 7, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Edmunds County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.320, -98.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When
August 7, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Edmunds County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
45.320, -98.930

Hail, Meade

When
August 7, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.420, -103.500

Hail, Faulk

When
August 7, 3:10 PM CST
Where
Faulk County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.030, -99.130

Hail, Meade

When
August 7, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.230, -103.380

Hail, Faulk

When
August 7, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Faulk County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.030, -99.130

Hail, Pennington

When
August 7, 4:01 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.050, -103.050

Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington

When
August 7, 4:08 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
44.050, -103.050

Hail, Faulk

When
August 7, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Faulk County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.030, -99.130

Hail, Pennington

When
August 7, 5:32 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.970, -102.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington

When
August 7, 5:32 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Coordinates
44.000, -102.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Haakon

When
August 7, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Haakon County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
44.030, -101.670

Hail, Pennington

When
August 7, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.780, -102.550

Hail, Jackson

When
August 7, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Jackson County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.780, -101.900

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: 10124172, 10124173, 10124174, 10124175, 10124176, 10124177, 10124178, 10124179, 10124180, 10124181, 10124182, 10125032, 10125033, 10125034, 10125035, 10125036, 10125037.