South Dakota, 1985

Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, May 28, 1985

May 28, 1985 · 17 events in 10 counties and zones

7 hail, 6 tornado, 4 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
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

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

Hail, Jones

When
May 28, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.000, -100.720

Hail, Jones

When
May 28, 7:14 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.920, -100.530

Tornado, Lyman

When
May 28, 7:28 PM CST
Where
Lyman County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
44.070, -100.050

Hail, Lyman

When
May 28, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Lyman County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
43.830, -99.870

Tornado, Pennington

When
May 28, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
44.070, -102.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Perkins

When
May 28, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Perkins County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
45.950, -102.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Perkins

When
May 28, 8:05 PM CST
Where
Perkins County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
45.530, -102.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Tripp

When
May 28, 8:40 PM CST
Where
Tripp County
Coordinates
43.530, -99.900

Hail, Tripp

When
May 28, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Tripp County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.500, -99.950

Hail, Stanley

When
May 28, 8:50 PM CST
Where
Stanley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.350, -100.370

Tornado, Pennington

When
May 28, 9:01 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
44.080, -102.050

Hail, Hughes

When
May 28, 9:03 PM CST
Where
Hughes County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.370, -100.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Haakon

When
May 28, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Haakon County
Measured
53 kt (61 mph)
Coordinates
44.030, -101.670

Tornado, Gregory

When
May 28, 9:35 PM CST
Where
Gregory County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
43.250, -99.500

Tornado, Haakon

When
May 28, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Haakon County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
44.080, -101.600

Tornado, Buffalo

When
May 28, 11:01 PM CST
Where
Buffalo County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
3 yd
Coordinates
43.950, -99.300

Hail, Gregory

When
May 28, 11:13 PM CST
Where
Gregory County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.250, -99.520

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.
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: 10124800, 10124801, 10124802, 10124803, 10124804, 10124805, 10124806, 10124807, 10124808, 10124809, 10124810, 10124811, 10124812, 10124813, 10124814, 10124815, 10124816.