South Dakota, 1986Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, April 26, 1986
April 26, 1986 · NWS FSD · 15 events in 8 counties and zones
6 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5.3 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 15
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 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Charles Mix
- When
- April 26, 3:40 PM CST
- Where
- Charles Mix County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.070, -98.530
Hail, Bon Homme
- When
- April 26, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bon Homme County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.000, -98.070
Hail, Bon Homme
- When
- April 26, 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Bon Homme County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.030, -97.850
Tornado, Turner
- When
- April 26, 5:23 PM CST
- Where
- Turner County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.2 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Coordinates
- 43.280, -97.150
Tornado, Turner
- When
- April 26, 5:37 PM CST
- Where
- Turner County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 43.230, -96.930
Tornado, Lincoln
- When
- April 26, 5:40 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 43.270, -96.920
Tornado, Lincoln
- When
- April 26, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 43.300, -96.670
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- April 26, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.300, -96.820
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- April 26, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Coordinates
- 43.350, -96.530
Hail, Clay
- When
- April 26, 6:18 PM CST
- Where
- Clay County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.780, -96.920
Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln
- When
- April 26, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.080, -96.780
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- April 26, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Union County
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.020, -96.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Union
- When
- April 26, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Union County
- Coordinates
- 43.020, -96.650
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamlin
- When
- April 26, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamlin County
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -96.880
Hail, Brown
- When
- April 26, 8:10 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.470, -98.480
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 26, 19861 death · 2 injured · $5.0 million · F2 · 5 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, April 26, 19862 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 18 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, April 26, 1986$250,000 · F2 · 27 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, April 26, 1986$25,000 · F1 · 57 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 26, 19861.75 in hail · 17 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 26, 19862 in hail · 10 events
- Hail in South Carolina, April 26, 19861 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Texas, April 26, 19861 in hail · 1 event
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: 10125914, 10125915, 10125916, 10125917, 10125918, 10125919, 10125920, 10125921, 10125922, 10125923, 10125924, 10125925, 10125926, 10125927, 10125928.