South Dakota, 1986

Tornadoes 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.

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
$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

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: 10125914, 10125915, 10125916, 10125917, 10125918, 10125919, 10125920, 10125921, 10125922, 10125923, 10125924, 10125925, 10125926, 10125927, 10125928.