South Dakota, 1986

Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 29, 1986

July 29, 1986 · NWS FSD · 10 events in 5 counties and zones

7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Clark

When
July 29, 7:21 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.620, -97.620

Hail, Day

When
July 29, 8:02 PM CST
Where
Day County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
45.250, -97.900

Hail, Brown

When
July 29, 8:35 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
45.280, -98.030

Tornado, Codington

When
July 29, 10:04 PM CST
Where
Codington County
Rating
F1
Path length
5.9 mi
Path width
100 yd
Coordinates
44.900, -97.280

Hail, Day

When
July 29, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Day County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.180, -97.700

Hail, Codington

When
July 29, 10:40 PM CST
Where
Codington County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.980, -97.100

Hail, Deuel

When
July 29, 11:07 PM CST
Where
Deuel County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.880, -96.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
July 29, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Coordinates
45.470, -98.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Deuel

When
July 29, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Deuel County
Coordinates
44.800, -96.450

Hail, Deuel

When
July 29, 11:32 PM CST
Where
Deuel County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.750, -96.680

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in South Dakota in 1986Every state in 1986This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for South Dakota, 1986Warnings in South Dakota, July 1986

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: 10123723, 10123724, 10123725, 10123726, 10123727, 10123728, 10123729, 10123730, 10123731, 10123732.