South Dakota, 1986

Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 21, 1986

June 21, 1986 · NWS FSD · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

4 hail, 4 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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

4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Clark

When
June 21, 3:40 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.620, -97.620

Hail, Miner

When
June 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Miner County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.020, -97.530

Hail, Moody

When
June 21, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Moody County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.980, -96.820

Hail, Deuel

When
June 21, 10:28 PM CST
Where
Deuel County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.750, -96.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When
June 21, 10:48 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Measured
81 kt (93 mph)
Coordinates
42.780, -96.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Yankton

When
June 21, 10:50 PM CST
Where
Yankton County
Measured
83 kt (96 mph)
Coordinates
42.870, -97.380

Tornado, Clay

When
June 21, 10:57 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
23 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
43.080, -97.170

Thunderstorm Wind, Turner

When
June 21, 11:20 PM CST
Where
Turner County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
43.170, -97.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Union

When
June 21, 11:30 PM CST
Where
Union County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
42.680, -96.670

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.
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.

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, June 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: 10126816, 10126817, 10126818, 10126819, 10126820, 10126821, 10126822, 10126823, 10126824.