South Dakota, 1986

Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 6, 1986

June 6, 1986 · NWS FSD · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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
8

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

Hail, Meade

When
June 6, 2:40 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
44.150, -103.100

Tornado, McPherson

When
June 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where
McPherson County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
45.930, -99.630

Tornado, Edmunds

When
June 6, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Edmunds County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
13 yd
Coordinates
45.350, -99.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyman

When
June 6, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Lyman County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
43.900, -99.870

Hail, Tripp

When
June 6, 6:55 PM CST
Where
Tripp County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.030, -99.970

Thunderstorm Wind, Beadle

When
June 6, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Beadle County
Measured
67 kt (77 mph)
Coordinates
44.450, -98.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregory

When
June 6, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Gregory County
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Coordinates
43.230, -99.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Minnehaha

When
June 6, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County
Coordinates
43.530, -96.730

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

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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: 10125947, 10125948, 10125949, 10125950, 10125951, 10125952, 10125953, 10126805.