South Dakota, 1987

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 2, 1987

August 2, 1987 · NWS FSD · 12 events in 10 counties and zones

7 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
1
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulk

When
August 2, 12:13 AM CST
Where
Faulk County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
45.180, -99.480

Hail, Faulk

When
August 2, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Faulk County
Measured
2.25 in hail
Coordinates
45.050, -99.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyman

When
August 2, 2:50 PM CST
Where
Lyman County
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates
43.900, -99.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Brule

When
August 2, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Brule County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
43.800, -99.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When
August 2, 4:50 PM CST
Where
Edmunds County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
45.470, -98.800

Hail, Brown

When
August 2, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.500, -98.480

Hail, Marshall

When
August 2, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Marshall County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.720, -97.420

Hail, Meade

When
August 2, 8:18 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.270, -103.380

Hail, Meade

When
August 2, 9:45 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
44.380, -102.800

Hail, Pennington

When
August 2, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.080, -102.320

Hail, Dewey

When
August 2, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Dewey County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.430, -101.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Haakon

When
August 2, 10:07 PM CST
Where
Haakon County
Measured
60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates
44.030, -101.670

What these are

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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: 10127133, 10127134, 10127135, 10127136, 10127137, 10127138, 10127139, 10127140, 10127141, 10127142, 10127143, 10127144.