Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 6, 1987

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 6, 1987
Start: 1987-07-06T16:00
End: 1987-07-06T22:08
Location: South Dakota

July 6, 1987 · NWS FSD · 33 events in 12 counties and zones

14 tornado, 14 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.

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: 33

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

14 tornado, 14 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Lyman

When: July 6, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Lyman County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.4 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Coordinates: 43.800, -99.450

Hail, Hyde

When: July 6, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Hyde County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.200, -99.430

Tornado, Lyman

When: July 6, 4:02 PM CST
Where: Lyman County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.3 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 43.770, -99.430

Hail, Hughes

When: July 6, 4:04 PM CST
Where: Hughes County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.370, -99.750

Tornado, Lyman

When: July 6, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Lyman County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Coordinates: 43.870, -99.420

Tornado, Lyman

When: July 6, 4:17 PM CST
Where: Lyman County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 43.750, -99.400

Hail, Hyde

When: July 6, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Hyde County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.370, -99.650

Hail, Hyde

When: July 6, 5:07 PM CST
Where: Hyde County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.200, -99.430

Tornado, Lyman

When: July 6, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Lyman County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 43.970, -99.550

Hail, Hand

When: July 6, 5:15 PM CST
Where: Hand County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.250, -99.070

Tornado, Lyman

When: July 6, 5:20 PM CST
Where: Lyman County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 43.980, -99.520

Tornado, Lyman

When: July 6, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Lyman County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.2 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 44.000, -99.500

Tornado, Buffalo

When: July 6, 5:26 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 44.050, -99.450

Tornado, Buffalo

When: July 6, 5:27 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 44.030, -99.450

Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo

When: July 6, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 44.120, -99.120

Tornado, Lyman

When: July 6, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Lyman County
Rating: F1
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 73 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 44.020, -99.400

Tornado, Buffalo

When: July 6, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County
Rating: F0
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 40 yd
Coordinates: 44.050, -99.430

Tornado, Buffalo

When: July 6, 5:52 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 43.970, -99.320

Tornado, Lyman

When: July 6, 5:52 PM CST
Where: Lyman County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.7 mi
Path width: 30 yd
Coordinates: 44.050, -99.330

Hail, Faulk

When: July 6, 5:55 PM CST
Where: Faulk County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.180, -99.480

Hail, Hyde

When: July 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Hyde County
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Coordinates: 44.220, -99.250

Tornado, Buffalo

When: July 6, 6:08 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 20 yd
Coordinates: 44.030, -99.300

Hail, Brule

When: July 6, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Brule County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.720, -99.330

Hail, Brule

When: July 6, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Brule County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.850, -99.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Jerauld

When: July 6, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Jerauld County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 44.080, -98.570

Hail, Hyde

When: July 6, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Hyde County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.150, -99.430

Hail, Buffalo

When: July 6, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.130, -99.430

Hail, Jerauld

When: July 6, 7:39 PM CST
Where: Jerauld County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.950, -98.750

Hail, Buffalo

When: July 6, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County
Measured: 2.5 in hail
Coordinates: 44.030, -99.420

Hail, Miner

When: July 6, 9:04 PM CST
Where: Miner County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.050, -97.570

Thunderstorm Wind, Kingsbury

When: July 6, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Kingsbury County
Measured: 66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates: 44.470, -97.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamlin

When: July 6, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Hamlin County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 44.720, -97.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Deuel

When: July 6, 10:08 PM CST
Where: Deuel County
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 44.720, -96.850

What these are

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.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 1987 Every state in 1987 This day in weather history The tornado archive for South Dakota, 1987 Warnings in South Dakota, July 1987

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: 10125758, 10125759, 10125760, 10125974, 10125975, 10125976, 10125977, 10125978, 10125979, 10125980, 10125981, 10125982, 10125983, 10125984, 10125985, 10125986, 10125987, 10125988, 10125989, 10125990, 10125991, 10125992, 10125993, 10125994, 10125995, 10125996, 10125997, 10125998, 10125999, 10126000, 10126001, 10126002, 10126003.