Storms in South Dakota in 1988
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Dakota in 1988, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
South Dakota in 1988 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 100
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $3,000
- Episodes
- 40
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 40 | 0 | 2 | |
| Tornado | 5 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 6, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 7, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 18, 1988
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 20, 1988
- Hail in South Dakota, May 25, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 26, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 27, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 28, 1988
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 29, 1988
June 1988
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 12, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 13, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 14, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 16, 1988
- Hail in South Dakota, June 22, 1988
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 24, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 29, 1988
July 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 3, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 4, 1988
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 6, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 7, 1988
- Hail in South Dakota, July 9, 1988
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 10, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 12, 1988
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 16, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 17, 1988
- Hail in South Dakota, July 19, 1988
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 23, 1988
- Hail in South Dakota, July 28, 1988
- Hail in South Dakota, July 29, 1988
August 1988
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 1, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 3, 1988
- Hail in South Dakota, August 11, 1988
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 12, 1988
- Hail in South Dakota, August 13, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 19, 1988
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 20, 1988
- Hail in South Dakota, August 22, 1988
- Hail in South Dakota, August 31, 1988
September 1988
October 1988
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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.