Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 6, 1988

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 6, 1988
Start: 1988-05-06T12:15
End: 1988-05-06T20:50
Location: South Dakota

May 6, 1988 · NWS FSD · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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

10 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hamlin

When: May 6, 12:15 PM CST
Where: Hamlin County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.750, -97.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Fall River

When: May 6, 3:24 PM CST
Where: Fall River County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 43.300, -103.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington

When: May 6, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Pennington County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 44.000, -102.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Perkins

When: May 6, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Perkins County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 45.200, -102.930

Thunderstorm Wind, Haakon

When: May 6, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Haakon County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 44.600, -102.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Ziebach

When: May 6, 5:35 PM CST
Where: Ziebach County
Coordinates: 44.780, -101.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Perkins

When: May 6, 6:00 PM CST
Where: Perkins County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 45.520, -102.480

Thunderstorm Wind, Haakon

When: May 6, 7:02 PM CST
Where: Haakon County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 44.320, -101.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Haakon

When: May 6, 7:10 PM CST
Where: Haakon County
Coordinates: 44.500, -101.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: May 6, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Jones County
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 43.870, -100.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Dewey

When: May 6, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Dewey County
Coordinates: 45.450, -100.930

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 1988 Every state in 1988 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, May 1988

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: 10123804, 10123805, 10123806, 10123807, 10123808, 10123809, 10123810, 10123811, 10123812, 10123813, 10123814.