South Dakota, 1989

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 21, 1989

August 21, 1989 · NWS FSD · 10 events in 7 counties and zones

8 hail, 2 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
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  • 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
10

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
August 21, 1:10 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates
44.900, -97.720

Thunderstorm Wind, Codington

When
August 21, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Codington County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
44.900, -97.100

Hail, Lincoln

When
August 21, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
43.150, -96.680

Hail, Hamlin

When
August 21, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Hamlin County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.580, -97.300

Hail, Deuel

When
August 21, 3:50 PM CST
Where
Deuel County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.570, -96.720

Hail, Deuel

When
August 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Deuel County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.720, -96.820

Hail, Day

When
August 21, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Day County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.430, -97.280

Hail, Codington

When
August 21, 5:11 PM CST
Where
Codington County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
45.050, -97.320

Hail, Deuel

When
August 21, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Deuel County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.920, -96.850

Hail, Grant

When
August 21, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Grant County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.230, -96.650

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.

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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: 10127184, 10127185, 10127186, 10127187, 10127188, 10127189, 10127190, 10127191, 10127192, 10127193.