South Dakota, 1989

Tornadoes in South Dakota, August 26, 1989

August 26, 1989 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

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

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

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Miner

When
August 26, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Miner County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Coordinates
44.030, -97.530

Tornado, Lake

When
August 26, 7:55 PM CST
Where
Lake County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
30 yd
Coordinates
44.000, -97.370

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.

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The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 10127199, 10127200.