South Dakota, 1990

Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 16, 1990

June 16, 1990 · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

7 hail, 2 tornado, 1 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
$5.0 million
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

7 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jones

When
June 16, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Jones County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
43.920, -100.530

Hail, Lyman

When
June 16, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Lyman County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.900, -100.050

Hail, Lyman

When
June 16, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Lyman County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
43.920, -100.300

Hail, Jerauld

When
June 16, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Jerauld County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.130, -98.520

Tornado, Clay

When
June 16, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
60 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
42.950, -96.820

Tornado, Union

When
June 16, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Union County
Rating
F1
Path length
7 mi
Path width
60 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
42.950, -96.770

Hail, Miner

When
June 16, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Miner County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.020, -97.700

Hail, Brookings

When
June 16, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Brookings County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.320, -96.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Brookings

When
June 16, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Brookings County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
44.320, -96.780

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 16, 6:22 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.130, -96.470

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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

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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: 10126137, 10126138, 10126139, 10126140, 10126141, 10126142, 10126143, 10126144, 10126145, 10126146.