Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 10, 1994

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 10, 1994
Start: 1994-07-10T18:00
End: 1994-07-10T23:58
Location: South Dakota

July 10, 1994 · 15 events in 10 counties and zones

13 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $115,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Butte

When: July 10, 6:00 PM MDT to 6:30 PM MDT
Where: Butte County, Belle Fourche
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 44.906, -103.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Winds flipped over a camper, destroyed a barn 3 miles north of Newell, and downed some power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harding

When: July 10, 6:37 PM MDT
Where: Harding County, Buffalo to Buffalo to
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Widespread hail accumulated on roads, broke windows in several homes, and damaged some vehicles.

Hail, Harding

When: July 10, 7:00 PM MDT
Where: Harding County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Widespread hail accumulated on roads, broke windows in several homes, and damaged some vehicles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When: July 10, 8:04 PM MDT
Where: Meade County, Faith
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Perkins

When: July 10, 8:08 PM MDT
Where: Perkins County, Lemmon
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 45.491, -102.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dewey

When: July 10, 8:45 PM MDT
Where: Dewey County, Timber Lake
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Dewey

When: July 10, 9:07 PM MDT
Where: Dewey County, Timber Lake
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dewey

When: July 10, 9:20 PM MDT
Where: Dewey County, Ridgeview
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Haakon

When: July 10, 9:37 PM MDT
Where: Haakon County, Philip
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth

When: July 10, 10:40 PM CDT
Where: Walworth County, Mobridge
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When: July 10, 11:05 PM CDT
Where: Potter County, Gettysburg
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Winds downed some trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When: July 10, 11:10 PM CDT
Where: Potter County, Hoven
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Winds downed some trees and power lines.

Thunderstorm Wind, Faulk

When: July 10, 11:40 PM CDT
Where: Faulk County, Wetonka
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates: 45.071, -99.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When: July 10, 11:46 PM CDT
Where: Edmunds County, Bowdle
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 45.419, -99.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When: July 10, 11:58 PM CDT
Where: Edmunds County, Ipswich
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 45.419, -99.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, July 1994

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: 10346027, 10346642, 10346643, 10346389, 10346062, 10346413, 10346414, 10346415, 10346526, 10349131, 10346067, 10346095, 10346482, 10346426, 10346427.