Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 6, 1994

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 6, 1994
Start: 1994-06-06T14:45
End: 1994-06-06T22:00
Location: South Dakota

June 6, 1994 · 15 events in 12 counties and zones

7 hail, 4 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 14 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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Wind
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Heat and drought
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $606,000
Crop damage: $501,000
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

7 hail, 4 tornado, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Codington

When: June 6, 2:45 PM CDT
Where: Codington County, Henry
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.978, -97.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Walworth

When: June 6, 2:45 PM CDT
Where: Walworth County, Near Java
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Oglala Lakota

When: June 6, 2:40 PM MDT to 3:15 PM MDT
Where: Oglala Lakota County, Kyle/Wounded to Manderson
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Crop damage: $500
Coordinates: 45.170, -98.900

Two tornadoes and numerous funnel clouds were sighted.

Tornado, Faulk

When: June 6, 3:40 PM CDT
Where: Faulk County, Cresbard
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 45.071, -99.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Jackson

When: June 6, 3:00 PM MDT
Where: Jackson County, Wanblee
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Coordinates: 43.694, -101.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Brookings

When: June 6, 4:44 PM CDT
Where: Brookings County, White
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.370, -96.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Oglala Lakota

When: June 6, 4:00 PM MDT
Where: Oglala Lakota County, Badlands Visitors to Center
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.336, -102.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Bennett

When: June 6, 4:30 PM MDT
Where: Bennett County, Near Allen
Measured: 2 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 43.195, -101.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Windows on police vehicle were broken. The hail caused other window, fence, roof, and vehicle damage. There was also widespread damage to wheat and alfalfa crops and pastureland.

Hail, Minnehaha

When: June 6, 7:35 PM CDT to 7:40 PM CDT
Where: Minnehaha County, Hartford/Humboldt/
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.674, -96.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Minnehaha

When: June 6, 7:53 PM CDT to 8:04 PM CDT
Where: Minnehaha County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 43.674, -96.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Tripp

When: June 6, 8:30 PM CDT
Where: Tripp County, Winner
Property damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 43.346, -99.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several structures were damaged with broken windows and shingles torn off. The roof was blown off a bingo hall, and a mobile home was destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Mellette

When: June 6, 7:30 PM MDT
Where: Mellette County, White River
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.581, -100.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An uprooted tree damaged two vehicles.

Hail, Gregory

When: June 6, 9:45 PM CDT
Where: Gregory County, Gregory
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.192, -99.186 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A radio antenna tower and many trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hyde

When: June 6, 10:00 PM CDT
Where: Hyde County, Highmore
Property damage: $500
Coordinates: 44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few small trees were blown down.

Thunderstorm Wind, Gregory

When: June 6, 10:00 PM CDT
Where: Gregory County, Burke
Measured: 69 kt (79 mph)
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 43.192, -99.186 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A radio antenna tower and many trees were blown down.

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

Every storm in South Dakota in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history The tornado archive for South Dakota, 1994 Warnings in South Dakota, June 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: 10346276, 10349129, 10346103, 10346481, 10346042, 10346896, 10346104, 10346573, 10346505, 10346506, 10346182, 10346447, 10346498, 10346037, 10346499.