South Dakota, 1995Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, August 17, 1995
August 17, 1995 · 5 events in 1 county or zone
2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Corson
- When
- August 17, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Corson County, Morristown
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large hail destroyed several acres of crops and high winds gusting to 80 mph downed several trees.
Thunderstorm Wind, Corson
- When
- August 17, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Corson County, Morristown
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large hail destroyed several acres of crops and high winds gusting to 80 mph downed several trees.
Hail, Corson
- When
- August 17, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Corson County, Watauga
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large hail caused extensive crop damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Corson
- When
- August 17, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- Corson County, Watauga
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Large hail caused extensive crop damage.
Tornado, Corson
- When
- August 17, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Corson County, McIntosh
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Coordinates
- 45.820, -101.350
A brief touchdown of a narrow path tornado occurred six miles south of Mcintosh or 47 miles northwest of Mobridge.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, August 17, 1995$9,000 · 7 events
- Hail in Montana, August 17, 19952.5 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, August 17, 1995$2,000 · 1 event
- Hail in North Dakota, August 17, 19950.75 in hail · 1 event
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: 10346319, 10346320, 10346321, 10346322, 10346323.