Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 21, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 21, 1995
Start: 1995-07-21T14:30
End: 1995-07-21T18:31
Location: South Dakota

July 21, 1995 · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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: $105,000
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Events: 6

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.

The radar

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Event by event

3 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Meade

When: July 21, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Meade County, Tilford
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: July 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, Armour
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 43.387, -98.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Minnehaha

When: July 21, 5:25 PM CST to 5:45 PM CST
Where: Minnehaha County, N Humboldt
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $100,000
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Coordinates: 43.674, -96.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail destroyed a 30 square mile area of crops and broke windows of houses and vehicles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Minnehaha

When: July 21, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Minnehaha County, Humboldt
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.674, -96.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down trees up to two feet in diameter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butte

When: July 21, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Butte County, Belle Fourche
Coordinates: 44.906, -103.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds of 80 mph caused tree and structural damage. One-half inch hail and 2.35 inches of rain also accompanied the storm.

Hail, Yankton

When: July 21, 6:31 PM CST
Where: Yankton County, Yankton
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Coordinates: 43.009, -97.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, July 1995

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: 10346397, 10346424, 10346508, 10346509, 10346219, 10349213.