Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 27, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 27, 1995
Start: 1995-07-27T01:47
End: 1995-07-27T08:30
Location: South Dakota

July 27, 1995 · 21 events in 13 counties and zones

16 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 21 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: $84,000
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Events: 21

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

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:44 UTC.

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Event by event

16 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Corson

When: July 27, 1:47 AM CST
Where: Corson County, McLaughlin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Spink

When: July 27, 1:55 AM CST
Where: Spink County, Redfield
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 44.938, -98.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When: July 27, 2:40 AM CST
Where: Campbell County, Mound City
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth

When: July 27, 2:45 AM CST
Where: Walworth County, Selby
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When: July 27, 3:15 AM CST
Where: Clark County, Elrod
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 44.858, -97.729 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Winds caused tree damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Codington

When: July 27, 3:30 AM CST
Where: Codington County, Watertown
Coordinates: 44.978, -97.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds of unknown speed blew down power lines.

Hail, Kingsbury

When: July 27, 3:35 AM CST
Where: Kingsbury County, De Smet
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.370, -97.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Kingsbury

When: July 27, 3:35 AM CST to 4:25 AM CST
Where: Kingsbury County, De Smet/Arlington
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 44.370, -97.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds of unknown speed damaged trees and power lines.

Hail, Edmunds

When: July 27, 3:35 AM CST
Where: Edmunds County, Roscoe
Coordinates: 45.419, -99.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Kingsbury

When: July 27, 3:40 AM CST to 4:25 AM CST
Where: Kingsbury County, Badger to 2 N to Arlington
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Coordinates: 44.370, -97.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail caused extensive crop damage, with hail falling continuously for as long as 45 minutes. One farmer lost 740 acres of corn, beans, and wheat. The hail also broke some windows and otherwise damaged cars.

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When: July 27, 3:45 AM CST
Where: Edmunds County, Ipswich
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 45.419, -99.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds gusting to 80 mph uprooted and damaged several trees. Also, many power and cable lines were downed along with some buildings being damaged.

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When: July 27, 4:20 AM CST
Where: Edmunds County, Mansfield
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 45.419, -99.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When: July 27, 4:40 AM CST
Where: Edmunds County, Mina Lake to Aberdeen
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates: 45.419, -99.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When: July 27, 5:05 AM CST
Where: Brown County, Aberdeen
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 45.590, -98.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Some four-inch diameter tree branches were downed in southern Aberdeen.

Thunderstorm Wind, Day

When: July 27, 5:20 AM CST
Where: Day County, Bristol
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 45.367, -97.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Brookings

When: July 27, 5:26 AM CST
Where: Brookings County, Bruce
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.370, -96.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail destroyed 35 percent of the corn and soybean crops in the Bruce area and caused undetermined damage to small grain.

Thunderstorm Wind, Day

When: July 27, 5:30 AM CST
Where: Day County, Bristol
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 45.367, -97.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Codington

When: July 27, 6:00 AM CST
Where: Codington County, Watertown
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.978, -97.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Moody

When: July 27, 6:22 AM CST
Where: Moody County, Flandreau to to Flandreau
Coordinates: 44.022, -96.671 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Winds of unknown speed blew down power lines and caused tree damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brookings

When: July 27, 6:35 AM CST
Where: Brookings County, Brookings
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 44.370, -96.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Winds of unknown speed blew down tree limbs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Minnehaha

When: July 27, 8:30 AM CST
Where: Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 43.674, -96.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Winds of unknown speed flipped over a mobile home in transit.

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.

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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: 10346314, 10346137, 10346224, 10349137, 10346273, 10346280, 10346045, 10346046, 10346433, 10346047, 10346434, 10346435, 10346436, 10346019, 10346369, 10346578, 10346370, 10346281, 10346546, 10346579, 10346544.