Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 1995

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 1995
Start: 1995-07-03T16:00
End: 1995-07-03T23:20
Location: South Dakota

July 3, 1995 · 21 events in 9 counties and zones

18 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: None recorded
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 Aberdeen radar (KABR), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:58 UTC.

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Event by event

18 hail, 2 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Grant

When: July 3, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Grant County, Milbank
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.172, -96.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Clark

When: July 3, 4:25 PM CST to 4:40 PM CST
Where: Clark County, Clark Sd to to Clark Sd
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 44.858, -97.729 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Golf ball-size hail broke windows. The hail, combined with heavy rain and 40 mph Winds, also damaged crops, especially corn and small grain.

Hail, Dewey

When: July 3, 4:40 PM CST
Where: Dewey County, Timber Lake
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Dewey

When: July 3, 5:26 PM CST
Where: Dewey County, Timber Lake
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Spink

When: July 3, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Spink County, Mellette
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.938, -98.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Spink

When: July 3, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Spink County, Frankfort at to Spink Colony
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.938, -98.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Spink

When: July 3, 5:42 PM CST
Where: Spink County, Doland
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.938, -98.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Spink

When: July 3, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Spink County, Spink Colony
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 44.938, -98.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail destroyed a sunflower field in southeast Spink County.

Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth

When: July 3, 6:05 PM CST
Where: Walworth County, Mobridge
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Walworth

When: July 3, 6:20 PM CST to 6:25 PM CST
Where: Walworth County, Mobridge
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)

A brief touchdown of a narrow path tornado occurred one mile north of Lake Molstad and then dissipated.

Hail, Hand

When: July 3, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Hand County, Miller
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.548, -99.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Faulk

When: July 3, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Faulk County, Seneca
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.071, -99.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Faulk

When: July 3, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Faulk County, Seneca
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 45.071, -99.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Spink

When: July 3, 8:15 PM CST
Where: Spink County, Redfield
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.938, -98.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Spink

When: July 3, 8:31 PM CST
Where: Spink County, Tulare
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.938, -98.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tornado, Faulk

When: July 3, 8:40 PM CST
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)

A narrow path tornado touched downed briefly three miles west of Cresbard or 32 miles southwest of Aberdeen.

Hail, Spink

When: July 3, 8:43 PM CST
Where: Spink County, Tulare
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Coordinates: 44.938, -98.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Faulk

When: July 3, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Faulk County, Cresbard
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.071, -99.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Spink

When: July 3, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Spink County, Redfield
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.938, -98.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail covered the ground one to two inches deep in places.

Hail, Beadle

When: July 3, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Beadle County, Huron
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.415, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Hamlin

When: July 3, 11:20 PM CST
Where: Hamlin County, Hayti
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.674, -97.188 (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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history The tornado archive for South Dakota, 1995 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: 10346496, 10346239, 10346417, 10346418, 10346114, 10346115, 10346116, 10346117, 10349135, 10349136, 10346590, 10346483, 10346484, 10346118, 10346119, 10346485, 10346120, 10346486, 10346121, 10346570, 10346531.