Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 22, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 22, 1995
Start: 1995-06-22T18:00
End: 1995-06-22T21:50
Location: South Dakota

June 22, 1995 · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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: $28,000
Crop damage: None recorded
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

5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lake

When: June 22, 6:00 PM CST to 9:50 PM CST
Where: Lake County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 44.022, -97.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds from two storms blew down many tree branches and limbs. Lightning and some of the broken limbs caused power outages.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brookings

When: June 22, 6:30 PM CST
Where: Brookings County, Aurora
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Property damage: $8,000
Coordinates: 44.370, -96.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew down a few trees, one of which damaged the corner of a garage and tore a hole in its roof. Broken tree limbs caused some power outages in the area.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hyde

When: June 22, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Hyde County, Highmore
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Coordinates: 44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds gusting to 73 mph did extensive damage to trees throughout the community.

Thunderstorm Wind, Beadle

When: June 22, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Beadle County, Huron
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $9,000
Coordinates: 44.415, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds uprooted a three-foot diameter tree, which caused extensive damage to a nearby car.

Thunderstorm Wind, Miner

When: June 22, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Miner County, Howard
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 44.022, -97.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm winds blew a shed off of its foundation.

Hail, Hamlin

When: June 22, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Hamlin County, Castlewood
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.674, -97.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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, June 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: 10346244, 10346897, 10346041, 10346569, 10346451, 10346530.