South Dakota, 1997Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 22, 1997
June 22, 1997 · NWS FSD · 4 events in 1 county or zone
2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $60,000
- Crop damage
- $2.0 million
- Events
- 4
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 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Brookings
- When
- June 22, 4:10 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brookings County, Bruce to 10 mi E of White
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- $2.0 million
- Coordinates
- 44.430, -97.080
Large hail devastated thousands of acres of corn and soybean crops, broke windows, and damaged siding. The hail fell over most of the northern half of Brookings County.
Tornado, Brookings
- When
- June 22, 4:30 PM CST to 4:32 PM CST
- Where
- Brookings County, 7 mi N of Brookings
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 44.420, -96.780
A brief tornado observed by spotters caused no damage.
Tornado, Brookings
- When
- June 22, 4:39 PM CST to 4:41 PM CST
- Where
- Brookings County, 2 mi N of Aurora
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Coordinates
- 44.320, -96.680
A brief tornado observed by a National Weather Service employee and other spotters caused no damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brookings
- When
- June 22, 4:50 PM CST to 4:55 PM CST
- Where
- Brookings County, White
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.430, -96.650
Thunderstorm winds uprooted a few trees, caused other tree damage, and blew shingles off of roofs.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 22, 19971 death · 3 injured · $102,000 · 90 kt wind · 12 events
- Damaging Wind in Connecticut, June 22, 19971 death · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 22, 1997$15 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Minnesota, June 22, 1997$5.1 million · 2 in hail · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 22, 1997$4.2 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Iowa, June 22, 1997$1.6 million · 3.5 in hail · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, June 22 to 23, 1997$415,000 · 1.75 in hail · 24 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Rhode Island, June 22, 1997$440,000 · 1.75 in hail · 13 events
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 22, 1997$460,000 · 67 kt wind · 5 events
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 22 to 23, 1997$300,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 22 to 23, 1997$300,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Texas, June 22, 1997$162,000 · 61 kt wind · 11 events
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: 5602296, 5602298, 5602413, 5602297.