Storms in South Dakota in 1998
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Dakota in 1998, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
South Dakota in 1998 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 647
- Deaths
- 6
- Injuries
- 171
- Damage
- $38 million
- Episodes
- 212
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 222 | 0 | 4 | $9.3 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 125 | 0 | 3 | $2.3 million |
| Blizzard | 70 | 0 | 4 | $500,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 51 | 0 | 3 | $140,000 |
| High Wind | 50 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Winter Storm | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 33 | 0 | 0 | $3.8 million |
| Tornado | 30 | 6 | 153 | $20 million |
| Lightning | 14 | 0 | 2 | $90,000 |
| Flash Flood | 6 | 0 | 2 | $50,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1998
February 1998
- Blizzard in South Dakota, February 24 to 28, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, February 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, February 26 to 27, 1998
March 1998
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 1, 1998
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 6 to 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 6 to 7, 1998
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 13, 1998
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, March 28 to 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, March 29, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, March 29, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, March 29, 1998
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 31, 1998
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 31, 1998
April 1998
- Flood in South Dakota, April 2 to 30, 1998
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 12, 1998
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 12, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, April 12, 1998
- Flooding in South Dakota, April 25 to 26, 1998
May 1998
- Flood in South Dakota, May 1 to 31, 1998
- Flood in South Dakota, May 11 to 13, 1998
- Flooding in South Dakota, May 11 to 13, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, May 13 to 20, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14 to 15, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 15, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 15, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 15, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, May 15, 1998
- High Wind in South Dakota, May 15, 1998
- Flooding in South Dakota, May 18 to 31, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 23 to 25, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 28, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 28, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 28, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 28, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 28, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 29 to 30, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornadoes in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
June 1998
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, June 2 to 3, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, June 10, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, June 10, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, June 10, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, June 10, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, June 10, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 10, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 10, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 11, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, June 11, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, June 11, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, June 16, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, June 16, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, June 17, 1998
- Tornado and Flood in South Dakota, June 17 to 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 17, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, June 17, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, June 17, 1998
- Flooding and High Wind in South Dakota, June 18, 1998
- Flooding in South Dakota, June 18 to 21, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 19 to 20, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, June 22, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 23, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, June 23, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 24, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, June 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 24, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, June 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 24, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 26, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, June 26, 1998
- Flooding in South Dakota, June 26 to 27, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 26, 1998
July 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 1, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, July 1, 1998
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in South Dakota, July 1, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 2, 1998
- Flash Flood in South Dakota, July 3, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 3, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 5, 1998
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 5, 1998
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 5, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Flash Flood in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 6, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 8, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, July 8, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, July 9, 1998
- Flash Flood in South Dakota, July 10, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 11, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 13, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 14, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 14, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 15, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 17, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 17, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, July 18, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, July 19 to 20, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 20, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, July 20, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 20, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 20, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 21, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 21, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, July 23, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, July 23, 1998
- Heavy Rain in South Dakota, July 24 to 25, 1998
- Flash Flood in South Dakota, July 25, 1998
August 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, August 5, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, August 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 19, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, August 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 22, 1998
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 23, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, August 23, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, August 24, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 26, 1998
- Flooding and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 26 to 27, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, August 26, 1998
September 1998
October 1998
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, October 4 to 5, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, October 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in South Dakota, October 4 to 17, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, October 15, 1998
- Hail in South Dakota, October 16, 1998
November 1998
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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.