South Dakota, 2000Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 15, 2000
July 15, 2000 · NWS UNR · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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
1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Mellette
- When
- July 15, 2:30 PM MST to 2:40 PM MST
- Where
- Mellette County, 3 mi S of Norris
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Reported by
- FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD
- Coordinates
- 43.417, -101.200
Mission Fire Dept. reported a tornado on the ground for approximately ten minutes. The tornado touched down in open pasture and did not cause any damage.
Hail, Bennett
- When
- July 15, 2:35 PM MST
- Where
- Bennett County, Vetal
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.217, -101.383
Thunderstorm Wind, Bennett
- When
- July 15, 2:35 PM MST
- Where
- Bennett County, Vetal
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.217, -101.383
- 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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 15, 20001 death · 1 injured · $1.2 million · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 15, 20001 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Flood in New York, July 15 to 16, 2000$1.8 million · 5 events
- Flash Flood in Florida, July 15, 2000$1.0 million · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 15, 2000$550,000 · F0 · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 15, 2000$55,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Maryland, July 15, 2000$45,000 · 6 events
- Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 15, 20004 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Massachusetts, July 15, 2000$30,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Virginia, July 15, 20001 injured · $20,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 15, 20001 injured · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 15, 20001 injured · 1 event
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: 5176555, 5176556, 5176557.