South Dakota, 2001

Tornadoes in South Dakota, July 27, 2001

July 27, 2001 · NWS FSD · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 17 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:44 UTC.

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Event by event

2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Lincoln

When
July 27, 6:43 PM CST to 6:45 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County, 3 mi NW of Tea
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.483, -96.883

A tornado damaged farm buildings. The tornado moved northeast and crossed briefly into Minnehaha County before dissipating.

Tornado, Minnehaha

When
July 27, 6:45 PM CST to 6:47 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County, 6 mi SW of (Fsd)joe Foss Fld Si
Rating
F0
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.517, -96.817

A tornado crossing into the county from Lincoln County caused no reported damage in Minnehaha County before dissipating.

What these are

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5261292, 5261293.