South Dakota, 2001

Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 12, 2001

June 12, 2001 · NWS FSD · 7 events in 1 county or zone

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 12, 9:15 PM CST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 9:15 PM CST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1015 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2001

ON GOING SEVERE WEATHER...WILL CONTIUE FCST AS IS.

.FSD...bNONE
 WB

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 4:14 PM CST, 5 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
514 PM CDT TUE JUN 12 2001

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0428 PM    OCHEYEDAN                 IA   .75 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   OSCEOLA                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0433 PM    RUSHMORE                  MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   NOBLES                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0505 PM    1 N LUVERNE               MN   1 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   ROCK                           REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

The radar

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Minnehaha

When
June 12, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County, Hartford
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
43.633, -96.950

Tornado, Minnehaha

When
June 12, 9:19 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County, 6 mi S of Hartford
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
50 yd
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
43.550, -96.950

A brief tornado caused no reported damage or injuries.

Hail, Minnehaha

When
June 12, 9:28 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County, Crooks
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
43.667, -96.817

Thunderstorm Wind, Minnehaha

When
June 12, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by
BROADCAST MEDIA
Coordinates
43.533, -96.733

Thunderstorm Wind, Minnehaha

When
June 12, 9:56 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County, 2 mi W of Sioux Falls
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
43.533, -96.767

Thunderstorm winds destroyed a barn.

Thunderstorm Wind, Minnehaha

When
June 12, 10:02 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls
Measured
69 kt (79 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.533, -96.733

Thunderstorm Wind, Minnehaha

When
June 12, 10:02 PM CST
Where
Minnehaha County, Sioux Falls
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.533, -96.733

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5253158, 5253159, 5253160, 5253161, 5253162, 5253163, 5253164.