Storms in South Dakota in 2012
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Dakota in 2012, 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 2012 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
- 1,556
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 15
- Damage
- $7.3 million
- Episodes
- 254
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 | 485 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 300 | 0 | 4 | $347,000 |
| Drought | 260 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 155 | 0 | 1 | $15,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 107 | 0 | 10 | |
| Winter Weather | 79 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 54 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 38 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 11 | 0 | 0 | $746,000 |
| Flash Flood | 10 | 1 | 0 | $5.0 million |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2012
- Flood in South Dakota, January 1 to 11, 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, January 1 to 31, 2012
- Wildfire in South Dakota, January 9, 2012
- Extreme Cold in South Dakota, January 18 to 19, 2012
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, January 20, 2012
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, January 21 to 22, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 22, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 25, 2012
February 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, February 1 to 29, 2012
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 13, 2012
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 13, 2012
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, February 22 to 23, 2012
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, February 22 to 23, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, February 25 to 26, 2012
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, February 28 to 29, 2012
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, February 28 to 29, 2012
- Blizzard in South Dakota, February 28 to 29, 2012
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 28 to 29, 2012
March 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, March 1 to 31, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, March 18, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, March 18, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, March 19, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, March 25, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 26 to 27, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, March 26, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, March 26, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, March 26, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 27, 2012
April 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 1 to 2, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, April 6, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, April 6, 2012
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, April 15, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 15, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 15, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, April 17, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 27, 2012
May 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 1, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 1, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 1, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 2, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 4, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 4, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 5, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 5, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 5, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 5, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 5, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 5, 2012
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, May 5 to 6, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 5, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 5, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Hail in South Dakota, May 5 to 6, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 5, 2012
- Flooding in South Dakota, May 6 to 13, 2012
- Flooding in South Dakota, May 6 to 13, 2012
- Flooding in South Dakota, May 6 to 13, 2012
- Flood in South Dakota, May 7 to 8, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, May 10, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, May 10, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 17, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 18 to 19, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 18, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 18, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 21, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 22, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 22, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 22, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 24, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 26, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 26, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 27, 2012
- Flood in South Dakota, May 28 to 31, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, May 28, 2012
June 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, June 1 to 30, 2012
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 1, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 2, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 4, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, June 5 to 6, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 7, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 7, 2012
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 7, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 7, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 7, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 7, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 7, 2012
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 7, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 9, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 9, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 9, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 9 to 10, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 9, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 12, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 12, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 12, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 13, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 13, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 13, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 15, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 15, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 15, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 15, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 15, 2012
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 17, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 18 to 19, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 19, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 19, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 19, 2012
- Flash Flooding in South Dakota, June 20, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 22, 2012
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 22, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 22, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 22, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 22, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 22, 2012
- Heavy Rain in South Dakota, June 25, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 25, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 25, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 25, 2012
- Excessive Heat in South Dakota, June 26 to 27, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 29, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 29, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 30, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 30, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 30, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, June 30, 2012
July 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, July 1 to 31, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 1, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 1, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat in South Dakota, July 2 to 6, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 2, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 5, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 5, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 5, 2012
- Flash Flood in South Dakota, July 5, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 5, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 8, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 11, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 12, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 12, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 14, 2012
- Excessive Heat in South Dakota, July 15 to 16, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 16, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 16, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 16, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 16, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 17, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 17, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 17, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 17, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 17, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 17, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 17, 2012
- Excessive Heat in South Dakota, July 18 to 24, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 19, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 19, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 20, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 20, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 20, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 20, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 21, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 21, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 21, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 21, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 21, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 21, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 22, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 22, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 23, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 23, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 23, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 23, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 23, 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, July 24 to 31, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 24, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 24, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 24, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 24, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 24, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 24, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 24, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 24 to 25, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 25, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 27, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 27, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 27, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 29, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 29, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, July 31, 2012
August 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, August 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, August 1 to 31, 2012
- Excessive Heat in South Dakota, August 1, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 1, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, August 1, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 1, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 1, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 1, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 1, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 2, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 2, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 2, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 2, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 2, 2012
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, August 3, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 3, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, August 7, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, August 7, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 8, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, August 10, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 10, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 10, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, August 11, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, August 11, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 11, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 13, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 13, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, August 15, 2012
- Wildfire in South Dakota, August 16, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, August 22, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, August 22, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 24, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 24, 2012
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 26, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 28, 2012
September 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, September 1 to 30, 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, September 1 to 30, 2012
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, September 1, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 3, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 3, 2012
- Hail in South Dakota, September 4, 2012
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, September 4, 2012
October 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, October 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, October 1 to 31, 2012
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, October 5 to 6, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 17 to 18, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 17 to 19, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 17 to 18, 2012
November 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, November 1 to 30, 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, November 1 to 30, 2012
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, November 25 to 26, 2012
December 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, December 1 to 31, 2012
- Drought in South Dakota, December 1 to 31, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, December 2, 2012
- High Wind in South Dakota, December 2 to 3, 2012
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in South Dakota, December 6 to 7, 2012
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, December 7, 2012
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, December 8 to 9, 2012
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in South Dakota, December 8 to 9, 2012
- Blizzard in South Dakota, December 9, 2012
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, December 18, 2012
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, December 24 to 25, 2012
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, December 27 to 28, 2012
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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.