Storms in South Dakota in 2020
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in South Dakota in 2020, 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 2020 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
- 2,174
- Deaths
- 12
- Injuries
- 29
- Damage
- $12 million
- Episodes
- 381
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 649 | 0 | 1 | $139,000 |
| Hail | 571 | 0 | 1 | $3.1 million |
| Winter Weather | 205 | 5 | 13 | |
| High Wind | 175 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 146 | 0 | 0 | $878,000 |
| Winter Storm | 104 | 3 | 1 | |
| Blizzard | 101 | 2 | 11 | |
| Heavy Snow | 51 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 44 | 0 | 0 | $4.8 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 23 | 1 | 1 | $785,000 |
| Flash Flood | 21 | 0 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| Funnel Cloud | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, January 1 to 31, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, January 1 to 31, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, January 3, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 4 to 5, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, January 11 to 31, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, January 12, 2020
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 17 to 18, 2020
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 17 to 18, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 17, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 17 to 18, 2020
- Cold in South Dakota, January 18 to 19, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, January 18 to 25, 2020
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 21, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, January 26, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 30, 2020
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, January 30 to 31, 2020
February 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, February 1 to 10, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, February 1 to 20, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, February 1 to 29, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 2 to 3, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 6 to 7, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 8 to 9, 2020
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, February 8 to 9, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 8 to 9, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard in South Dakota, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 12, 2020
- Extreme Cold in South Dakota, February 12 to 13, 2020
- Extreme Cold and Cold in South Dakota, February 12 to 13, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, February 13 to 17, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 14, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 19, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 24 to 25, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, February 26 to 29, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 27, 2020
March 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, March 1 to 31, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, March 1 to 31, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, March 4 to 10, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, March 4, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, March 5 to 31, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, March 5 to 21, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, March 7 to 10, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, March 8 to 31, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, March 9 to 31, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, March 9 to 22, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, March 11 to 17, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, March 13 to 20, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, March 13 to 14, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, March 19, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, March 19 to 20, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, March 22 to 31, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, March 27 to 31, 2020
April 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, April 1 to 30, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, April 1 to 3, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, April 1 to 30, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, April 1 to 12, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, April 1, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, April 1 to 2, 2020
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, April 1 to 3, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, April 2 to 12, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, April 6, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, April 9, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, April 11 to 12, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, April 11 to 12, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, April 16, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, April 19, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, April 28, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, April 30, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, April 30, 2020
May 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, May 1 to 31, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, May 1 to 31, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 3, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 3, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 3, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 3, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 5, 2020
- Strong Wind in South Dakota, May 7, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, May 9, 2020
- Flash Flood in South Dakota, May 16, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 20, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 23, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 23, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 23, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 23, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 23, 2020
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, May 23, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 23, 2020
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, May 23, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 23, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 23, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 24, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 31, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, May 31, 2020
June 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, June 1 to 30, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, June 1 to 30, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 2, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 2, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 3, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 3, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 4, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 4, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 4, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 4, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 4, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 4, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 4, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 4, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 4, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 6, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 6, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 6, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 6, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 6, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, June 7, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, June 7, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 7, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 7, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 7, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 7, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 7, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 7, 2020
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in South Dakota, June 8 to 9, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, June 9 to 17, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 9, 2020
- Flood and Hail in South Dakota, June 9, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 14, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 14, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, June 14 to 15, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 16, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 17, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 17, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 17, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, June 18, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, June 18, 2020
- Funnel Cloud in South Dakota, June 19, 2020
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 20, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 20, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 21, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 21, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 21, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 22, 2020
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, June 25, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Hail in South Dakota, June 25 to 26, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 25, 2020
- Funnel Cloud in South Dakota, June 26, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 27, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 28, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 28, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 28, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 28, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 28, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 28, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 28, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 28 to 29, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 28, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 29, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 29, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 29, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 29, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 29, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 29, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 29, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 29, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 29, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 29, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 29, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 29, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 29 to 30, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, June 30, 2020
July 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, July 1 to 31, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, July 1 to 31, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 2, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 2, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 2, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 2, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 2, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 2, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 2, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 2, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 2, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 2, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 2 to 3, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, July 2 to 3, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 2, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 3, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 3, 2020
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 4, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 4, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 4, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 4, 2020
- Flood and Hail in South Dakota, July 4 to 5, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 4, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 5, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 5, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 5, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 5, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 5, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 5, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 5, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 5, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 5, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, July 6, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 6, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Hail in South Dakota, July 6 to 7, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 6, 2020
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 6, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 6, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 6, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 6, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 6, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 7, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 7, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 7, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 7, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 7, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 7, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 7, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, July 7 to 8, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 8, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 8, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 8 to 9, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 9, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 9, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 9, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 9, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 9, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 9, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 9, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 10, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 10, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 10, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 10, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 10, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 12, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 13, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 17, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 17, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 18, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 19, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 20, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 20, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 20, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 20, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 20, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 20, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 20, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 20, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 22, 2020
- Tornado in South Dakota, July 23, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 23, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 23, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 23, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 24, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 24, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in South Dakota, July 24 to 26, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, July 24 to 29, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 25, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 25 to 26, 2020
- Drought in South Dakota, July 28 to 31, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 28, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, July 29, 2020
- Flash Flooding in South Dakota, July 29, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 30, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, July 31, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 31, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 31, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 31, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 31, 2020
August 2020
- Drought in South Dakota, August 1 to 31, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, August 1 to 31, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, August 1 to 2, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, August 4, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 6, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 6, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 6, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 7, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 8, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 8, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 8, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 8, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 8, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 8, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 8, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 8, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 8, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 8, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 8, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 8 to 9, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 8 to 9, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 10, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 10, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 11, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 11, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 11, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 11, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 11, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 11, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 11, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 11, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 11 to 12, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 12, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 14, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 14, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, August 14, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 14, 2020
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, August 21, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 23, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 23, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 23, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 23, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 24, 2020
- Drought in South Dakota, August 25 to 31, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 26, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 26, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 26, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 26, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 26, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 26, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 26, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 26, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 27, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 27, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 27, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 27, 2020
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 27, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, August 27, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 27, 2020
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 27 to 28, 2020
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 27 to 28, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 29, 2020
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 29, 2020
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, August 30, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 30, 2020
September 2020
- Drought in South Dakota, September 1 to 30, 2020
- Flood in South Dakota, September 1 to 29, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, September 2, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, September 5, 2020
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in South Dakota, September 7 to 8, 2020
- Drought in South Dakota, September 15 to 30, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, September 24, 2020
October 2020
- Drought in South Dakota, October 1 to 31, 2020
- Drought in South Dakota, October 6 to 31, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 11, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, October 11, 2020
- Hail in South Dakota, October 11, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 14, 2020
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, October 20, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, October 20, 2020
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, October 21 to 22, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, October 22, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, October 24 to 25, 2020
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, October 24 to 25, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, October 24 to 25, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 27, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 31, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, October 31, 2020
November 2020
- Drought in South Dakota, November 1 to 30, 2020
- Drought in South Dakota, November 5 to 30, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 8, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 8, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, November 10, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 13 to 14, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 13 to 14, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 17 to 18, 2020
December 2020
- Drought in South Dakota, December 1 to 31, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, December 20, 2020
- Wildfire in South Dakota, December 22, 2020
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, December 22 to 23, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, December 22 to 23, 2020
- High Wind in South Dakota, December 22 to 23, 2020
- Blizzard in South Dakota, December 23, 2020
- Blizzard in South Dakota, December 23, 2020
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, December 28 to 29, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, December 29, 2020
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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.