Storm History: Custer County, South Dakota

Events

1,661

Deaths

0

Injuries

3

Damage

$13 million

Episodes

817

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.

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None recorded.

• Flash Flood, August 17, 2007$3.0 million · 1 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, September 4, 2013$2.1 million · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Blizzard, April 18, 2000$1.5 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2019$1.0 million · 3 events here
• Lightning, August 1, 2001$500,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 2006$500,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 26, 1996$460,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 7, 2011$425,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 8, 2013$410,000 · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 7, 2011$250,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 11, 2013$215,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Blizzard, November 5, 2008$200,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 2010$200,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 27, 2013$150,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 1999$115,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, July 18, 2007$103,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 24, 2015$101,000 · 1.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Blizzard, March 23, 2009$100,000 · 4 events here
• Hail, June 7, 2012$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 27, 2014$100,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here

• Hail, June 22, 19686 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2013$45,000 · 4.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 24, 2010$75,000 · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20084.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, August 3, 2007$5,000 · 4.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20224 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, July 27, 20153.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 7, 19563.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20183.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20003.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 17, 20143 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20113 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20053 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20033 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 6, 19633 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 11, 1991F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 1961$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 1965$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 1966$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 1969F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 22, 1981F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 1982F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 1999F2 · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 2016EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 6, 2020EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 2025EF2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Custer County, with its track

• Hail, June 22, 20261.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20261.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 202666 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 21, 202663 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 17, 202588 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 202556 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 13, 202566 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 202557 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20251.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 2025EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 18, 20251 event here
• High Wind, March 14, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 20254 events here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20254 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20254 events here
• High Wind, December 18, 202463 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 19, 202461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 29, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 202481 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, September 15, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 26, 20242 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 19, 20240.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 19, 20240.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20242.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 15, 20241.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20241.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20241.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 19, 202454 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, May 6, 202469 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20241.75 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 16, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 202457 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 6, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 30, 20244 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20244 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20244 events here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20233 events here
• Hail, October 2, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20231.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 202354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20232 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20231.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 20231 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20232.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 10, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20232.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20232.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 18, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 3, 20234 events here
• Winter Storm, March 30, 20234 events here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 3, 20234 events here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20234 events here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20234 events here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20234 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 20224 events here
• Blizzard, December 12, 20224 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 14, 20222 events here
• Flash Flood, August 24, 2022$20,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 29, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 10, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20224 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20221.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 6, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 19, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 23, 202266 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, April 23, 20222 events here
• Hail, April 22, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 22, 20222 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 22, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 6, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 202271 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, April 1, 20222 events here
• High Wind, March 29, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 4, 20224 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20222 events here
• High Wind, January 14, 202262 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 4, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 202169 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20214 events here
• High Wind, November 13, 202176 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 11, 202171 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 19, 20212 events here
• High Wind, October 13, 202168 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 12, 20213 events here
• Hail, August 30, 20212.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 14, 20212.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 14, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20212.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20212.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202154 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202164 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2021EF1 · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20214 events here
• Winter Storm, April 6, 20213 events here
• High Wind, March 29, 202170 kt wind · 4 events here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20214 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 9, 20214 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 27, 20212 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 20214 events here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 13, 202181 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20202 events here
• High Wind, December 22, 202069 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, November 13, 202067 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, October 24, 20204 events here
• Heavy Snow, September 7, 20202 events here
• Hail, August 26, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 11, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20201 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20202.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 9, 20201.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 6, 2020EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20202 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202067 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20201.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20201.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20201.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202082 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 30, 202053 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, April 19, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, April 16, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, April 11, 20204 events here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20204 events here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 20204 events here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20204 events here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20202 events here
• Blizzard, November 29, 20194 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 10, 20194 events here
• Heavy Snow, October 20, 20191 event here
• High Wind, October 20, 201973 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, October 9, 20194 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 201951 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 201958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20190.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20191.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2019$1.0 million · 3 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 3, 2019EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20192.5 in hail · 10 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2019$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 21, 2019$100,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 20, 20193 events here
• Heavy Snow, May 1, 20193 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 30, 20193 events here
• Blizzard, April 9, 20194 events here
• Blizzard, March 13, 20194 events here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20193 events here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20194 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20194 events here
• High Wind, January 27, 201965 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, December 30, 20184 events here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20183 events here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20184 events here
• Winter Storm, November 24, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, October 13, 20183 events here
• Winter Weather, September 27, 20182 events here
• Hail, August 23, 20181.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 27, 20183.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 18, 20182 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 20181.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20181.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20182.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20182 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20182.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 201861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 201851 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 17, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 29, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, April 12, 20184 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 5, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 2, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 25, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 16, 20184 events here
• High Wind, March 5, 201862 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20184 events here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, January 20, 20183 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20184 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20174 events here
• High Wind, December 7, 201758 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 29, 201770 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20172 in hail · 5 events here
• Heavy Rain, July 27, 20172 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 17, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 201761 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 201766 kt wind · 7 events here
• Hail, May 13, 20170.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 27, 20172 events here
• Winter Storm, April 9, 20171 event here

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Tornadoes in Custer CountyEvery warning in Custer County since 1986Every county in South Dakota

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.