Storm History: Deuel County, South Dakota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Deuel County, South Dakota: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 534
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 5
- Damage
- $15 million
- Episodes
- 421
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 120 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 93 | 0 | 3 | $276,000 |
| Blizzard | 56 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 38 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 36 | 0 | 1 | $5,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 35 | 1 | 1 | |
| Winter Storm | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 15 | 0 | 0 | $220,000 |
| Flood | 11 | 0 | 0 | $12 million |
| Ice Storm | 8 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Excessive Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Dense Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2016
- Flash Flood, March 22, 2009
- Tornado, June 21, 2013
- Flood, April 7, 2001
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Tornado, May 21, 1977
- Tornado, July 18, 1986
- Tornado, July 24, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2013
- High Wind, February 10, 1996
- Lightning, October 13, 2021
- Tornado, June 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 1994
- Ice Storm, January 10, 1996
- Blizzard, March 24, 1996
- Tornado, June 19, 1971
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Tornado, August 5, 2025
- Hail, May 30, 1998
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2024
- Hail, July 12, 2004
- Hail, July 30, 1999
- Hail, August 21, 1989
- Hail, August 21, 1987
- Hail, June 11, 2017
- Hail, June 9, 2001
- Hail, August 29, 2001
- Hail, June 4, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2010
- Hail, May 2, 2006
- Hail, May 9, 2004
- Hail, July 4, 2000
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 9, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2026
- High Wind, March 28, 2026
- Heavy Snow, March 14, 2026
- Wildfire, March 12, 2026
- Blizzard, February 17, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2026
- High Wind, January 21, 2026
- Blizzard, December 17, 2025
- High Wind, December 9, 2025
- Heavy Snow, November 28, 2025
- Tornado, September 14, 2025
- Flood, August 17, 2025
- Tornado, August 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 2025
- Tornado, August 5, 2025
- Tornado, June 28, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- Tornado, June 19, 2025
- Hail, June 16, 2025
- High Wind, May 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2025
- Drought, March 25, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2025
- High Wind, November 19, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 22, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2024
- Hail, June 12, 2024
- High Wind, June 5, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2024
- High Wind, May 24, 2024
- High Wind, May 21, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2024
- High Wind, January 21, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Tornado, September 23, 2023
- Excessive Heat, September 2, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2023
- Hail, May 30, 2023
- Tornado, May 6, 2023
- High Wind, April 29, 2023
- High Wind, April 16, 2023
- Winter Weather, April 4, 2023
- Ice Storm, March 31, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 16, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 12, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 2023
- Blizzard, February 22, 2023
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 2, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2022
- Ice Storm, December 12, 2022
- Hail, September 8, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2022
- Hail, July 23, 2022
- Hail, June 29, 2022
- Hail, June 20, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Hail, May 29, 2022
- Tornado, May 12, 2022
- Hail, May 9, 2022
- Tornado, April 22, 2022
- High Wind, April 12, 2022
- High Wind, April 5, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2022
- Wildfire, February 18, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 2021
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- High Wind, December 5, 2021
- High Wind, November 13, 2021
- Blizzard, November 11, 2021
- Lightning, October 13, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Hail, August 26, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 2021
- Blizzard, January 14, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Wildfire, December 22, 2020
- High Wind, November 8, 2020
- Tornado, August 27, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Blizzard, February 12, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 8, 2020
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2020
- Blizzard, January 21, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 29, 2019
- High Wind, October 21, 2019
- Tornado, August 15, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2019
- Hail, June 30, 2019
- Tornado, June 15, 2019
- Hail, June 4, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Blizzard, April 11, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Flood, March 22, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 2019
- Blizzard, February 24, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2019
- Blizzard, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 27, 2019
- Heavy Snow, January 18, 2019
- Blizzard, December 31, 2018
- Blizzard, December 27, 2018
- Flood, April 21, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 8, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2018
- Heavy Snow, March 5, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- Blizzard, December 4, 2017
- Hail, August 18, 2017
- Hail, June 22, 2017
- Hail, June 11, 2017
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2017
- High Wind, March 7, 2017
- Ice Storm, December 25, 2016
- Blizzard, December 25, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 16, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2016
- Blizzard, November 18, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 11, 2016
- Hail, July 5, 2016
- Hail, June 19, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2015
- High Wind, November 18, 2015
- High Wind, October 11, 2015
- Tornado, July 17, 2015
- Hail, June 9, 2015
- Blizzard, March 3, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2015
- Blizzard, January 8, 2015
- Blizzard, December 15, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2014
- Heavy Snow, November 9, 2014
- Tornado, August 9, 2014
- Hail, June 5, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2014
- Blizzard, March 31, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 18, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Blizzard, February 13, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 2014
- Blizzard, January 25, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2014
- Blizzard, January 22, 2014
- Blizzard, January 18, 2014
- Blizzard, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Blizzard, January 3, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 6, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2013
- Tornado, June 21, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2013
- Ice Storm, April 14, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 8, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Blizzard, March 18, 2013
- Ice Storm, March 8, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Blizzard, February 18, 2013
- Blizzard, February 10, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Blizzard, December 9, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 1, 2012
- Tornado, June 17, 2012
- Hail, May 5, 2012
- High Wind, April 15, 2012
- High Wind, March 27, 2012
- Drought, March 1, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 28, 2012
- Drought, February 1, 2012
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2012
- Drought, January 1, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2011
- Drought, November 21, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2011
- Heavy Snow, March 22, 2011
- Blizzard, March 11, 2011
- Blizzard, February 20, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 30, 2011
- Blizzard, January 1, 2011
- Blizzard, December 31, 2010
- Blizzard, December 30, 2010
- Heavy Snow, December 20, 2010
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- High Wind, October 26, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 2010
- Hail, August 7, 2010
- Funnel Cloud, July 5, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2010
- Flood, March 15, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2010
- Blizzard, January 25, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2009
- Hail, July 31, 2009
- Hail, July 6, 2009
- Blizzard, March 30, 2009
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Deuel CountyEvery warning in Deuel County since 1986Every county in South Dakota
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.