Storm History: Hamlin County, South Dakota

Events

634

Deaths

7

Injuries

24

Damage

$16 million

Episodes

465

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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• Dense Fog, January 18, 20103 deaths · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 15, 20112 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 20131 death · 2 injured · $215,000 · EF0 · 7 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 10, 20211 death · 1 injured · 1 event here

• Flood, June 1, 2019$11 million · 1 event here
• Hail, September 2, 1995$3.0 million · 4.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, April 1, 2011$800,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 22, 1981$250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 20131 death · 2 injured · $215,000 · EF0 · 7 events here
• Flood, April 1, 2019$202,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 7, 2001$191,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 26, 1996$50,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 22, 2009$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2010$50,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Ice Storm, December 25, 2016$31,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 1986$25,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• High Wind, February 10, 1996$5,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 24, 1996$5,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 16, 196711 injured · $3,000 · F1 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 23, 20024.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 2, 1995$3.0 million · 4.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20104.25 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, August 26, 20184 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 5, 20253 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20173 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 30, 19983 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20242.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20162.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20152.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 10, 20062.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 30, 19992.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 18, 19982.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 12, 19942.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 19912.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 12, 1984F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 1992F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2022EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 2025EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 1, 1970F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 1971F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 22, 1981$250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 1984F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1986F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 1986$25,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, August 5, 1987F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 20222 injured · EF2 · 7 events here
• Tornado, July 27, 2025EF2 · 4 events here

Every tornado in Hamlin County, with its track

• Tornado, June 9, 20261 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, June 3, 20261.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Wildfire, March 12, 202670 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 28, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, February 17, 202663 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, December 17, 202572 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 9, 202567 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 28, 20251 event here
• Hail, September 2, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 21, 20251 event here
• Flood, August 17, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 16, 2025EF0 · 2 events here
• Flood, August 6, 20251 event here
• Tornado, August 5, 20253 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, August 1, 20251 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 2025EF2 · 4 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 26, 20251 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 28, 2025EF3 · 6 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 20, 20251 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 2025EF0 · 5 events here
• High Wind, May 15, 202564 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, March 25, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, December 17, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 22, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 25, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20241 event here
• Hail, July 31, 20241.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 13, 20241 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 22, 20241 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 3, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20242.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, May 23, 20241 event here
• Flood, May 8, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20241 event here
• Ice Storm, December 25, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, September 2, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 21, 20231 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20231 event here
• Flood, April 9, 20231 event here
• Flood, April 9, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, April 4, 20231 event here
• Ice Storm, March 31, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 12, 20231 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, February 22, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 16, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, December 14, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, December 12, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 202269 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, June 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2022EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 20222 injured · EF2 · 7 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20221.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Blizzard, April 12, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 12, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, March 17, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 20211 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 202170 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 9, 2021EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, September 16, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 202170 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20211 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20211 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20211 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 202163 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 14, 20211 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 10, 20211 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 6, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, January 14, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 8, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 27, 2020EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 202067 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 9, 20201 event here
• Flood, April 2, 20201 event here
• Flood, March 9, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, February 12, 20201 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 8, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 27, 20191 event here
• Flood, November 1, 20191 event here
• High Wind, October 21, 201955 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, October 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, September 13, 20191 event here
• Tornado, September 9, 2019EF1 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, August 1, 20191 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20192 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 26, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2019$11 million · 1 event here
• Flood, May 31, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, April 11, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2019$202,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 22, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 22, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 9, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 2, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 24, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 7, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, January 27, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, December 31, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, December 27, 20181 event here
• Hail, September 18, 20181.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20184 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20182.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, April 19, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, April 13, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 8, 20181 event here
• Flood, March 28, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 5, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, December 4, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 25, 201756 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20173 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20172 injured · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20171 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20172.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 12, 20171 event here
• High Wind, March 7, 201764 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 25, 2016$31,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 16, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 10, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, November 18, 20161 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20161 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 2016EF0 · 8 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20162.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 30, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 18, 201567 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 11, 201565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20151 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, July 17, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 201561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20152.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20152.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 3, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20151 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 event here
• Blizzard, December 15, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 9, 20141 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 2014EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 24, 20141.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20142 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 31, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 18, 20141 event here
• Flood, March 14, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, February 13, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 26, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 25, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 18, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 16, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, January 3, 20141 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 6, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 201356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 20131 death · 2 injured · $215,000 · EF0 · 7 events here
• Ice Storm, April 14, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, April 8, 20131 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, March 18, 20131 event here
• Ice Storm, March 8, 20131 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, February 18, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, February 10, 20131 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 20131 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20131 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 9, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20121 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Tornado, August 3, 2012EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2012EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, February 28, 20121 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20111 event here
• Drought, November 21, 20111 event here
• High Wind, September 20, 201165 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20111.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Lakeshore Flood, June 1, 20111 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, May 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, April 15, 20112 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, April 1, 20111 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20111 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2011$800,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 17, 20111 event here
• Lakeshore Flood, March 15, 20111 event here
• Flood, March 15, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, March 11, 20111 event here
• Blizzard, February 20, 20111 event here

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Tornadoes in Hamlin CountyEvery warning in Hamlin 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.