Storm History: Hanson County, South Dakota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Hanson 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
- 566
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 18
- Damage
- $57 million
- Episodes
- 511
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 | 92 | 0 | 0 | $135,000 |
| Flood | 63 | 0 | 0 | $32 million |
| Winter Weather | 52 | 0 | 5 | |
| Tornado | 49 | 0 | 1 | $1.4 million |
| High Wind | 48 | 0 | 0 | $67,000 |
| Winter Storm | 48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 43 | 0 | 0 | $21 million |
| Blizzard | 42 | 0 | 7 | $240,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 33 | 0 | 5 | $1.5 million |
| Excessive Heat | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 17 | 0 | 0 | $2,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 16 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Heat | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Drought, September 20, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 1997
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Tornado, May 30, 1998
- Ice Storm, November 27, 2005
- Flood, September 11, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2011
- Flood, April 18, 2023
- Flood, June 20, 2024
- Flood, June 1, 2023
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2003
- Blizzard, November 28, 2005
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, August 8, 2009
- Hail, August 28, 2011
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2010
- Hail, July 7, 1964
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2020
- Hail, August 16, 1986
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2009
- Tornado, July 31, 2024
- Hail, July 17, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2010
- Hail, August 2, 2009
- Hail, July 25, 1968
- Hail, August 16, 2025
- Tornado, August 10, 2023
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Tornado, May 31, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 17, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- High Wind, February 17, 2026
- High Wind, January 21, 2026
- High Wind, January 16, 2026
- High Wind, December 18, 2025
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 2025
- High Wind, December 9, 2025
- Winter Storm, December 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2025
- High Wind, November 25, 2025
- Winter Weather, November 8, 2025
- Hail, August 16, 2025
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 21, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- Hail, April 28, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- High Wind, March 14, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 6, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- High Wind, February 28, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- High Wind, December 19, 2024
- High Wind, December 9, 2024
- High Wind, December 4, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- High Wind, November 19, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 29, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2024
- Tornado, July 31, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2024
- Flood, July 1, 2024
- Flood, June 20, 2024
- High Wind, June 6, 2024
- High Wind, May 21, 2024
- High Wind, April 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- High Wind, March 6, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 27, 2024
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 18, 2024
- Blizzard, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2024
- Blizzard, December 25, 2023
- Strong Wind, December 8, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 2023
- Heat, September 2, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2023
- Tornado, August 10, 2023
- Hail, July 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2023
- Hail, July 12, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Flood, June 1, 2023
- Flood, May 1, 2023
- High Wind, April 30, 2023
- Flood, April 18, 2023
- Ice Storm, April 4, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 16, 2023
- Winter Weather, March 8, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 2023
- Blizzard, February 21, 2023
- High Wind, February 14, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2023
- Blizzard, December 22, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Blizzard, December 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 20, 2022
- Flood, August 1, 2022
- Flood, July 1, 2022
- Flood, June 1, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 29, 2022
- Flood, May 26, 2022
- Hail, May 12, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Wildfire, April 23, 2022
- Drought, April 19, 2022
- High Wind, April 13, 2022
- High Wind, April 5, 2022
- High Wind, March 25, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2021
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- High Wind, November 11, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Hail, September 16, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Hail, August 30, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2021
- Blizzard, January 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Winter Storm, November 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 24, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2020
- Hail, July 17, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2020
- Flood, July 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2020
- Flood, June 1, 2020
- Flood, May 1, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 11, 2020
- Flood, April 1, 2020
- Winter Weather, March 19, 2020
- Flood, March 1, 2020
- Flood, February 26, 2020
- Blizzard, February 12, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Flood, February 1, 2020
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Flood, January 1, 2020
- Blizzard, December 28, 2019
- Flood, December 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2019
- Flood, November 1, 2019
- Flood, October 1, 2019
- Flood, September 11, 2019
- Flood, September 1, 2019
- Flood, August 1, 2019
- Hail, July 20, 2019
- Hail, July 12, 2019
- Flood, July 1, 2019
- Heat, June 30, 2019
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2019
- Heat, June 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2019
- Hail, June 24, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 2019
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, December 31, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 26, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, November 28, 2018
- Winter Weather, October 14, 2018
- Heat, July 11, 2018
- Heat, July 3, 2018
- Flood, April 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 18, 2018
- Hail, April 13, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 16, 2018
- Flood, March 16, 2018
- Blizzard, March 5, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2018
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2017
- Hail, August 13, 2017
- Hail, July 11, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2017
- High Wind, December 25, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2016
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2016
- Blizzard, November 17, 2016
- Hail, August 18, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2016
- Excessive Heat, June 10, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 29, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2015
- Heavy Snow, November 20, 2015
- Tornado, August 9, 2015
- Tornado, May 10, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2015
- Blizzard, January 8, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2014
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Blizzard, February 10, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Hanson CountyEvery warning in Hanson 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.