Storm History: Lawrence County, South Dakota

Events

1,268

Deaths

4

Injuries

11

Damage

$26 million

Episodes

761

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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• Blizzard, October 3, 20133 deaths · 2 events here
• Lightning, July 12, 20151 death · 1 injured · 1 event here

• Hail, August 1, 20006 injured · $9.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 2006$4.0 million · 2 events here
• Hail, July 31, 2011$2.0 million · 2 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 29, 2018$2.0 million · EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, May 17, 2013$1.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2003$1.0 million · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, June 4, 2008$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2013$532,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 3, 2010$400,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, October 4, 2005$350,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2019$297,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 1965$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2004$250,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2010$250,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 26, 1996$225,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2002$200,000 · 0.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, May 11, 2005$200,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2019$200,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 2008$151,000 · 1.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Blizzard, March 23, 2009$150,000 · 2 events here

• Hail, June 26, 19984.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 20183.25 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20193 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20193 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 18, 20163 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 2011$10,000 · 3 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20093 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 30, 19863 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 6, 19633 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 19583 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 30, 20212.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20202.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20182.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20162.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20132.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, July 7, 1969F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 1956F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 1965$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1968F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 3, 1959F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 1969$250 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 1999F2 · 9 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2015$10,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 2020EF2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Lawrence County, with its track

• Hail, June 22, 20261.75 in hail · 5 events here
• High Wind, December 17, 202588 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 13, 202566 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20251.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 13, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 18, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20252 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 30, 20242 events here
• High Wind, December 18, 202463 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 9, 20242 events here
• High Wind, November 19, 202461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 29, 20242 events here
• High Wind, September 18, 202462 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 21, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 2024$2,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, August 19, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 202464 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20241.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 11, 202452 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 6, 20241 event here
• High Wind, May 6, 202469 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 6, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 30, 20242 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20242 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20242 events here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20232 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20231.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 23, 20232 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 20230.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 30, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20230.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 3, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, March 30, 20232 events here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20232 events here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 20222 events here
• Blizzard, December 12, 20222 events here
• High Wind, December 1, 202265 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 30, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 14, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, October 23, 20221 event here
• Hail, August 26, 202270 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20220.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20221.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 8, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20220.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202252 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2022EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20222 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20221.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 12, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 23, 20222 events here
• Hail, April 22, 20220.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 6, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, April 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, March 29, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, March 4, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20222 events here
• High Wind, December 23, 202158 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 202169 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 14, 202158 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20212 events here
• High Wind, November 11, 202171 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 19, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, October 12, 20212 events here
• Hail, August 30, 20212.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 202161 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20210.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20211.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20210.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20211.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 9, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, April 6, 20212 events here
• High Wind, March 29, 202170 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 27, 20212 events here
• High Wind, February 22, 202167 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 20212 events here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 13, 202181 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 17, 202051 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 202067 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, October 24, 20202 events here
• Heavy Snow, September 7, 20202 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202062 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 2020EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 6, 2020EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20201.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20201.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20202 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 20201 injured · 82 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20202.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 23, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 202052 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, April 19, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, April 11, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, March 13, 20202 events here
• Winter Weather, February 27, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20202 events here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, February 2, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20192 events here
• Blizzard, November 29, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 10, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, October 20, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, October 9, 20192 events here
• Hail, September 29, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 29, 20191.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 29, 20191.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 17, 20191.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 14, 20191.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20193 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 27, 20191 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20193 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20191.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2019$297,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2019$200,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20190.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 20190.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20191 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 20, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, May 1, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 30, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, April 9, 20192 events here
• Blizzard, March 13, 20192 events here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20192 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 5, 20192 events here
• High Wind, January 27, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 21, 20192 events here
• Blizzard, December 30, 20182 events here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, October 13, 20181 event here
• Hail, September 9, 20181.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 18, 20181 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 201861 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20181.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 27, 20183.25 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20181.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 201861 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 9, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 29, 2018$2.0 million · EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20182.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20181.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 17, 20181.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 20181.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 12, 20182 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 5, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, April 2, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 25, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, March 16, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, February 8, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 20181 event here
• High Wind, January 25, 201863 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20182 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20172 events here
• High Wind, December 5, 201760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20172 events here
• High Wind, November 29, 201770 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 26, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 14, 20172 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20170.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 25, 20172 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 201755 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 9, 20172 events here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20172 events here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20172 events here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20172 events here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20162 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 20162 events here
• Blizzard, December 15, 20162 events here
• Winter Weather, December 5, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20162 events here
• Winter Storm, November 17, 20162 events here
• High Wind, October 31, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 201654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20161 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20162.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 2, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 20162.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 201655 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 18, 20163 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20161 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 20, 20160.88 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 201667 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 22, 20162 events here
• High Wind, February 18, 201672 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 6, 201668 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20151 event here

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Tornadoes in Lawrence CountyEvery warning in Lawrence 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.