Storm History: Lincoln County, South Dakota

Events

959

Deaths

5

Injuries

33

Damage

$144 million

Episodes

706

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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• Tornado, July 14, 19701 death · 1 injured · $25 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 20, 20241 death · $12 million · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 19651 death · F4 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20231 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20231 death · 1 event here

• Flood, June 1, 2019$26 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 19701 death · 1 injured · $25 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 9, 2013$15 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 20, 20241 death · $12 million · 4 events here
• Drought, July 26, 2022$11 million · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2023$9.8 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 10, 20198 injured · $8.1 million · EF2 · 7 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2022$5.9 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2001$4.0 million · F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 28, 2021$3.8 million · EF1 · 31 events here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$3.1 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 16, 2014$3.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 1986$2.8 million · F2 · 5 events here
• Drought, September 1, 2022$2.4 million · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2022$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2003$1.0 million · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 2010$1.0 million · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, June 15, 2014$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 2022$737,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 25, 2020$600,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, May 1, 20084.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20074.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 2021$52,000 · 3.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 7, 19913.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20103 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20222.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 20042.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 18, 20042.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20032.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 19902.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 19892.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 19602.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 2022$77,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 31, 20132.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 20102.5 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 7, 19651 death · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 1954$3,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 1962$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 1965F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1973F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 3, 1981F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 1992F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 19931 injured · $511,000 · F3 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 2007EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 14, 19701 death · 1 injured · $25 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 1964$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 19681 injured · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 8, 1969F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 1970$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 19721 injured · $3,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Lincoln County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202678 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 2026EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20262 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 20261.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, April 13, 20261.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, March 15, 202651 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 12, 202666 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 3, 20261 event here
• High Wind, January 21, 202663 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 202662 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 28, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 18, 202571 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 20252 events here
• High Wind, December 9, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• High Wind, November 25, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 8, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 8, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202574 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 28, 2025EF2 · 17 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 202556 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 23, 202565 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 20, 20251 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 28, 20251.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, March 4, 20251 injured · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20251 event here
• High Wind, February 28, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20251 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20251 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20251 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 202462 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 202451 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, November 27, 20241 event here
• High Wind, November 19, 202462 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 15, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 25, 20241 event here
• Heat, August 5, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 31, 20241 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 202465 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 13, 20241 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 20244 events here
• Flood, June 20, 20241 death · $12 million · 4 events here
• High Wind, June 6, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 20241 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 202457 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 27, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20243 events here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20231 event here
• Dense Fog, December 22, 20233 injured · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, December 8, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, October 28, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2023$9.8 million · 1 event here
• Heat, September 2, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 21, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 19, 20231 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20231 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 202351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 9, 20232 events here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20231 death · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 8, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, February 21, 20231 event here
• High Wind, February 14, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20231 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, December 13, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, December 12, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, November 28, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, October 23, 20222 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2022$2.4 million · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2022$5.9 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 26, 2022$11 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 20221 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, June 13, 2022$1,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2022$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2022EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2022EF1 · 9 events here
• Hail, May 28, 2022$77,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 12, 2022$23,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 2022$737,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 23, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 23, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 13, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20222.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, January 14, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20211 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 202164 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• Hail, September 16, 2021$11,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 28, 2021$3.8 million · EF1 · 31 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2021$8,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 20, 20210.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 2021$52,000 · 3.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 2021$360,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2021$390,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 2021$294,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 2021$8,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 5, 20211.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, March 14, 20211 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20211 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, January 14, 202170 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, November 10, 20201 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2020$125,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 24, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, October 22, 20201 event here
• Hail, October 11, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2020$85,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2020$67,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 25, 2020$600,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2020$5,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, June 9, 2020$16,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 11, 20201 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20201 event here
• Flood, March 27, 20203 events here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20201 event here
• Flood, March 5, 20201 event here
• Flood, March 4, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, February 12, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, January 12, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, November 5, 20191 event here
• High Wind, October 21, 201953 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, October 1, 2019$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 11, 2019$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 11, 2019$112,000 · 4 events here
• Flood, September 11, 2019$60,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 10, 20198 injured · $8.1 million · EF2 · 7 events here
• Hail, August 15, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 2019$5,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Flood, July 17, 20192 events here
• Flood, July 9, 20193 events here
• Heat, June 30, 20191 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20191 event here
• Heat, June 28, 20191 event here
• Flood, June 27, 20191 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20193 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2019$26 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 24, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 23, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 10, 20191 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20193 events here
• Flood, April 16, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, April 10, 2019$38,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 6, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20194 events here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$100,000 · 5 events here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$3.1 million · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 9, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, December 27, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 28, 20181 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 14, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 11, 20181 event here
• Flood, October 10, 20183 events here
• Flood, September 20, 20181 event here
• Flood, September 20, 20184 events here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 20183 events here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 20182 events here
• Tornado, August 4, 2018EF0 · 3 events here
• Heat, July 11, 20181 event here
• Flood, July 2, 2018$10,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 21, 20183 events here
• Flood, June 21, 20181 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20180.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 1, 20181 event here
• Flood, April 20, 20182 events here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, April 13, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20181 event here
• Flood, March 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 23, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, March 5, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here

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Tornadoes in Lincoln CountyEvery warning in Lincoln 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.