Storm History: Meade County, South Dakota

Events

2,673

Deaths

3

Injuries

61

Damage

$29 million

Episodes

1,249

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 · 4 events here

• Blizzard, March 23, 2009$6.6 million · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 199125 injured · $2.8 million · F3 · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 2006$2.5 million · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 2019$1.6 million · 4 events here
• Flood, June 4, 2008$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 2007$1.3 million · 2.75 in hail · 12 events here
• Blizzard, November 5, 2008$1.1 million · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2008$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2015$953,000 · 4.5 in hail · 14 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2019$639,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 19, 2010$600,000 · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 6, 1998$500,000 · 80 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 20002 injured · $500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 7, 2009$410,000 · 3 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 20, 2013$320,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Blizzard, March 30, 2009$310,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2019$300,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, October 26, 1996$275,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 1996$260,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 1979$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here

• Hail, June 29, 20184.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2015$953,000 · 4.5 in hail · 14 events here
• Hail, August 26, 20024.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 19981 injured · 4.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 2005$15,000 · 4.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 14, 19974 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 19974 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 1, 19904 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20183.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, July 27, 20153.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20003.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20203.2 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20243 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20193 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20193 in hail · 4 events here

• Tornado, July 12, 1965F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 1965$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1968F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 199125 injured · $2.8 million · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 1964F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 1966$25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 23, 1966F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 1969F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 21, 1972$3,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 1972$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 1977F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 1978F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 1983F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 1986F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 1994$50,000 · F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Meade County, with its track

• Hail, June 27, 20262 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20261 in hail · 7 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 202658 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20261 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 202666 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 21, 202663 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 17, 202588 kt wind · 13 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 202558 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, September 11, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 13, 202566 kt wind · 10 events here
• Hail, August 1, 20251.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 26, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 202561 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20251 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 9, 20251.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 2025EF2 · 9 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 18, 20254 events here
• High Wind, March 14, 202561 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 20251 event here
• High Wind, February 24, 202557 kt wind · 3 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20253 events here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20254 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 30, 20243 events here
• High Wind, December 18, 202463 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 9, 20241 event here
• High Wind, December 8, 202455 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 19, 202461 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, October 29, 20241 event here
• High Wind, October 5, 202461 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, September 29, 202457 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, September 18, 202462 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 202481 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, September 15, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 20242 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 19, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 2024$20,000 · 1.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 202494 kt wind · 7 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20241.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202479 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20242 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20241.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20243 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 10, 202464 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20241.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 2024$30,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 24, 202451 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 6, 20241 event here
• High Wind, May 6, 202469 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 16, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20240.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 6, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20244 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 30, 20244 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20244 events here
• Winter Weather, February 26, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20244 events here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20244 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20244 events here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20234 events here
• High Wind, December 4, 202361 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, October 17, 202361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 2, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 8, 20230.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 4, 20231.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, September 4, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 24, 20231 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20231.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 21, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20230.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20231.75 in hail · 13 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 20232 events here
• Flood, June 23, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20231.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 17, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20231.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 3, 20234 events here
• Winter Storm, March 30, 20234 events here
• High Wind, March 11, 202354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 6, 20232 events here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20234 events here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20234 events here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20235 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20233 events here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20222 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 20224 events here
• Blizzard, December 12, 20224 events here
• High Wind, December 1, 202265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 16, 20221 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 14, 20223 events here
• Winter Storm, November 9, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, October 23, 20221 event here
• High Wind, October 13, 202255 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, October 12, 202262 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 26, 202270 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, July 19, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20221.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202261 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, July 4, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20221.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20222.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2022$250,000 · 62 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 202273 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20222.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 2022EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20222 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20222 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20221.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 202265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 12, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20222 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 11, 2022$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20221.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Blizzard, April 23, 20224 events here
• Hail, April 22, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 17, 202257 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 12, 202263 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 6, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 202271 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 3, 202253 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, April 1, 20221 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 29, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, March 4, 20223 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20223 events here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20221 event here
• High Wind, February 8, 202255 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 31, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20223 events here
• High Wind, January 14, 202262 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, January 4, 202263 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, December 23, 202158 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 202169 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 14, 202158 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 9, 20213 events here
• High Wind, December 5, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 16, 202156 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 13, 202176 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 11, 202171 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, October 19, 20212 events here
• High Wind, October 13, 202168 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 12, 20212 events here
• High Wind, September 19, 202164 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 30, 20212.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 14, 20212.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 202179 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20212.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20212.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20210.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202152 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20211.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 202175 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20211 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 2021EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20210.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20212 events here
• High Wind, April 11, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 9, 20211 event here
• High Wind, April 8, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 6, 20212 events here
• High Wind, March 30, 202158 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 202170 kt wind · 4 events here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20213 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 27, 20214 events here
• High Wind, February 23, 202159 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 22, 202167 kt wind · 2 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 20214 events here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 13, 202181 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, December 22, 202069 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, December 22, 20201 event here
• High Wind, December 20, 202069 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 17, 202051 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 202067 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 31, 202057 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, October 24, 20204 events here
• High Wind, October 14, 202062 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, September 24, 202054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, September 7, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 202062 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 23, 202063 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, August 14, 202062 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 202079 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20201 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20201.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 13, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 202061 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 10, 2020EF1 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20201.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 6, 2020EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202051 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202067 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 20201 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20201.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20202.25 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20201.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 202065 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202082 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 202052 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20203.2 in hail · 4 events here

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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.