Storm History: Miner County, South Dakota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Miner 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
- 537
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $45 million
- Episodes
- 476
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 | 104 | 0 | 0 | $672,000 |
| Tornado | 74 | 0 | 3 | $3.3 million |
| Winter Weather | 50 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 45 | 0 | 0 | $236,000 |
| Winter Storm | 45 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 40 | 0 | 0 | $62,000 |
| Drought | 40 | 0 | 0 | $19 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 37 | 0 | 1 | $285,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 18 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $20 million |
| Ice Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| 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, July 1, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, September 27, 2022
- Tornado, June 16, 1992
- Drought, June 8, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Ice Storm, November 27, 2005
- Hail, June 12, 1994
- Flood, September 11, 2019
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Tornado, May 29, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 2023
- Blizzard, January 17, 1996
- Blizzard, November 28, 2005
- Flood, April 1, 2011
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Flood, June 20, 2024
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, September 2, 1995
- Hail, June 21, 2007
- Hail, July 20, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2025
- Hail, July 27, 2008
- Hail, June 24, 2002
- Hail, June 12, 1994
- Hail, June 27, 1990
- Hail, August 16, 1986
- Hail, July 30, 1970
- Tornado, June 8, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2010
- Hail, June 24, 2002
- Hail, June 24, 2002
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Hail, June 3, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Tornado, May 31, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 31, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 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
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2025
- Hail, August 16, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Hail, July 20, 2025
- Hail, July 15, 2025
- Hail, June 28, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- High Wind, May 15, 2025
- Winter Storm, April 1, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- High Wind, February 28, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- High Wind, December 19, 2024
- High Wind, December 4, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- High Wind, November 19, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 22, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 31, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 13, 2024
- Flood, June 20, 2024
- High Wind, June 6, 2024
- High Wind, April 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- High Wind, March 6, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 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
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 13, 2023
- High Wind, April 30, 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
- Ice Storm, December 12, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 27, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2022
- Tornado, June 20, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Tornado, May 29, 2022
- Hail, May 12, 2022
- Wildfire, April 23, 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
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 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
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Hail, September 16, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 8, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2021
- Winter Weather, March 10, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 27, 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, October 24, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 22, 2020
- Tornado, June 8, 2020
- Hail, June 6, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 11, 2020
- Blizzard, February 12, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2020
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 2020
- Blizzard, January 17, 2020
- Blizzard, December 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2019
- Winter Weather, October 10, 2019
- Flood, September 11, 2019
- Hail, August 17, 2019
- Hail, August 15, 2019
- Tornado, July 28, 2019
- Heat, June 30, 2019
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Blizzard, April 10, 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
- Heat, July 11, 2018
- Tornado, May 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 18, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 23, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 10, 2018
- Winter Storm, 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
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 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
- Winter Weather, December 29, 2017
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2017
- Hail, September 19, 2017
- Hail, August 25, 2017
- Tornado, July 25, 2017
- Hail, June 22, 2017
- Hail, June 11, 2017
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2017
- High Wind, December 25, 2016
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2016
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2016
- Blizzard, November 17, 2016
- Hail, August 18, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2016
- Excessive Heat, June 10, 2016
- Hail, May 30, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 29, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2015
- Heavy Snow, December 15, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, November 30, 2015
- Tornado, July 23, 2015
- Hail, June 9, 2015
- Tornado, May 10, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 9, 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
- Heavy Snow, March 18, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- Blizzard, January 16, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2013
- Tornado, June 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Blizzard, February 10, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, December 27, 2012
- Blizzard, December 8, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 2, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, May 26, 2012
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2012
- Heavy Snow, February 13, 2012
- Hail, August 22, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 9, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2011
- Flood, April 1, 2011
- Flood, March 16, 2011
- Ice Storm, February 20, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2011
- Blizzard, January 1, 2011
- Blizzard, December 31, 2010
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Miner CountyEvery warning in Miner 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.