Storm History: Moody County, South Dakota
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Moody 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
- 657
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $31 million
- Episodes
- 542
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 | 155 | 0 | 0 | $2.1 million |
| Flood | 90 | 0 | 0 | $18 million |
| Winter Weather | 61 | 1 | 1 | |
| Winter Storm | 52 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 47 | 0 | 0 | $155,000 |
| Blizzard | 44 | 0 | 0 | $921,000 |
| Drought | 37 | 0 | 0 | $7.5 million |
| Tornado | 33 | 0 | 1 | $528,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 30 | 0 | 0 | $385,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 22 | 0 | 0 | $10,000 |
| Flash Flood | 18 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| Excessive Heat | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 7 | 1 | 2 | $405,000 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Hail, June 19, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2012
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Flood, September 11, 2019
- Flood, September 11, 2019
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Tornado, May 7, 1993
- Ice Storm, November 14, 1996
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1998
- Hail, July 11, 2000
- Flood, March 13, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2011
- Drought, October 6, 2020
- Hail, July 13, 1997
- Hail, July 20, 2020
- Drought, June 8, 2021
- 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, August 5, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2010
- Hail, August 27, 1983
- Hail, September 16, 2006
- Hail, July 20, 2004
- Hail, July 11, 2000
- Hail, July 11, 2000
- Flash Flood, May 5, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2011
- Hail, May 24, 2026
- Tornado, July 31, 2024
- Hail, April 28, 2022
- Hail, August 17, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2010
- Hail, June 19, 1996
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Hail, May 24, 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 28, 2025
- 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 2025
- High Wind, September 4, 2025
- Hail, September 2, 2025
- Hail, August 16, 2025
- Hail, August 5, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Flood, July 1, 2025
- Flood, June 29, 2025
- Hail, June 28, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- High Wind, May 19, 2025
- High Wind, May 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 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
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- High Wind, December 19, 2024
- High Wind, December 4, 2024
- High Wind, November 19, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 8, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 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, April 6, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 24, 2024
- High Wind, March 6, 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
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 21, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2023
- Hail, July 21, 2023
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- High Wind, April 30, 2023
- Hail, April 19, 2023
- Flood, April 9, 2023
- Flood, April 8, 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
- Tornado, June 20, 2022
- Tornado, May 30, 2022
- Flood, May 12, 2022
- Hail, May 12, 2022
- High Wind, May 7, 2022
- Hail, April 28, 2022
- Wildfire, April 23, 2022
- High Wind, April 13, 2022
- High Wind, April 5, 2022
- Winter Weather, March 29, 2022
- High Wind, March 25, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2022
- Winter Weather, February 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 14, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 2022
- High Wind, January 4, 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
- High Wind, November 13, 2021
- High Wind, November 11, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Hail, September 16, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Hail, August 5, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 8, 2021
- Hail, April 5, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, February 27, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 23, 2021
- Blizzard, January 14, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Winter Storm, November 10, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 24, 2020
- Winter Weather, October 22, 2020
- Winter Storm, October 20, 2020
- Drought, October 6, 2020
- Tornado, August 27, 2020
- Hail, July 20, 2020
- Hail, June 6, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 11, 2020
- Flood, April 1, 2020
- Flood, March 27, 2020
- Flood, March 5, 2020
- Winter Weather, February 14, 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
- Winter Weather, January 3, 2020
- Blizzard, December 28, 2019
- Flood, December 11, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2019
- Flood, October 1, 2019
- Flood, September 11, 2019
- Flood, September 11, 2019
- Flood, August 18, 2019
- Hail, August 17, 2019
- Flood, August 1, 2019
- Hail, July 20, 2019
- Flood, July 9, 2019
- Flood, July 1, 2019
- Heat, June 30, 2019
- Excessive Heat, June 29, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 2019
- Hail, June 11, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, June 1, 2019
- Flood, May 24, 2019
- Flood, May 1, 2019
- Flood, April 16, 2019
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Flood, April 6, 2019
- Flood, April 1, 2019
- Flood, March 17, 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, November 16, 2018
- Winter Weather, October 14, 2018
- Flood, September 20, 2018
- Flood, July 19, 2018
- Heat, July 11, 2018
- Flood, July 1, 2018
- Flood, June 21, 2018
- Flood, May 1, 2018
- Flood, April 20, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 8, 2018
- Winter Weather, April 2, 2018
- Flood, April 1, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2018
- Flood, March 21, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 10, 2018
- Winter Weather, March 5, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 22, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 19, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2018
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2018
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2018
- Extreme 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 13, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2017
- Hail, June 11, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2017
- Heavy Snow, March 12, 2017
- Blizzard, 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
- Heavy Snow, December 10, 2016
- Blizzard, November 17, 2016
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2016
- Excessive Heat, June 10, 2016
- Hail, June 3, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 1, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 29, 2016
- High Wind, February 19, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2016
- Blizzard, February 2, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 7, 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, August 9, 2015
- Tornado, August 6, 2015
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Moody CountyEvery warning in Moody 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.