Storm History: Pennington County, South Dakota

Events

3,571

Deaths

8

Injuries

52

Damage

$92 million

Episodes

1,601

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, November 5, 20081 death · $900,000 · 2 events here
• Lightning, June 24, 20011 death · 2 injured · 1 event here
• Heat, July 15, 20061 death · 2 events here
• Lightning, August 3, 20111 death · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 13, 20191 death · 4 events here

• Tornado, August 30, 2013$33 million · EF0 · 11 events here
• Hail, July 20, 2013$15 million · 2.5 in hail · 10 events here
• Tornado, August 11, 2013$6.2 million · EF1 · 5 events here
• Blizzard, March 23, 2009$2.6 million · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 18, 19673 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 2006$2.5 million · 2 events here
• Hail, August 7, 2011$2.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Flood, May 21, 2019$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 2010$1.6 million · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 29, 2010$1.6 million · 2.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Blizzard, April 18, 2000$1.5 million · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 2008$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 16, 2014$1.2 million · 3 in hail · 11 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2002$1.0 million · 92 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2022$1.0 million · 62 kt wind · 4 events here
• Blizzard, November 5, 20081 death · $900,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 2019$900,000 · 3 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2015$700,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 26, 1996$625,000 · 5 events here
• Flood, June 4, 2008$600,000 · 2 events here

• Hail, August 26, 20214.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20201 injured · 4.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20184.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 20154.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 19774.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20134.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20084.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 3, 2007$552,000 · 4.25 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20224 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 14, 19974 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 19974 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 22, 20223.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 27, 20153.5 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20233.25 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, July 27, 20183.25 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, August 6, 1956F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 1963F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 1965F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1968F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 1983F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 1991$250,000 · F3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, August 8, 1956F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 22, 1966F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 19665 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 19673 injured · $2.5 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 14, 1969F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 12, 1969F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 19, 1971F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 10, 1977F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 1983$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Pennington County, with its track

• Hail, June 27, 20262 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20261 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20261.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20261 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 202666 kt wind · 9 events here
• High Wind, January 21, 202663 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 17, 202588 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 10, 202556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 13, 202566 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, August 4, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20251 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, July 18, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 202581 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 9, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20251.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20251.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 2025EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20251.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20251.5 in hail · 15 events here
• Hail, April 27, 20252 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 18, 20252 events here
• High Wind, March 14, 202561 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 6, 20253 events here
• High Wind, February 24, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, January 22, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20254 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 10, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, January 8, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 30, 20241 event here
• High Wind, December 18, 202463 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 9, 20241 event 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 · 2 events here
• High Wind, September 29, 202457 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, September 18, 202462 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 202481 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, September 15, 20241 in hail · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 202455 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 26, 20242 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 20242 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20241.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20240.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 202494 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20241.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 2024$1,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20241.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20243 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 24, 202452 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 24, 20241.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 17, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 202452 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 10, 202464 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20241.25 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 24, 202451 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 202454 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 6, 202461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, May 6, 20241 event here
• High Wind, May 6, 202469 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 202455 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, April 25, 20240.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 16, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 15, 202457 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, April 15, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20241 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 15, 202463 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 6, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20243 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, 20242 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20244 events here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20234 events here
• High Wind, December 23, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 202361 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 17, 202361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 2, 20231.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 8, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 4, 20231.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 24, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20232 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 12, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 30, 20233.25 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, July 29, 20231.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 20232 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, July 17, 202355 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20232 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20231.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20231.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 8, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20232 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 202363 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20232.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20231.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 28, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20231.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 27, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20231 in hail · 4 events here
• Flood, June 23, 20231 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 202363 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 30, 20231.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 30, 20231.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 29, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20231.25 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20230.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 17, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 11, 20231 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20231.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Blizzard, April 3, 20234 events here
• Winter Storm, March 30, 20234 events here
• Winter Weather, March 6, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20234 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 3, 20233 events here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20234 events here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 27, 20234 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 25, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20234 events here
• High Wind, December 25, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20221 event 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 Weather, October 23, 20221 event here
• High Wind, October 13, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 12, 202262 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 24, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20221.5 in hail · 10 events here
• Hail, July 8, 20221.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20222.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2022$1.0 million · 62 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20224 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 12, 20222.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2022EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20222 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20221.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20222 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20221 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 202256 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 19, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 11, 20221.75 in hail · 6 events here
• High Wind, April 30, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 23, 202266 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 23, 20223 events here
• Hail, April 22, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20223.5 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 17, 202257 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 12, 202263 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 6, 20222 events here
• High Wind, April 5, 202271 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 3, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 1, 20222 events here
• High Wind, March 29, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 29, 20221 event here
• High Wind, March 20, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 4, 20224 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20223 events here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20222 events here
• Winter Weather, February 10, 20221 event here
• High Wind, February 8, 202255 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, January 24, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20222 events here
• High Wind, January 14, 202262 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 4, 202263 kt wind · 1 event 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, 20214 events here
• High Wind, December 5, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 16, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 13, 202176 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 11, 202171 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, October 19, 20213 events here
• High Wind, October 13, 202168 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 12, 20213 events here
• High Wind, September 19, 202164 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 30, 20212.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 26, 20214.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, August 14, 20212.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 14, 20212.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 202172 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20212.25 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 8, 20212.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 19, 202152 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20212 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202161 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 202164 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20211.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20211 in hail · 11 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 2021EF1 · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 202161 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 20, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 20, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 18, 20214 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, 20213 events here
• High Wind, March 29, 202170 kt wind · 4 events here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20214 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 9, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 27, 20214 events here
• High Wind, February 23, 202159 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 22, 202167 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 20214 events here
• Winter Weather, February 4, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20212 events here
• High Wind, January 13, 202181 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Weather, December 28, 20201 event 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.