Storm History: Perkins County, South Dakota

Events

1,026

Deaths

0

Injuries

4

Damage

$14 million

Episodes

644

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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None recorded.

• Blizzard, March 23, 2009$4.2 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 2009$1.6 million · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 11, 1999$1.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, June 4, 2008$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2010$750,000 · 74 kt wind · 3 events here
• Blizzard, March 30, 2009$700,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 2005$522,000 · 3 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 25, 2013$350,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Wildfire, July 14, 2000$275,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 6, 1978$250,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 14, 1991$250,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 1992$250,000 · F1 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 21, 2019$250,000 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, December 25, 2016$230,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2010$201,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Ice Storm, November 13, 1996$200,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 1998$200,000 · 90 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 2001$200,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 1996$150,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, November 5, 2008$100,000 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, July 22, 2011$5,000 · 4.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 1, 19904 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 4, 19644 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 19713.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20253.6 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20263.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20203.2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 25, 2013$20,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 1, 20113 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20083 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 21, 2005$522,000 · 3 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, August 30, 20212.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20182.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 9, 20162.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 25, 2013$20,000 · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here

• Tornado, June 20, 1968F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 1983F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 6, 1962F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 1, 1964$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 1966F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 17, 1969$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 12, 19691 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 1972$25,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 1978F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 18, 1986$3,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 1999F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 2010$201,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 2024EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Perkins County, with its track

• Hail, June 7, 20263.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 21, 202663 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 17, 202588 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, August 1, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20251.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20253.6 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20251.5 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, February 24, 202557 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20252 events here
• Winter Weather, February 2, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20252 events here
• High Wind, December 18, 202463 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 8, 202455 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 19, 202461 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 202481 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202455 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 202494 kt wind · 6 events here
• Hail, July 12, 20241 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20241.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20241.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 3, 2024$5,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 2024EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20240.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 202474 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, May 6, 202469 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 30, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20242 events here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20242 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20242 events here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20231 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 202361 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, October 25, 20232 events here
• High Wind, October 17, 202361 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, September 4, 20231.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20231.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 3, 20231 event here
• High Wind, March 11, 202354 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 6, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 5, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, February 28, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, February 21, 20231 event here
• High Wind, December 25, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 21, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, December 12, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, November 9, 20221 event here
• High Wind, October 13, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 12, 202262 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, July 19, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20221.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 202261 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, June 15, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 12, 202273 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 202265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 12, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 23, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, April 12, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 202271 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20221 event here
• High Wind, February 8, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 31, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20221 event here
• High Wind, January 14, 202262 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 4, 202263 kt wind · 1 event 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 · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 11, 202171 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 30, 20211.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 30, 20212.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 27, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 20211 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 23, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 202179 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 20212.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 8, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 202175 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20211.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 202152 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 30, 202158 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 202170 kt wind · 1 event 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, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 13, 202181 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 22, 202069 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 31, 202057 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, October 24, 20201 event here
• High Wind, October 14, 202062 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20201.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 202053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 8, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 202051 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 20200.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 202054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 23, 20202.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20201.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20201.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20201 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 29, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 202082 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20203.2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 9, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 28, 202068 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 11, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20201 event here
• High Wind, March 4, 202059 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 24, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20201 event here
• High Wind, January 17, 202062 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 4, 202059 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, November 29, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 10, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, October 9, 20191 event here
• Hail, September 29, 20191.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 20, 201957 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, August 10, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20192 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20192 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 201961 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20191.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 21, 2019$250,000 · 2 events here
• Blizzard, April 9, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, April 1, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 23, 2019$100,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 13, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, March 8, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20191 event here
• High Wind, January 27, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20181 event here
• High Wind, October 3, 201865 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 201857 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20181 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 7, 201857 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 201870 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 26, 20181.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20181 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 14, 201862 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20182.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20181.25 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 17, 20181.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 201862 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 12, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, April 2, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 16, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, March 5, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, February 18, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 26, 20171 event here
• High Wind, December 5, 201760 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 29, 201758 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 201763 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 23, 201753 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 22, 201761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20171 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 201754 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 7, 201759 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 6, 201753 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 2, 20171 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 2016$230,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, December 15, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, December 5, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20161 event here
• High Wind, October 31, 201655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 14, 20161.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 9, 20162.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 31, 20161 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 22, 20161.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 20, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 14, 20161 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 14, 20162 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 10, 20162.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 201670 kt wind · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 20161 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 201650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20162 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, April 27, 20161 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 201667 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 18, 201672 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 6, 201668 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20151 event here
• High Wind, November 18, 201570 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 11, 201583 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, August 22, 201561 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, July 28, 201558 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 201564 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2015$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 20151 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2015EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 2015EF0 · 10 events here
• Hail, June 20, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, May 9, 20151 event here
• High Wind, March 28, 201565 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 24, 201562 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 8, 201556 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 23, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 9, 20141 event here
• High Wind, November 7, 201454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 30, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 20141.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, August 17, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 201454 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 30, 201457 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 20142 events here
• Hail, June 18, 20141.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20141 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20142 events here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20141 event here
• Blizzard, March 30, 20141 event here
• Flood, March 10, 20141 event here

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Tornadoes in Perkins CountyEvery warning in Perkins 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.