Storm History: Sanborn County, South Dakota

Events

649

Deaths

2

Injuries

4

Damage

$48 million

Episodes

548

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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• Flood, March 17, 20192 deaths · 1 event here

• Flood, June 1, 2019$16 million · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 2022$10 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2023$7.2 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 2022$2.4 million · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, September 20, 2022$2.1 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 1996$1.1 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2021$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 1996$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, November 27, 2005$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flood, April 1, 2011$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 2002$500,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2003$500,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2021$470,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2021$330,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 8, 2021$305,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$230,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 1999$200,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, May 5, 2007$200,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 11, 2019$193,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 12, 2023$190,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, August 28, 2011$20,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 27, 20082.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 1994$50,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 19862.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 21, 19852.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 28, 2022$25,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20092.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 2002$500,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20032 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 18, 19902 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 22, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 21, 1962F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 1992$30 · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2003$500,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2007$20,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 1957F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1967F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 1972F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 19, 19732 injured · $25,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 1978F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 1984F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 1992F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Sanborn County, with its track

• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20261 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 202654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 31, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, March 15, 202651 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 12, 202666 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 17, 202657 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 21, 202663 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 18, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 202662 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 18, 202571 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 13, 20252 events here
• High Wind, December 9, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 6, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20251 event here
• High Wind, November 25, 202565 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 8, 20251 event here
• Flood, August 22, 20251 event here
• Hail, August 16, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 15, 20251 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 27, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 21, 20251 event here
• Hail, July 20, 20251.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 7, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 20, 20251 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 15, 202558 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20251 event here
• High Wind, February 28, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20251 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20251 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20251 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 202462 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 4, 202451 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20241 event here
• High Wind, November 19, 202462 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 29, 20241 event here
• Strong Wind, September 12, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 25, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 2, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 31, 20241 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 13, 20241 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20241 event here
• Flood, June 20, 2024$112,000 · 3 events here
• High Wind, June 6, 2024$4,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 16, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 24, 20241 event here
• High Wind, March 6, 202453 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20241 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 20241 event here
• Winter Weather, January 18, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 11, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20231 event here
• Strong Wind, December 8, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heat, September 2, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 21, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 19, 20231 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 25, 20231 event here
• Tornado, July 3, 2023EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2023$7.2 million · 1 event here
• Drought, June 20, 20231 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2023$125,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, May 1, 2023$157,000 · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 30, 202351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, April 18, 20231 event here
• Flood, April 12, 2023$190,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, April 4, 20231 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 31, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 16, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, March 8, 20231 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 23, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, February 21, 20231 event here
• High Wind, February 14, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Blizzard, December 22, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20221 event here
• Blizzard, December 13, 20221 event here
• Ice Storm, December 12, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, December 8, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 20, 2022$2.1 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 202269 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, August 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2022$3,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 3, 2022$2.4 million · 1.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, July 1, 2022$140,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, June 1, 2022$180,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 28, 2022$25,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 26, 2022$57,000 · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 2022$10 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 23, 202263 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 19, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 13, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 25, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20221 event here
• Winter Weather, February 21, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 6, 20221 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 20212 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 202164 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20211 event here
• High Wind, November 11, 202164 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2021$13,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2021$25,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2021$330,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 22, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 2021$470,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 2021$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, June 8, 2021$305,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, March 10, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 27, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, January 23, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, January 14, 202170 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, October 24, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, October 22, 20201 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 202065 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20202 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20202 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, April 11, 20201 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20202 events here
• Flood, March 1, 20202 events here
• Flood, February 26, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, February 12, 20201 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 20201 event here
• Flood, February 1, 20202 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 18, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, January 17, 20201 event here
• Flood, January 1, 20202 events here
• Blizzard, December 28, 20191 event here
• Flood, December 1, 20192 events here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 28, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, November 5, 20191 event here
• Flood, November 1, 20192 events here
• Flood, October 1, 2019$10,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, September 11, 2019$193,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 1, 2019$35,000 · 2 events here
• Flood, August 1, 2019$15,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 20, 201965 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 1, 20192 events here
• Excessive Heat, June 29, 20191 event here
• Flood, June 1, 2019$16 million · 1 event here
• Flood, June 1, 20192 events here
• Flood, May 1, 20192 events here
• Blizzard, April 10, 20191 event here
• Flood, April 1, 20192 events here
• Flood, March 17, 20192 deaths · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 14, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 13, 20191 event here
• Flood, March 13, 2019$230,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 9, 20191 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, March 1, 20191 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, December 31, 20182 events here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 28, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, November 28, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 11, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 8, 20181 event here
• Heat, July 3, 20181 event here
• Tornado, June 23, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Flood, April 22, 20182 events here
• Winter Weather, April 18, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, April 13, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, April 2, 20181 event here
• Flood, March 16, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 10, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, March 5, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 10, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, January 10, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 29, 20171 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 25, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20171 event here
• Hail, September 19, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 25, 2017EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 11, 20171.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20172 events here
• High Wind, December 25, 201663 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 24, 20161 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 16, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 10, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, November 17, 20161 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 4, 201652 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 19, 20161 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 10, 20161 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 29, 20161 event here
• High Wind, February 19, 201666 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 25, 20161 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, January 6, 20161 event here
• Winter Storm, December 25, 20151 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 15, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 30, 20151 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 2015EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 23, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 3, 20151 event here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20151 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 5, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, December 15, 20141 event here
• Winter Weather, November 15, 20141 event here

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Tornadoes in Sanborn CountyEvery warning in Sanborn 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.