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South Dakota, 1992

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

283events recorded354 in 1991

0deaths recorded10 injuries

$43Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations7 NFIP claims, $9K paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Hail145

Wind96

Tornado42

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1992 was 283 against 354 in 1991.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1992
Brown County	21
Hand County	16
Spink County	14
Pennington County	13
Sanborn County	10
Charles Mix County	9
Minnehaha County	9
Clay County	8
Meade County	8
Tripp County	8
Edmunds County	7
Harding County	7
Lincoln County	7
Beadle County	6
Hughes County	6
Mellette County	6
Walworth County	6
Brookings County	5
Brule County	5
Day County	5
Union County	5
Clark County	4
Custer County	4
Grant County	4
McPherson County	4

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
16 Jun 1992	Buffalo	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	8
16 Jun 1992	Miner	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
16 Jun 1992	Hand	Thunderstorm Wind	90 mph	—	—	1
16 Jun 1992	Miner	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Kingsbury	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Brookings	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	McCook	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	McCook	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Minnehaha	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
9 Aug 1992	Lake	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
6 Jul 1992	Perkins	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Brookings	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
15 Jun 1992	Haakon	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
30 Jun 1992	Hughes	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Hutchinson	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Lake	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
9 Aug 1992	Turner	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Davison	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Clay	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
1 Aug 1992	Beadle	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Davison	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Sanborn	Tornado	F0	$30	—	—
22 Jun 1992	Roberts	Tornado	F1	$30	—	—
15 Jun 1992	Clark	Tornado	F0	$30	—	—
30 Jun 1992	Brule	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
30 Jun 1992	Beadle	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Kingsbury	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Charles Mix	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
7 Jul 1992	Pennington	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
7 Jul 1992	Pennington	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
24 Jul 1992	Harding	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
24 Jul 1992	Harding	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
24 Jul 1992	Harding	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
9 Aug 1992	Brookings	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
22 Jun 1992	Roberts	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
28 Jun 1992	Minnehaha	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
15 Jun 1992	Day	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
15 May 1992	Jerauld	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
15 May 1992	Jerauld	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
15 May 1992	Sanborn	Tornado	F0	—	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1992

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
2 Jul 1992	DR-948	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	8

Flood insurance claims with a 1992 date of loss

7 NFIP claims, 5 of them paid, for $9,387.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.