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South Dakota, 1995
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1995 was 228 against 249 in 1994.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1995 | Stanley | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $40,000 | — | 1 |
| 2 Sep 1995 | McCook | Hail | 4.50 in | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 21 Jul 1995 | Minnehaha | Hail | 0.75 in | $100,000 | — | — |
| 27 Jul 1995 | Kingsbury | Hail | 1.75 in | $50,000 | — | — |
| 2 Sep 1995 | Turner | Hail | 2.75 in | $400,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jun 1995 | Davison | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 28 Aug 1995 | Lincoln | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 21 May 1995 | Potter | Tornado | F0 | $25,000 | — | — |
| 12 Jul 1995 | Dewey | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 21 May 1995 | Edmunds | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 13 Jul 1995 | Pennington | Tornado | — | — | — | — |
| 27 Aug 1995 | Hughes | Tornado | F1 | — | — | — |
| 3 Jul 1995 | Faulk | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 9 Jul 1995 | Fall River | Tornado | — | — | — | — |
| 16 Jul 1995 | Brown | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 17 Aug 1995 | Corson | Tornado | F0 | — | — | — |
| 3 Jul 1995 | Walworth | 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 1995
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1995 | DR-1052 | Major disaster | Flood | Flooding | 53 |
| 14 Mar 1995 | DR-1045 | Major disaster | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storms | 21 |
Flood insurance claims with a 1995 date of loss
33 NFIP claims, 18 of them paid, for $212,758.
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.