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South Dakota, 2001

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

1,171events recorded1,323 in 2000
2deaths recorded14 injuries
$36Mproperty damage (estimates)$4.4M crop damage
2disaster declarations139 NFIP claims, $978K paid
← 20002002 →

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

Hail502
Wind291
Winter267
Flood50
Tornado32
Lightning19
Other9
Wildfire1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2001 was 1,171 against 1,323 in 2000.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2001
Pennington County68
Minnehaha County62
Harding County32
Custer County31
Haakon County31
Jackson County30
Meade County27
Brookings County25
Lawrence County23
Fall River County22
Lake County22
Oglala Lakota County22
Perkins County22
Union County22
Brown County21
Todd County21
Ziebach County21
Stanley County20
Beadle County19
Clark County19
Hamlin County19
Lincoln County19
Charles Mix County18
Moody County18
Spink County18

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
24 Jun 2001PenningtonLightning——12
9 Jun 2001Oglala LakotaLightning—$1,00011
23 Jul 2001ButteThunderstorm Wind90 mph$213,000—5
9 Jun 2001JacksonThunderstorm Wind—$382,500—2
23 Jul 2001ButteHail1.00 in——2
22 Apr 2001MinnehahaLightning—$5,000—1
9 Jun 2001JacksonThunderstorm Wind67 mph——1
18 Jun 2001BrookingsHail1.75 in$2,000,000——
12 Jun 2001MinnehahaFlash Flood—$5,000,000——
9 Jun 2001HaakonThunderstorm Wind81 mph$3,000,000——
12 Jun 2001MinnehahaHail1.75 in$2,000,000——
12 Jun 2001LincolnHail1.75 in$2,000,000——
12 Jun 2001LincolnHail1.75 in$2,000,000——
12 Jun 2001MinnehahaHail2.75 in$2,000,000——
12 Jun 2001MinnehahaHail2.50 in$2,000,000——
12 Jun 2001MinnehahaHail1.75 in$2,000,000——
12 Jun 2001MinnehahaHail1.75 in$2,000,000——
12 Jun 2001MinnehahaHail1.75 in$2,000,000——
12 Jun 2001MinnehahaHail1.75 in$2,000,000——
12 Jun 2001MinnehahaHail1.75 in$2,000,000——
7 Apr 2001CodingtonFlood—$785,000——
1 Aug 2001CusterLightning—$500,000——
27 Jul 2001LincolnTornadoF1$400,000——
7 Apr 2001RobertsFlood—$380,000——
7 Apr 2001ClarkFlood—$320,000——
7 Apr 2001GrantFlood—$240,000——
1 Apr 2001ClayFlood—$200,000——
15 Jul 2001PerkinsFlash Flood—$200,000——
2 Aug 2001UnionThunderstorm Wind70 mph$200,000——
7 Apr 2001HamlinFlood—$191,000——
7 Apr 2001DeuelFlood—$151,000——
29 Aug 2001HutchinsonHail2.00 in$100,000——
7 Apr 2001UnionThunderstorm Wind60 mph$100,000——
12 Jun 2001MinnehahaThunderstorm Wind79 mph$100,000——
7 Jul 2001Bon HommeThunderstorm Wind70 mph$100,000——
21 Jul 2001Charles MixThunderstorm Wind70 mph$100,000——
24 Jul 2001MinnehahaFlash Flood—$100,000——
29 Aug 2001Charles MixThunderstorm Wind70 mph$100,000——
22 Apr 2001BrookingsLightning—$80,000——
9 Jun 2001MinerThunderstorm Wind60 mph$80,000——

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 2001

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
1 Aug 2001FM-2369Fire management assistanceFireSd - Elk Mountain Fire Complex - 08/01/011
17 May 2001DR-1375Major disasterFloodSevere Winter Storms, Flooding, And Ice Jams24

Flood insurance claims with a 2001 date of loss

139 NFIP claims, 116 of them paid, for $978,013.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.