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South Dakota, 2005

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

1,612events recorded1,300 in 2004
1deaths recorded5 injuries
$22Mproperty damage (estimates)$24M crop damage
6disaster declarations3 NFIP claims, $5K paid
← 20042006 →

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

Hail755
Wind536
Winter231
Flood64
Tornado19
Lightning5
Wildfire1
Other1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2005 was 1,612 against 1,300 in 2004.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2005
Pennington County54
Meade County52
Brown County50
Minnehaha County50
Harding County47
Perkins County47
Turner County47
Ziebach County37
Beadle County36
Clay County35
Jackson County34
Lake County33
Union County33
Butte County30
Custer County29
Haakon County27
Corson County25
Kingsbury County25
Marshall County25
Spink County25
Day County24
Bennett County23
Faulk County23
Gregory County23
McCook County23

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
28 Nov 2005DouglasBlizzard—$100,0001—
23 Jul 2005DayThunderstorm Wind81 mph——4
10 Apr 2005McCookThunderstorm Wind70 mph$10,000—1
1 Jul 2005MarshallFlood—$130,000——
1 Jul 2005DayFlood—$130,000——
1 Jul 2005BrownFlood—$88,100——
29 Jul 2005TurnerHail2.50 in$150,000——
27 Nov 2005GregoryIce Storm—$1,000,000——
27 Nov 2005HansonIce Storm—$1,000,000——
27 Nov 2005AuroraIce Storm—$1,000,000——
27 Nov 2005BeadleIce Storm—$1,000,000——
27 Nov 2005Bon HommeIce Storm—$1,000,000——
28 Nov 2005BrookingsIce Storm—$1,000,000——
27 Nov 2005BruleIce Storm—$1,000,000——
27 Nov 2005Charles MixIce Storm—$1,000,000——
27 Nov 2005DavisonIce Storm—$1,000,000——
27 Nov 2005DouglasIce Storm—$1,000,000——
27 Nov 2005HutchinsonIce Storm—$1,000,000——
27 Nov 2005JerauldIce Storm—$1,000,000——
27 Nov 2005KingsburyIce Storm—$1,000,000——
27 Nov 2005MinerIce Storm—$1,000,000——
27 Nov 2005SanbornIce Storm—$1,000,000——
10 Apr 2005HutchinsonThunderstorm Wind90 mph$500,000——
21 Jul 2005PerkinsThunderstorm Wind81 mph$500,000——
7 May 2005BennettHail1.50 in$250,000——
10 Apr 2005McCookThunderstorm Wind90 mph$250,000——
4 Oct 2005Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$250,000——
11 May 2005Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$200,000——
7 May 2005KingsburyLightning—$200,000——
10 Apr 2005Bon HommeThunderstorm Wind90 mph$150,000——
10 Mar 2005AuroraHigh Wind63 mph$100,000——
10 Mar 2005DavisonHigh Wind62 mph$100,000——
11 May 2005Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$100,000——
11 May 2005Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$100,000——
12 Aug 2005Fall RiverHail1.75 in$100,000——
4 Oct 2005Forecast zoneWinter Storm—$100,000——
28 Nov 2005BruleBlizzard—$100,000——
28 Nov 2005Charles MixBlizzard—$100,000——
28 Nov 2005Bon HommeBlizzard—$100,000——
28 Nov 2005BrookingsBlizzard—$100,000——

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 2005

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
20 Dec 2005DR-1620Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storm26
10 Sep 2005EM-3234EmergencyCoastal StormHurricane Katrina Evacuation66
22 Jul 2005DR-1596Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storm7
16 Jul 2005FM-2569Fire management assistanceFireSd Skyline #2 Fire 7/16/051
10 Jul 2005FM-2565Fire management assistanceFireSd Ricco Fire1
19 Apr 2005FM-2557Fire management assistanceFireSd Wildfire Camp Five1

Flood insurance claims with a 2005 date of loss

3 NFIP claims, 3 of them paid, for $4,724.

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.