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South Dakota, 2008
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 2008 was 1,870 against 1,568 in 2007.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2008 | Forecast zone | Blizzard | — | $300,000 | 1 | — |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Grant | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Day | Thunderstorm Wind | 120 mph | — | — | 10 |
| 17 Jan 2008 | Lincoln | Freezing Fog | — | — | — | 3 |
| 6 Nov 2008 | Walworth | Blizzard | — | — | — | 3 |
| 5 Aug 2008 | Meade | Lightning | — | — | — | 3 |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Minnehaha | Lightning | — | — | — | 2 |
| 31 Jul 2008 | Grant | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | — | — | 2 |
| 5 Aug 2008 | Meade | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 26 Mar 2008 | Sully | Heavy Snow | — | — | — | 1 |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Butte | Flood | — | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Meade | Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Pennington | Flash Flood | — | $1,500,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Hutchinson | Flash Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Meade | Flash Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Lawrence | Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Haakon | Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Perkins | Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 5 Nov 2008 | Oglala Lakota | Blizzard | — | $750,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Ziebach | Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 5 Nov 2008 | Forecast zone | Blizzard | — | $600,000 | — | — |
| 5 Nov 2008 | Jackson | Blizzard | — | $600,000 | — | — |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Pennington | Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Dewey | Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 5 Nov 2008 | Forecast zone | Blizzard | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 5 Nov 2008 | Bennett | Blizzard | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Jackson | Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Pennington | Flash Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Pennington | Hail | 1.75 in | $500,000 | — | — |
| 6 Jun 2008 | Ziebach | Flash Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 11 Jun 2008 | Grant | Flash Flood | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 5 Nov 2008 | Forecast zone | Blizzard | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 5 Nov 2008 | Butte | Blizzard | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 5 Nov 2008 | Forecast zone | Blizzard | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 5 Nov 2008 | Haakon | Blizzard | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 29 May 2008 | Turner | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | $250,000 | — | — |
| 26 Oct 2008 | Minnehaha | High Wind | 59 mph | $250,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Tripp | Flash Flood | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 2 Jun 2008 | Charles Mix | Hail | 1.75 in | $200,000 | — | — |
| 24 May 2008 | Marshall | Strong Wind | 46 mph | $200,000 | — | — |
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 2008
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2008 | DR-1811 | Major disaster | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm And Record And Near Record Snow | 13 |
| 9 Jul 2008 | DR-1774 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding | 27 |
| 22 May 2008 | DR-1759 | Major disaster | Snowstorm | Severe Winter Storm And Record And Near Record Snow | 6 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2008 date of loss
50 NFIP claims, 36 of them paid, for $454,064.
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.