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South Dakota, 2009

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

1,521events recorded1,870 in 2008
1deaths recorded5 injuries
$65Mproperty damage (estimates)$11M crop damage
1disaster declarations19 NFIP claims, $202K paid
← 20082010 →

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

Hail576
Winter412
Wind327
Flood130
Tornado34
Cold29
Other10
Lightning3

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2009 was 1,521 against 1,870 in 2008.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2009
Brown County49
Meade County49
Davison County41
Beadle County38
Pennington County37
Corson County36
Perkins County35
Yankton County35
Tripp County33
Fall River County32
Hand County31
Jackson County30
Gregory County28
Oglala Lakota County28
Todd County28
Dewey County27
Edmunds County27
McCook County27
Butte County26
Clay County26
Sanborn County26
Clark County24
Harding County24
Ziebach County24
Day County23

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
20 Jul 2009Fall RiverThunderstorm Wind49 mph—1—
13 Jul 2009CorsonHigh Wind60 mph——3
13 May 2009SpinkStrong Wind45 mph$40,000—2
9 Jul 2009YanktonHail2.50 in$5,000,000——
23 Mar 2009ButteBlizzard—$7,000,000——
23 Mar 2009ZiebachBlizzard—$7,000,000——
23 Mar 2009HardingBlizzard—$6,500,000——
9 Jul 2009HutchinsonHail1.75 in$3,000,000——
23 Mar 2009PerkinsBlizzard—$4,200,000——
23 Mar 2009HaakonBlizzard—$4,000,000——
23 Mar 2009Forecast zoneBlizzard—$4,000,000——
9 Jul 2009YanktonHail1.75 in$3,000,000——
3 Aug 2009GregoryHail2.00 in$2,000,000——
23 Mar 2009JacksonBlizzard—$3,000,000——
23 Mar 2009Forecast zoneBlizzard—$2,500,000——
23 Mar 2009Forecast zoneBlizzard—$2,500,000——
8 Jul 2009PerkinsHail2.75 in$1,500,000——
30 Mar 2009PerkinsBlizzard—$700,000——
9 Jul 2009YanktonHail1.75 in$500,000——
30 Mar 2009HardingBlizzard—$500,000——
23 Mar 2009BennettBlizzard—$500,000——
24 Jun 2009TrippThunderstorm Wind75 mph$300,000——
23 Mar 2009Oglala LakotaBlizzard—$300,000——
30 Mar 2009MelletteBlizzard—$300,000——
30 Mar 2009ToddBlizzard—$250,000——
30 Mar 2009HaakonBlizzard—$250,000——
30 Mar 2009TrippBlizzard—$200,000——
30 Mar 2009ZiebachBlizzard—$200,000——
30 Mar 2009Forecast zoneBlizzard—$200,000——
30 Mar 2009ButteBlizzard—$200,000——
30 Mar 2009JacksonBlizzard—$200,000——
20 Mar 2009BrownFlood—$200,000——
22 Mar 2009DeuelFlash Flood—$200,000——
15 Jun 2009MeadeHail1.75 in$200,000——
13 Jul 2009ToddHail4.25 in$200,000——
7 Aug 2009MeadeHail2.50 in$200,000——
7 Aug 2009MeadeThunderstorm Wind70 mph$200,000——
14 Jun 2009PenningtonHail2.75 in$150,000——
13 Jul 2009ButteThunderstorm Wind64 mph$150,000——
13 Jul 2009JacksonThunderstorm Wind70 mph$150,000——

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 2009

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
16 Jun 2009DR-1844Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding14

Flood insurance claims with a 2009 date of loss

19 NFIP claims, 13 of them paid, for $201,637.

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.