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South Dakota, 2013

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

1,743events recorded1,556 in 2012
7deaths recorded14 injuries
$153Mproperty damage (estimates)$125K crop damage
4disaster declarations14 NFIP claims, $221K paid
← 20122014 →

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

Hail574
Wind425
Winter358
Drought201
Cold99
Flood61
Tornado14
Other10
Fog1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2013 was 1,743 against 1,556 in 2012.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2013
Pennington County104
Meade County71
Custer County69
Perkins County66
Harding County56
Lawrence County52
Brown County47
Spink County47
Fall River County43
Butte County41
Corson County38
Oglala Lakota County38
Dewey County35
Jackson County35
Ziebach County33
Day County30
Hand County30
Haakon County29
Lyman County28
Todd County28
Clark County26
Grant County24
Hamlin County24
Jones County24
Roberts County24

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
3 Oct 2013Forecast zoneBlizzard——3—
29 Oct 2013CodingtonWinter Weather——14
21 Jun 2013HamlinThunderstorm Wind90 mph$215,00012
10 Feb 2013SpinkBlizzard——1—
10 Apr 2013BrownWinter Storm——1—
18 Feb 2013BrownBlizzard———3
18 Jun 2013CampbellDense Fog———2
9 Apr 2013MinnehahaWinter Storm—$20,000,000——
9 Apr 2013TurnerWinter Storm—$15,000,000——
9 Apr 2013LincolnWinter Storm—$15,000,000——
30 Aug 2013PenningtonHail2.25 in$12,000,000——
31 Aug 2013MinnehahaHail2.00 in$1,000,000—1
28 May 2013BennettTornadoEF1$100,000—1
28 May 2013BennettThunderstorm Wind81 mph$25,000—1
9 Apr 2013DouglasWinter Storm—$10,000,000——
9 Apr 2013HutchinsonWinter Storm—$10,000,000——
9 Apr 2013McCookWinter Storm—$10,000,000——
30 Aug 2013PenningtonHail1.75 in$10,000,000——
30 Aug 2013PenningtonHail1.75 in$10,000,000——
20 Jul 2013PenningtonHail1.50 in$8,000,000——
11 Aug 2013PenningtonHail1.75 in$6,000,000——
20 Jul 2013PenningtonHail2.00 in$5,000,000——
31 Aug 2013MinnehahaHail2.50 in$4,000,000——
20 Jul 2013PenningtonHail1.75 in$2,000,000——
4 Sep 2013CusterHail2.00 in$2,000,000——
17 May 2013LawrenceHail1.75 in$1,500,000——
21 Jun 2013CodingtonThunderstorm Wind82 mph$574,000——
30 Jul 2013HaakonThunderstorm Wind60 mph$500,000——
8 Jul 2013PenningtonHail2.75 in$500,000——
22 Jun 2013LawrenceHail1.50 in$500,000——
30 Aug 2013PenningtonHail4.25 in$500,000——
8 Jul 2013CusterHail2.25 in$400,000——
16 Jun 2013PenningtonHail1.75 in$400,000——
25 May 2013PerkinsHail1.75 in$300,000——
29 May 2013PenningtonFlash Flood—$300,000——
11 Jun 2013Fall RiverHail1.25 in$300,000——
30 Aug 2013Oglala LakotaThunderstorm Wind90 mph$300,000——
20 Jul 2013PenningtonHail1.00 in$250,000——
4 Oct 2013UnionTornadoEF1$250,000——
28 Aug 2013Fall RiverHail1.50 in$250,000——

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 2013

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
8 Nov 2013DR-4155Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding14
2 Aug 2013DR-4137Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding8
28 Jun 2013DR-4125Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Tornado, And Flooding5
10 May 2013DR-4115Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storm And Snowstorm7

Flood insurance claims with a 2013 date of loss

14 NFIP claims, 10 of them paid, for $221,349.

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.