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South Dakota, 2016
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 2016 was 1,793 against 1,680 in 2015.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2016 | Haakon | Blizzard | — | $300,000 | 1 | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Walworth | Ice Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 11 Aug 2016 | Ziebach | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | 2 |
| 8 Aug 2016 | Pennington | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8 Aug 2016 | Pennington | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 12 Aug 2016 | Pennington | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9 Aug 2016 | Campbell | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Pennington | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Butte | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | — | — | 1 |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Deuel | Ice Storm | — | $2,470,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Grant | Ice Storm | — | $1,840,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Roberts | Ice Storm | — | $1,180,000 | — | — |
| 4 Sep 2016 | Bon Homme | Thunderstorm Wind | 110 mph | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Day | Ice Storm | — | $665,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Forecast zone | Blizzard | — | $390,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Codington | Ice Storm | — | $295,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Marshall | Ice Storm | — | $289,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | McPherson | Ice Storm | — | $270,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Ziebach | Blizzard | — | $260,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Perkins | Blizzard | — | $230,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Dewey | Ice Storm | — | $223,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Forecast zone | Blizzard | — | $190,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Stanley | Ice Storm | — | $144,000 | — | — |
| 13 Jun 2016 | Pennington | Tornado | EF2 | $100,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Edmunds | Ice Storm | — | $74,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Butte | Blizzard | — | $70,000 | — | — |
| 25 Dec 2016 | Fall River | Winter Storm | — | $65,000 | — | — |
| 17 Jun 2016 | Brookings | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 14 Aug 2016 | Pennington | Lightning | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 22 May 2016 | Tripp | Tornado | EF1 | $25,000 | — | — |
| 22 May 2016 | Todd | Tornado | EF2 | $10,000 | — | — |
| 28 May 2016 | Lincoln | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 22 May 2016 | Campbell | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 28 May 2016 | Edmunds | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 14 Jun 2016 | Day | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 14 Jun 2016 | Day | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 14 Jun 2016 | Roberts | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 28 May 2016 | Edmunds | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 6 Jul 2016 | Meade | Tornado | EF1 | — | — | — |
| 16 Jul 2016 | Oglala Lakota | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
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 2016
No declaration touching South Dakota was made in 2016.
Flood insurance claims with a 2016 date of loss
6 NFIP claims, 4 of them paid, for $197,508.
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.