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South Dakota, 2017

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

1,423events recorded1,793 in 2016
3deaths recorded3 injuries
$171Kproperty damage (estimates)
2disaster declarations3 NFIP claims, $0 paid
← 20162018 →

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

Wind504
Hail412
Winter244
Cold134
Drought85
Tornado15
Flood14
Other14
Lightning1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2017 was 1,423 against 1,793 in 2016.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2017
Pennington County58
Brown County41
Lyman County36
Corson County34
Tripp County34
Meade County33
Minnehaha County33
Butte County32
Beadle County30
Oglala Lakota County29
Codington County25
Edmunds County25
Roberts County25
Turner County25
Hand County24
Spink County24
Day County23
Perkins County23
Douglas County22
Lincoln County22
Brookings County21
Custer County21
Hamlin County21
Hughes County21
Dewey County20

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
1 Jan 2017DeweyExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——2—
24 Dec 2017GrantExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——1—
22 Jun 2017HamlinHail1.00 in——2
15 May 2017DouglasThunderstorm Wind75 mph$10,000—1
15 May 2017DouglasThunderstorm Wind75 mph$50,000——
13 Jun 2017HandTornadoEF0———
13 Jun 2017BrownTornadoEF0———
13 Jun 2017RobertsTornadoEF1———
13 Jun 2017RobertsTornadoEF0———
13 Jun 2017DayTornadoEF1———
13 Jun 2017HandTornadoEF1———
13 Jun 2017MarshallTornadoEF0———
13 Jun 2017HandTornadoEF0———
12 Jun 2017BennettTornadoEF0———
26 Aug 2017Fall RiverTornadoEF0———
15 Sep 2017LakeTornadoEF0———
19 Sep 2017SpinkTornadoEF1———
19 Sep 2017ClarkTornadoEF0———
19 Sep 2017ClarkTornadoEF0———
25 Jul 2017AuroraTornadoEF0———

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 2017

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
13 Dec 2017FM-5229Fire management assistanceFireLegion Lake Fire1
1 Feb 2017DR-4298Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storm24

Flood insurance claims with a 2017 date of loss

3 NFIP claims, 0 of them paid, for $0.

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.