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South Dakota, 2019
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 2019 was 2,542 against 2,186 in 2018.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 2019 | Sanborn | Flood | — | — | 2 | — |
| 5 Nov 2019 | Minnehaha | Winter Weather | — | $3,000 | 1 | 5 |
| 28 Nov 2019 | Beadle | Winter Storm | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 15 Sep 2019 | Brown | Dense Fog | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 8 Jan 2019 | Walworth | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Forecast zone | Blizzard | — | — | 1 | — |
| 7 Feb 2019 | Codington | Blizzard | — | — | 1 | — |
| 1 Apr 2019 | Davison | Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Lincoln | Tornado | EF2 | $6,800,000 | — | 8 |
| 26 Nov 2019 | Minnehaha | Winter Storm | — | — | — | 5 |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Charles Mix | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50,000 | — | 3 |
| 28 Nov 2019 | Brookings | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 3 |
| 6 Aug 2019 | Gregory | Tornado | EF1 | $7,000,000 | — | 2 |
| 1 Aug 2019 | Pennington | Flash Flood | — | $250,000 | — | 2 |
| 5 Nov 2019 | Brookings | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 2 |
| 9 Mar 2019 | Minnehaha | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1 Apr 2019 | Yankton | Flood | — | $20,000,000 | — | — |
| 12 Sep 2019 | Davison | Flood | — | $15,400,000 | — | — |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Minnehaha | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | $750,000 | — | 1 |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Yankton | Flood | — | $9,800,000 | — | — |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Turner | Flood | — | $3,120,000 | — | — |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Lincoln | Flood | — | $3,100,000 | — | — |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Minnehaha | Tornado | EF2 | $3,000,000 | — | — |
| 11 Apr 2019 | Lake | Blizzard | — | $2,880,000 | — | — |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Minnehaha | Flood | — | $2,510,000 | — | — |
| 21 May 2019 | Pennington | Flood | — | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 12 Sep 2019 | Lake | Flood | — | $1,420,000 | — | — |
| 1 Sep 2019 | Yankton | Flood | — | $1,500,000 | — | — |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Bon Homme | Flood | — | $1,490,000 | — | — |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Minnehaha | Flood | — | $1,450,000 | — | — |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Gregory | Flood | — | $1,380,000 | — | — |
| 1 Apr 2019 | Spink | Flood | — | $1,280,000 | — | — |
| 13 Mar 2019 | Union | Flood | — | $1,210,000 | — | — |
| 10 Sep 2019 | Lincoln | Tornado | EF2 | $1,200,000 | — | — |
| 12 Sep 2019 | Minnehaha | Flood | — | $881,000 | — | — |
| 2 Aug 2019 | Custer | Flash Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 11 Apr 2019 | Moody | Blizzard | — | $840,000 | — | — |
| 1 Apr 2019 | Hand | Flood | — | $829,500 | — | — |
| 26 May 2019 | Meade | Flash Flood | — | $800,000 | — | — |
| 26 May 2019 | Meade | Flash Flood | — | $800,000 | — | — |
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 2019
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2019 | DR-4469 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | 23 |
| 7 Oct 2019 | DR-4467 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding | 6 |
| 23 Sep 2019 | DR-4463 | Major disaster | Flood | Severe Storms And Flooding | 25 |
| 20 Jun 2019 | DR-4448 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding | 0 |
| 7 Jun 2019 | DR-4440 | Major disaster | Flood | Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, And Flooding | 58 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2019 date of loss
494 NFIP claims, 428 of them paid, for $15,723,756.
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.