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South Dakota, 2024

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

1,936events recorded2,024 in 2023
6deaths recorded4 injuries
$102Mproperty damage (estimates)$221K crop damage
2disaster declarations73 NFIP claims, $5.9M paid
← 20232025 →

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

Wind830
Hail317
Winter279
Heat148
Flood145
Cold102
Drought98
Tornado7
Other6
Wildfire3
Fog1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2024 was 1,936 against 2,024 in 2023.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2024
Pennington County80
Meade County55
Haakon County50
Union County45
Minnehaha County44
Custer County43
Gregory County41
Harding County38
Hutchinson County37
Charles Mix County36
Lincoln County36
Jackson County34
McCook County34
Turner County34
Fall River County33
Brookings County32
Douglas County32
Brown County31
Butte County31
Lyman County31
Yankton County31
Davison County30
Tripp County30
Bennett County29
Hughes County29

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
31 Jul 2024KingsburyThunderstorm Wind49 mph—2—
20 Jun 2024LincolnFlood—$12,000,0001—
12 Jan 2024DeweyExtreme Cold/Wind Chill——1—
14 Feb 2024DeuelWinter Weather——1—
26 Jan 2024JerauldDense Fog——1—
21 Jun 2024UnionFlood—$54,520,000——
12 Jun 2024McCookThunderstorm Wind75 mph——2
20 Jun 2024DavisonFlood—$10,250,000——
21 May 2024MinnehahaHigh Wind63 mph——1
10 Dec 2024GrantWinter Weather———1
21 Jun 2024ClayFlood—$6,500,000——
20 Jun 2024TurnerFlood—$5,000,000——
20 Jun 2024Charles MixFlood—$3,000,000——
20 Jun 2024AuroraFlood—$2,540,000——
20 Jun 2024McCookFlood—$1,720,000——
21 Jun 2024Bon HommeFlood—$1,170,000——
20 Jun 2024MinnehahaFlood—$939,000——
20 Jun 2024HutchinsonFlood—$758,000——
20 Jun 2024LakeFlood—$750,000——
21 Jun 2024DouglasFlood—$582,000——
21 Jun 2024GregoryFlood—$352,000——
20 Jun 2024BruleFlood—$259,000——
20 Jun 2024HansonFlood—$251,000——
21 Jun 2024YanktonFlood—$227,000——
20 Jun 2024HandFlash Flood—$191,000——
20 Jun 2024BuffaloFlash Flood—$134,000——
21 Jun 2024SanbornFlood—$112,000——
21 Jun 2024MoodyFlood—$105,000——
20 Jun 2024MinerFlood—$90,000——
2 Jun 2024MeadeTornadoEF2$30,000——
6 May 2024ButteTornadoEF unrated———
6 May 2024ButteTornadoEF unrated———
27 Jun 2024FaulkTornadoEF0———
31 Jul 2024HutchinsonTornadoEF unrated———
28 Aug 2024CampbellTornadoEF unrated———
28 Aug 2024CampbellTornadoEF2———

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 2024

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
1 Nov 2024DR-4842Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding0
15 Aug 2024DR-4807Major disasterFloodSevere Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding25

Flood insurance claims with a 2024 date of loss

73 NFIP claims, 63 of them paid, for $5,906,072.

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.