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Custer County, South Dakota

Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.

14
Tornado reports
683
Hail reports
38
Floods since 1996
977
All events
0
Deaths
$9.9M
Property damage

Tornado paths in Custer County

The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 13 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.

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Year by year

19552026
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All storm eventsTornadoes

NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.

Most significant events

The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.

September 4, 2013 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail$2.0M damage
Hail damaged vehicles and property.
August 17, 2007 · Custer, South Dakota
Flash Flood Flash Flood$3.0M damage
Heavy rain estimated at four to six inches fell west of Hermosa between 6 pm and 8 pm MST. Battle and Grace Coolidge Creeks overflowed their banks and several dry canyons filled with water and drained into the creeks. State highways 40 and 36 were flooded in numerous spots. A riv…
June 22, 2026 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
A mping report.
June 6, 2026 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 2, 2026 · Custer, South Dakota
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Runoff from heavy rainfall caused flooding of farmland along the Cheyenne River. Standing water was reported in fields of over a foot deep. In-bank rises of over 9 feet occurred along the Cheyenne River causing flooding of the lower banks.
April 22, 2026 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Law enforcement reported wind gust.
April 22, 2026 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SDOT personnel reported wind gust.
September 15, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet Station recorded the wind gust.
September 15, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet Station recorded the wind gust.
September 15, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet Station recorded the wind gust.
August 13, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Spotter estimated wind gust.
August 13, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Report through mping.
July 23, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 23, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 23, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 22, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 19, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD Mesonet recorded wind gust.
July 6, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Spotter sent in hail report.
July 1, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Nickel to quarter size hail reported.
July 1, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Spotter reported quarter size hail.
July 1, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Trained spotter reported quarter size hail.
July 1, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Public submitted report.
June 29, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Largest hail about the size of a quarter. Most hail was smaller, pea to nickel.
June 29, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Photos show several stones of quarter to at least half dollar size.
June 29, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Spotter reported hail covered the ground.
June 29, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Trained spotter reported hail size, estimated.
June 15, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
June 15, 2025 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
SD mesonet recorded wind gust.
September 17, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
September 17, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
September 15, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
September 15, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
August 26, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
August 26, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
August 26, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
August 26, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
August 26, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
August 19, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
August 19, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
August 11, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
August 11, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
July 28, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
July 28, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
July 28, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
July 28, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
July 28, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
July 28, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
July 17, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
July 17, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
July 15, 2024 · Custer, South Dakota
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
YearEventsTornadoes
202650
2025210
2024430
2023500
2022250
2021342
2020440
2019311
2018350
2017210
2016400
2015380
2014350
2013691
2012271
2011420
2010380
2009190
2008420
2007350
2006250
2005290
2004230
2003410
2002170
2001311
2000100
1999160
199840
199760
1996160
199520
199451
199342
199240
199160
199010
198940
198810
198710
198440
198370
198240
198140
197710
197520
197010
196931
196810
196611
196511
196310
196221
196111
196010
195710
195610
195510