Hyde County, South Dakota severe weather history spans 315 recorded events between 1963 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 45.4% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,696 nationally and #53 in South Dakota.
315
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$753K
Property damage
The record
What the Hyde County, South Dakota severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Hyde County, South Dakota severe weather history averages 5.1 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 99 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 29 events fall before 1990 and 286 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is hail, with $505K in reported property damage. In total, 6 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Hyde County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 143 | 0 | $505K | 4.5 | 1963–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 135 | 0 | $16K | 87 | 1965–2025 |
| Tornado | 16 | 0 | $50K | F1 | 1963–2020 |
| Flash Flood | 10 | 0 | $5K | 0 | 1999–2024 |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | $178K | 0 | 2011–2023 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2007–2022 |
Decade by decade
Hyde County, South Dakota severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
18 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 17 touched down inside it and 1 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-07 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 mi | Touched down here |
| 2014-06-18 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 2010-05-22 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 1968-08-05 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 2018-08-23 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 mi | Touched down here |
| 2018-08-23 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 2014-05-30 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 mi | Crossed in |
| 2008-08-14 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2006-08-24 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2006-08-24 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
South of the main farm, calving sheds were pushed to the north. On the main property a machine shed was destroyed with debris tossed roughly 100 feet to the northeast. Several trees were snapped and a livestock trailer was tipped over. A long barn also lost its roof and the main barn doors were pushed in. Wet grass from rain and wind accumulated on the east side of a machine shed.
The tornado started on the west side of a ranch and threw a 4-wheeler into a barn. There was additional damage to trees and the roof of a barn at the ranch. The tornado moved across an open field and damaged a calf shed. It then crossed 180th street and 331st avenue and moved through a corn field. Many corn stalks were flattened in a 50 yard wide path before entering an open field and then crossing a hay field destroying a hay bale before dissipating.
A severe thunderstorm from Sully county moved into northern Hyde county and brought damaging hail and winds. Countless acres of crops and pasture were destroyed along the storms path. There was also some property damage as a result.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
1,191
Population (ACS)
$182K
Median home value
28
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Apr 5, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Apr 5, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Apr 5, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Apr 5, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Apr 5, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Hyde County, South Dakota?
315 events are on record between 1963 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $753K in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Hyde County?
Hail, with 143 recorded events — 45.4% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Hyde County?
18 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 17 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Hyde County?
28 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Hyde County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Hyde County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Hyde County as very low risk, placing it in the 6 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Hyde County, South Dakota severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Hutchinson County 473
- Jackson County 701
- Hughes County 512
- Jerauld County 219
- Harding County 749
- Jones County 290
Cite this page
“Hyde County, South Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-dakota/hyde-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.