Sioux Falls, SD

Weather Forecast Office

Memorial Day Weekend Severe Thunderstorms Summary

Overview

Multiple rounds of severe weather impacted the region through the Memorial Day weekend, bringing widespread wind damage, large hail, and even a few tornadoes.

The active weekend began late Saturday evening with a line of storms moving into central South Dakota that brought gusty winds. Additional storms formed during the early morning hours Sunday and eventually moved into southern Minnesota. This strong cluster of storms brought large hail to the western half of Sioux Falls and then wind as they moved further east.

The next round of storms moved through the region Sunday night into the early morning, bringing very strong winds, occasional large hail, and a few brief tornadoes. The break in activity was short lived as additional storms formed by late morning on Memorial Day. The early to mid afternoon storms on Memorial carried a risk of all modes of severe weather. One final round of storms moved through during the early evening hours Monday, bringing yet another round of strong wind.

Severe weather reports from May 28th thru May 30th


Warnings issued from 10 pm May 28th thru 7 am May 29th	Warnings issued from 8 pm May 29th thru 9 am May 30th	Warnings issued from 9 am May 30th thru 9 pm May 30th

Tornado
Photos & Video
Radar
Storm Reports
Rainfall
Additional

Tornadoes:

Tornado - Brandon, SD
Minnehaha County

Date	May 30, 2022
Time (Local)	2:05 AM CDT
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	105 mph
Path Length	0.54 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: The tornado touched down approximately 2.5 miles east of Brandon, SD, damaging or snapping multiple trees at one farmstead before moving to the east-southeast and destroying large sections of the roof at Beaver Valley Lutheran Church. The tornado lifted to the east of the Church.

Track Map

Tornado - Near Lester, IA
Lyon County

Date	May 30, 2022
Time (Local)	2:17 AM CDT
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	90 mph
Path Length	1.94 miles
Max Width	75 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: The tornado touched approximately 3 miles northeast of Lester, IA damaging multiple outbuildings at a dairy farm. The tornado then moved to the northeast and destroyed a large section of a hog barn roof before lifting

Track Map

Tornado - Near Adrian, MN
Nobles County

Date	May 30, 2022
Time (Local)	2:33 AM CDT
EF Rating	EF-0
Est. Peak Winds	75 mph
Path Length	0.90 miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: The tornado touched down briefly approximately 4.6 miles southwest of Adrian, MN. The tornado impacted two farmsteads. Damage was limited to snapped trees and minor damage to outbuildings

Track Map

Tornado - Sioux Falls, SD
Minnehaha County

Date	May 30, 2022
Time (Local)	1:51 AM CDT
EF Rating	EF-1
Est. Peak Winds	95 MPH
Path Length	0.51 Miles
Max Width	50 yards
Injuries/Deaths	0/0
Summary: The tornado very briefly touched down in a residential area of Sioux Falls. This led to snapping of several trees in a confined area, along with damage to some residential structures.

Track Map

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Photos & Video


Brookings, SD (Jessica Moss)	Galva, IA (Timary Tweedy)	South of Canton, SD (Kathy Moulton)	Slayton, MN (Rachel Martin)


Wakonda, SD (Alicia De Grammont)	Southern Sioux Falls, SD (Sherry Miller)	South of Lakefield, MN (Danielle Fischer)	Near Canton, SD (Brandon Wollman)

Near Balaton (Judy Przybilla)	Near Canton (Kathy Moulton)	Near Current Lake Suanne Christiansen)	Near Howard, SD (Dean Colling)

Lakefield, MN (Danielle Fisher)	In Sioux Falls, SD (Christopher Park)	Near Doon, IA (LeeAnn Reichert)	In Sioux Falls, SD (Dana Rickel)

Cottonwood, MN (Elsie Lou)	Reading, MN (Phyliss Brunk)	In Sioux Falls (Sara Letsche)	In Sioux Falls (Dana Rickel)

Rushmore, MN (Michaela Ann)	In Sioux Falls (Tonya Herbert Cox)	In Sioux Falls (Cory Stephens)	Near Lester (Moser Seed and Ag)

In Sioux Falls (Will McReynolds)

Radar


Radar Loop from night of May 28th to morning of May 29th	Radar Loop from night of May 29th to morning of May 30th	Radar Loop from the day of May 30th

Storm Reports

An interactive map of received reports can be found here.


May 28th Severe Weather Reports	May 29th Severe Weather Reports	May 30th Severe Weather Reports
Three Day Local Storm Report Summary

Rain Reports

Here's a look at the 72 hour rainfall totals provided by CoCoRaHS observers in the area.

Additional Information

Convective Watches and Outlooks


SPC Day 1 Outlook May 28	SPC Day 1 Outlook May 29	SPC Day 1 Outlook May 30	Severe Thunderstorm Watch 284 (Morning of 29th)

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 285 (Morning of 29th)	Tornado Watch 289 Evening/Overnight of 29th)	Severe Thunderstorm Watch 290 (Overnight of 29th)	Tornado Watch 292 (Afternoon of 30th)

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Memorial Day Weekend Severe Thunderstorms Summary

Three Day Local Storm Report Summary