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The initial tornado outbreak, including the devastating Spencer tornado, hit southeast South Dakota on the evening of May 30. The Spencer tornado was the most destructive and the second-deadliest tornado in South Dakota history. A total of 13 people were killed; 7 by tornadoes and 6 by the derecho.
Spencer is a city in McCook County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 136 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] The city was almost destroyed by a violent F4 tornado on May 30, 1998 which killed six people.
The initial tornado outbreak, including the devastating Spencer tornado, hit Southeast South Dakota on the evening of May 30. The Spencer tornado was the most destructive and second deadliest tornado in South Dakota history. 13 people were killed; seven by tornadoes and six by the derecho, and damage was estimated to be at least $500 million.
Tornado outbreak of June 7–8, 1984; Tornado outbreak of June 14–18, 1992; Late-October 1996 tornado outbreak; Late-May 1998 tornado outbreak and derecho; Tornado outbreak of June 23, 2002; List of tornadoes in the May 2003 tornado outbreak sequence; 2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak; Tornado outbreak of August 24, 2006
The South Dakota State Historical Society, after an initial meeting in April, was founded on May 7, 1862 as the Old Settlers Association of Dakota Territory. [2] It was renamed the Historical Society of Dakota in 1863 and the South Dakota Historical Society in 1890, months after the state was admitted to the union.
2003 South Dakota tornado outbreak: June 21–24, 2003: South Dakota: 125: 2: Tied U.S. record for most tornadoes in one state during a 24-hour period, with 67 tornadoes in South Dakota on the 24th. Produced a violent F4 that literally wiped Manchester, South Dakota, off the map.
The South Dakota State Historical Society was first organized as the Old Settlers Association of Dakota Territory in 1862. After joining the union in 1889, South Dakotans recognized the need to preserve the history and culture of the new state and the State Historical Society was founded on February 27, 1890. [3]
The state's more than 1,300 listings are distributed across all of its 66 counties. The locations of National Register properties and districts (at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below), may be seen in an online map by clicking on "Map of all coordinates".