Redig, South Dakota
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the South Harding unorganized territory. It lies in ZIP code area 57720. It stands on South Sand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Redig quadrangle. It stands 3,041 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 6 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1935 USGS Harding quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Lemmon quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Lemmon quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Redig quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Redig quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Redig between 1998 and 2020, burning about 322 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2007 | Natural | 1.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 25 August 2002 | Natural | 10 acres | Hayward Volunteer Fire Department | DAVE JUNCK |
| 1 August 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 1 August 2007 | Natural | 25 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 26 July 2006 | Natural | 100 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | not named |
| 26 July 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Philip Volunteer Fire Department | ED FITCH |
| 17 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | COUNTY LINE FIRE |
| 17 July 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | BURKE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Redig: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 84 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Redig in 84 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 43 thunderstorm wind, 40 hail, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Redig | $20,000 | A small tornado destroyed part of a barn, rolled large steel calf shelters, blew down steel stockade walls, and lifted a calf shelter over a nine foot fence. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Redig | $10,000 | Large hail damaged the roof of a house. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Redig | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Redig | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | $3,000 | A workshop collapsed during a thunderstorm. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | $2,000 | Wind tore part of the roof off a trailer house. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | $2,000 | The combination of hail and wind caused minor damage. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Redig | $2,000 | Hail broke several windows. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Redig | - | Public report of mixed sized hailstones. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Redig | - | Public submitted hail report. |
| August 2025 | Hail | Redig | - | Public submitted report. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | SD Mesonet recorded wind gust. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Wind gusts to over 80 mph destroyed two outbuildings. Lots of tree and stockade damage. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Roofs were blown off a storage shed and a trailer. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Wind gusts estimated at 80 to 90 mph broke 8 to 10 inch diameter tree branches. A stockade was blown down and hay bales were displaced. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Redig | - | Gusts to 50 mph were reported. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Redig | - | Wind gusts to 50 mph also accompanied the storm. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | A parked semi-trailer was tipped over and an awning was broken off a camper. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Wind gusts were estimated around 60 mph. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Pea sized hail also fell with the storm. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Winds were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Branches eight inches in diameter were broken off a tree. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Road construction signs and traffic cones were blown into a field. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | Large tree branches were broken. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | A trained spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 mph with a passing thunderstorm. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | no account filed |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Redig | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | no account filed |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Redig | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Redig | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Redig | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Hail | Redig | - | no account filed |
| July 2014 | Hail | Redig | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Redig | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Redig | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Redig | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Redig | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Redig | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | no account filed |
| June 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Redig | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Redig | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Redig | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7305941 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1261060. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.




