South Dakota, 1981

Hail in South Dakota, May 22, 1981

May 22, 1981 · NWS NG · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sanborn

When
May 22, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Sanborn County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.050, -98.220

Hail, Clark

When
May 22, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Clark County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.880, -97.720

Hail, Kingsbury

When
May 22, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Kingsbury County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.420, -97.550

Hail, Hamlin

When
May 22, 10:09 PM CST
Where
Hamlin County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.720, -97.030

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10126764, 10126765, 10126766, 10126767.