South Dakota, 1989

Hail in South Dakota, August 24, 1989

August 24, 1989 · NWS FSD · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

5 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
5

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

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pennington

When
August 24, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Pennington County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
44.050, -103.050

Hail, Meade

When
August 24, 6:37 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.150, -103.100

Hail, Custer

When
August 24, 6:52 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
43.830, -103.180

Hail, Meade

When
August 24, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
44.900, -102.480

Hail, Meade

When
August 24, 7:25 PM CST
Where
Meade County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.700, -102.870

What these are

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

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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: 10127194, 10127195, 10127196, 10127197, 10127198.