Hail in South Dakota, June 12, 1994

Name: Hail in South Dakota, June 12, 1994
Start: 1994-06-12T16:10
End: 1994-06-12T18:15
Location: South Dakota

June 12, 1994 · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

8 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Property damage: $700,000
Crop damage: $6.2 million
Events: 8

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

8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hand

When: June 12, 4:10 PM CDT to 5:45 PM CDT
Where: Hand County, Miller
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $500,000
Crop damage: $5.0 million
Coordinates: 44.548, -99.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The storm caused an estimated $3 million in crop damage. The damage path was estimated to be about 22 miles long and 4.5 miles wide. Hail was reported in drifts of three to four feet and large trees were blown down. About 70 thousand acres of cropland and pastures were completely destroyed. The hail killed pheasants and ducks and injured cattle. Many windows were broken in homes, holes were punched in mobile homes, damaged occured to contents of homes from hail which entered through windows, and many vehicles were extensively damaged. A man trying to hold a broken window together suffered a cut hand when hail shattered the glass.

Hail, Clark

When: June 12, 4:30 PM CDT to 5:00 PM CDT
Where: Clark County, Willow Lake
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 44.858, -97.729 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail fell in a narrow path estimated to be 15 miles long across southern Clark County and including the Willow Lake area. Corn, wheat, and soybean crops were severely damaged. The hail broke windows on several homes, damaged siding and shingles, and damaged vehicles.

Hail, Hamlin

When: June 12, 5:15 PM CDT
Where: Hamlin County, Near Bryant
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.674, -97.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Beadle

When: June 12, 5:15 PM CDT
Where: Beadle County, Near Virgil
Measured: 1 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 44.415, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The hail damaged crops and windows.

Hail, Jerauld

When: June 12, 5:15 PM CDT
Where: Jerauld County, Alpena
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 44.066, -98.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The hail caused crop damaged and dented vehicles.

Hail, Sanborn

When: June 12, 5:30 PM CDT
Where: Sanborn County, Forestburg
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Crop damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 44.023, -98.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Crop damage was caused by the hail.

Hail, Miner

When: June 12, 5:55 PM CDT to 6:15 PM CDT
Where: Miner County, Howard to Roswell
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 44.022, -97.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The damage path of the hail was estimated to be about 12 miles long and three to five miles wide. The hail caused widespread crop damage, many windows were broken, and some sheds and vehicles were damaged.

Hail, Minnehaha

When: June 12, 5:55 PM CDT
Where: Minnehaha County, Colton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.674, -96.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10346580, 10346235, 10346529, 10346565, 10346913, 10346093, 10346450, 10346507.