Hail in South Dakota, June 25, 1994

Name: Hail in South Dakota, June 25, 1994
Start: 1994-06-25T17:30
End: 1994-06-25T19:00
Location: South Dakota

June 25, 1994 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 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: 0
Property damage: $55,000
Crop damage: $1.0 million
Events: 2

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

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, McCook and Turner

When: June 25, 5:30 PM CDT to 6:00 PM CDT
Where: McCook and Turner County, Emery/Bridgewater/ to Freeman
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 43.674, -97.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A three to five mile wide swath of hail caused widespread crop damage, as well as many broken windows and vehicle damage. Strong winds tore roofs off of several sheds, blew down a wall and signs in Bridgewater, and broke tree limbs.

Hail, Union

When: June 25, 6:00 PM CDT to 7:00 PM CDT
Where: Union County, Elk Point/Civil Bend
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Crop damage: $500,000
Coordinates: 42.833, -96.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail caused widespread crop damage and broke many windows. The crop damage included an estimated 7500 acres of crops.

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 1994 Every state in 1994 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, June 1994

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: 10346347, 10349119.