Hail, Marshall
- When
- May 23, 6:00 PM CDT
- Where
- Marshall County, Hillhead to Veblen
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 45.759, -97.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 23, 1994
8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.1 million
- Crop damage
- $100,000
- Events
- 11
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, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Roberts
- When
- May 23, 6:50 PM CDT
- Where
- Roberts County, Peever
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were downed by winds.
Hail, Roberts
- When
- May 23, 7:14 PM CDT
- Where
- Roberts County, Sisseton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were downed by winds.
Thunderstorm Wind, Roberts
- When
- May 23, 7:14 PM CDT
- Where
- Roberts County, Sisseton
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several trees were downed by winds.
Hail, Roberts
- When
- May 23, 7:59 PM CDT
- Where
- Roberts County, Sisseton
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The hail broke many windows and caused other damage to houses and vehicles.
Thunderstorm Wind, Roberts
- When
- May 23, 8:00 PM CDT to 9:00 PM CDT
- Where
- Roberts County, To Wilmot to Milbank
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread hail and strong winds broke many windows, damaged vehicles, ruined crops, stripped many trees, and wrecked outdoor lights.
Hail, Roberts
- When
- May 23, 9:00 PM CDT
- Where
- Roberts County, Milbank
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread hail and strong winds broke many windows, damaged vehicles, ruined crops, stripped many trees, and wrecked outdoor lights.
Hail, Brown
- When
- May 23, 9:57 PM CDT
- Where
- Brown County, Helca
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.590, -98.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Day
- When
- May 23, 11:00 PM CDT
- Where
- Day County, Roslyn
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 45.367, -97.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Roof shingles were ripped off of a house.
Thunderstorm Wind, Day
- When
- May 23, 11:00 PM CDT
- Where
- Day County, Roslyn
- Property damage
- $500
- Coordinates
- 45.367, -97.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Roof shingles were ripped off of a house.
Hail, Roberts
- When
- May 23, 11:15 PM CDT
- Where
- Roberts County, Peever
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.946 (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.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, May 23, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, May 23, 1994
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, May 23, 1994
- Hail in Rhode Island, May 23, 1994
- Tornadoes in Nebraska, May 23, 1994
- Hail in Oklahoma, May 23, 1994
- Hail in Connecticut, May 23, 1994
- Hail in Maine, May 23, 1994
- Hail in Texas, May 23, 1994
More
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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: 10346336, 10346080, 10346081, 10346082, 10346083, 10346084, 10346085, 10346637, 10346356, 10346357, 10346086.