South Dakota, 1995Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, December 4, 1995
December 4, 1995 · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Hail, Pennington
- When
- December 4, 4:00 PM CST to 4:20 PM CST
- Where
- Pennington County, Rap
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A rare winter thunderstorm built over the northern Black Hills and moved across the length of Pennington County and Rapid City. Large hail from 0.75 to two inches fell, accompanied by strong micro-burst winds of 50 to 60 mph. Several reports of structural damage were reported, in the form of paint and siding damage, south as Custer County.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- December 4, 5:10 PM CST to 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson County, Cottonwood
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.694, -101.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The thunderstorm that began in Pennington County moved east into northern Jackson County causing light structural damage in the Cottonwood area and blew over a tractor-semitrailer on Interstate 90 between Wall and Kodoka.
- 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.
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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: 10346060, 10346912.