Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 18, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 18, 1995
Start: 1995-07-18T16:10
End: 1995-07-18T17:27
Location: South Dakota

July 18, 1995 · 5 events in 3 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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: 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.

The radar

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Event by event

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pennington

When: July 18, 4:10 PM CST to 4:16 PM CST
Where: Pennington County, Rapid City
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reported by the MIC at his residence.

Thunderstorm Wind, Harding

When: July 18, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Harding County, Buffalo
Coordinates: 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Buffalo Automatic Meteorological Observing System recorded a 62 mph wind gust.

Hail, Harding

When: July 18, 4:20 PM CST
Where: Harding County, Buffalo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail caused some crop and structural damage near Buffalo.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: July 18, 5:17 PM CST
Where: Lawrence County, Whitewood
Coordinates: 44.359, -103.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Tree damage was reported.

Hail, Pennington

When: July 18, 5:27 PM CST
Where: Pennington County, Black Hawk
Measured: 0.5 in hail
Coordinates: 44.004, -102.824 (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

Every storm in South Dakota in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, July 1995

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: 10346056, 10346644, 10346645, 10346254, 10346057.