Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 21, 1995

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 21, 1995
Start: 1995-06-21T02:30
End: 1995-06-21T19:25
Location: South Dakota

June 21, 1995 · 19 events in 11 counties and zones

14 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 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: $8,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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.

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Event by event

14 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Walworth

When: June 21, 2:30 AM CST
Where: Walworth County, Mobridge to Lake Hiddenwood State
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Campbell

When: June 21, 3:15 AM CST
Where: Campbell County, Mobridge to Near Salt Lake
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

SE Corson, N Dewey, and most of Potter,

Hail, Meade

When: June 21, 2:45 AM MST
Where: Meade County, Tilford
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Campbell

When: June 21, 5:20 AM CST
Where: Campbell County, Mobridge to Mound City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Corson

When: June 21, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Corson County, Mobridge to Trail City
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Potter

When: June 21, 2:40 PM CST
Where: Potter County, Gettysburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail accumulated to two inches deep in places with some windows broken.

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When: June 21, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Potter County, Gettysburg
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail accumulated to two inches deep in places with some windows broken.

Hail, Potter

When: June 21, 3:10 PM CST
Where: Potter County, Gettysburg
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Property damage: $2,000
Coordinates: 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail accumulated to two inches deep in places with some windows broken.

Hail, Potter

When: June 21, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Potter County, Gettysburg
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large hail destroyed six wquare miles of winter wheat and corn in northwest Potter County. On a farm in northwest Potter County, many house and farm building windows were broken. The windshields on two vehicles were also shattered from the large hail.

Hail, Stanley

When: June 21, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Stanley County, Pierre Or to Hayes
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Stanley

When: June 21, 3:43 PM CST
Where: Stanley County, Pierre Or to Hayes
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lawrence

When: June 21, 2:59 PM MST
Where: Lawrence County, Spearfish
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.359, -103.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Stripped trees and damaged automobiles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hyde

When: June 21, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Hyde County, Gettysburg to Seneca
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail, Lawrence

When: June 21, 4:15 PM MST to 5:00 PM MST
Where: Lawrence County, Saint Onge
Measured: 2.25 in hail
Coordinates: 44.359, -103.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail covered the ground to an eight-inch dept along Highway 34, also five plus inches of rain at False Bottom creek (between Belle Fourche and Saint Onge) caused damage to trees, crops,homes and automobiles.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes

When: June 21, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Hughes County, Pierre
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage: $1,000
Coordinates: 44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Large tree branches snapped and a temporary green house was blown away.

Hail, Tripp

When: June 21, 6:00 PM MST to 6:45 PM MST
Where: Tripp County, Mellette Todd
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 43.346, -99.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hail ranging in size from golf ball- to baseball-size, was reported over an area from 2 E of Mission to 12 NE. Baseball-size hail was also reported at Antelope. There was tree damage, a carport and a mobile home were flipped over.

Hail, Pennington

When: June 21, 6:25 PM MST
Where: Pennington County, Rapid City
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-size hail fell within the Country Side sub-divison 5 SW of Rapid City.

Thunderstorm Wind, Tripp

When: June 21, 7:23 PM MST
Where: Tripp County, Winner
Coordinates: 43.346, -99.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winds gusted at the winner ASOS site to 69 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington

When: June 21, 7:25 PM MST
Where: Pennington County, Rapid City (Rap)
Coordinates: 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Wind gusted to 58 mph as a thunderstorm moved across the Rapid City Airport were there was some storm damage done to trees. A United Express flight # 7462 was struck by lightning enroute to Rapid City, South Dakota from Denver County, causing a loss of navigational equipment. The flight diverted to Casper, Wyoming.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 1995 Every state in 1995 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, June 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: 10349134, 10346222, 10346393, 10346223, 10346311, 10346070, 10346071, 10346072, 10346073, 10346143, 10346144, 10346251, 10346040, 10346252, 10346653, 10346183, 10346051, 10346184, 10346052.