Hail, Marshall
- When
- September 2, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall County, Langford
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.759, -97.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, September 2, 1995
12 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 16 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
- $2.5 million
- Crop damage
- $3.4 million
- Events
- 16
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
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:18 UTC.
Event by event
12 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Marshall
- When
- September 2, 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall County, Langford
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.759, -97.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Day
- When
- September 2, 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Day County, Bristol
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.367, -97.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Clark
- When
- September 2, 4:45 AM CST to 11:35 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Webster to Bradley
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.858, -97.729 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail broke windows and caused undetermined crop damage.
Hail, Clark
- When
- September 2, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Garden City
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.858, -97.729 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail broke windows and caused undetermined crop damage.
Thunderstorm Wind, Codington
- When
- September 2, 5:05 AM CST
- Where
- Codington County, Watertown
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.978, -97.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew down an office trailer at a cement plant.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamlin
- When
- September 2, 5:35 AM CST
- Where
- Hamlin County, Vienna
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Coordinates
- 44.674, -97.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew down branches and in a path 150 feet wide and 500 feet long.
Hail, Hamlin
- When
- September 2, 5:40 AM CST
- Where
- Hamlin County, Bryant
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Crop damage
- $3.0 million
- Coordinates
- 44.674, -97.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail caused considerable damage to crops, mainly corn and soybeans. The crop loss was estimated to be 50 percent over three townships. The hail caused relatively minor property damage.
Hail, Miner
- When
- September 2, 6:15 AM CST
- Where
- Miner County, Howard
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 44.022, -97.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail broke some windows on vehicles and caused damage to soybean and corn crops over a small area along the eastern edge of the county.
Hail, McCook
- When
- September 2, 7:00 AM CST to 7:17 AM CST
- Where
- McCook County, Salem to Salem /Canistota
- Measured
- 4.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Crop damage
- $300,000
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -97.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread golf ball to baseball-size hail fell with some softball size hail reported. The hail broke windows and caused other damage to all homes and unprotected vehicles in Salem, including 150 cars at a dealership. Severe damage occurred to crops in the area.
Hail, Turner
- When
- September 2, 7:40 AM CST
- Where
- Turner County, Brookings
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.311, -97.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew down a wall and blew the roof off of a shed at a lumber yard. The roof hit power lines and knocked out power to much of the town. The winds also caused undetermined damage to corn crops.
Hail, Turner
- When
- September 2, 7:50 AM CST
- Where
- Turner County, Marion
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $400,000
- Coordinates
- 43.311, -97.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail broke windows and otherwise damaged cars and houses. The hail also caused extensive crop damage in the area, with soybeans being the worst hit. Corn was also damaged, although to a lesser extent due to its maturity. The amount of the crop damage was undetermined.
Thunderstorm Wind, Turner
- When
- September 2, 7:50 AM CST
- Where
- Turner County, Marion
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 43.311, -97.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm winds blew down a wall and blew the roof off of a shed at a lumber yard. The roof hit power lines and knocked out power to much of the town. The winds also caused undetermined damage to corn crops.
Hail, Yankton
- When
- September 2, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Yankton County, Hurley
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.009, -97.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Yankton
- When
- September 2, 8:25 AM CST
- Where
- Yankton County, Irene
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.009, -97.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Yankton
- When
- September 2, 8:50 AM CST
- Where
- Yankton County, Gayville
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.009, -97.395 (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.
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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: 10346338, 10346339, 10346372, 10346275, 10346274, 10346282, 10346532, 10346533, 10346453, 10346346, 10346191, 10346192, 10346193, 10349216, 10349217, 10349218.