Hail, Pennington
- When
- June 29, 2:36 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 15 mi W of Rapid City
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.080, -103.520
Hail in South Dakota, June 29, 1997
A strong thunderstorm developed during the afternoon hours and produced up to two inch hail in some locations. The storm moved over Mt.
Where it happened
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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.
What happened
The episode as NWS UNR wrote it up.
A strong thunderstorm developed during the afternoon hours and produced up to two inch hail in some locations. The storm moved over Mt. Rushmore National Monument and produced three-quarter inch hail, but no injuries or damage were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Pennington
- When
- June 29, 2:45 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 10 mi W of Rapid City
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.080, -103.420
Hail, Pennington
- When
- June 29, 3:02 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, Hisega
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -103.400
Hail, Pennington
- When
- June 29, 3:06 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 5 mi SW of Keystone
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.850, -103.480
Hail, Custer
- When
- June 29, 3:34 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, 15 mi E of Custer
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.770, -103.300
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 29, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, June 29 to 30, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Ohio, June 29, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, June 29, 1997
- Flood in Minnesota, June 29, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 29, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 29, 1997
- Hail in Iowa, June 29, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, June 29, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 29, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, June 29, 1997
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5603818, 5603817, 5603819, 5603820, 5603821.