Hail, Hyde
- When
- July 5, 4:10 PM CST
- Where
- Hyde County, 10 mi N of Highmore
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.670, -99.430
Golfball size hail dented the pickup truck of the spotter while on Highway 47.
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 5, 1998
5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:08 UTC.
Event by event
5 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hand
- When
- July 5, 4:40 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, Ree Hgts
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.520, -99.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Hand
- When
- July 5, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, Ree Hgts
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.520, -99.200
Hail, Hand
- When
- July 5, 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 10 mi SW of Miller
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.420, -99.130
Hail, Hand
- When
- July 5, 5:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 12 mi SW of Miller
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.400, -99.150
Hail, Hand
- When
- July 5, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 10 mi NE of Polo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.880, -98.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- July 5, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, 3 mi N of Gann Vly
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.080, -99.000
Winds gusting to near 75 mph blew a car off the road on the Highway 34 northwest of Gann Valley.
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 5, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Utah, July 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Nebraska, July 5, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Iowa, July 5, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Montana, July 5, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Arizona, July 5 to 28, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Heavy Rain in North Carolina, July 5, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Missouri, July 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Montana, July 5, 1998
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, July 1998
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: 5661983, 5661984, 5661989, 5661985, 5661986, 5661987, 5661988.