Hail, Pennington
- When
- June 19, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 10 mi E of Scenic
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.780, -102.350
Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 19 to 20, 1998
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington
- When
- June 19, 6:10 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, Wall
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 44.000, -102.230
Tornado, Jackson
- When
- June 19, 6:35 PM MST to June 20, 6:35 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson County, Wanblee
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 1 yd
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.570, -101.670
Hail, Mellette
- When
- June 19, 7:10 PM MST
- Where
- Mellette County, 3 mi E of Norris
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.470, -101.130
Broken windows and some crop damage.
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.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current in Florida, June 19, 1998
- Heat in Louisiana, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flood in West Virginia, June 19 to 20, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 19, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 19, 1998
- Tornado in Montana, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, June 19, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, June 19, 1998
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for South Dakota, 1998Warnings in South Dakota, June 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5653043, 5653045, 5653042, 5653044.