South Dakota, 1998

Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, May 13 to 20, 1998

May 13 to 20, 1998 · NWS UNR · 9 events in 3 counties and zones

8 hail, 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 Rapid City radar (KUDX), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:17 UTC.

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Event by event

8 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pennington

When
May 13, 6:18 PM MST
Where
Pennington County, 6 mi NE of Hill City
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$500
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.980, -103.450

Hail broke car windshield.

Hail, Pennington

When
May 13, 6:45 PM MST to 6:48 PM MST
Where
Pennington County, (Rap)rapid City Arpt to 13 mi W of (Rap)rapid City Arpt
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
44.050, -103.320

Hail, Tripp

When
May 14, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Tripp County, 8 mi S of Colome
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.130, -99.720

Hail broke two house windows .

Hail, Fall River

When
May 20, 3:30 PM MST
Where
Fall River County, 10 mi SSE of Hot Spgs
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.300, -103.400

Hail, Fall River

When
May 20, 3:35 PM MST
Where
Fall River County, Hot Spgs
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.430, -103.480

Tornado, Fall River

When
May 20, 3:35 PM MST
Where
Fall River County, 7 mi NW of Edgemont
Rating
F0
Path length
5 mi
Path width
0.1 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.370, -103.930

Hail, Fall River

When
May 20, 4:35 PM MST
Where
Fall River County, 7 mi S of Hot Spgs
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.330, -103.480

Hail, Fall River

When
May 20, 5:15 PM MST
Where
Fall River County, Oelrichs
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.200, -103.150

Hail, Fall River

When
May 20, 6:21 PM MST
Where
Fall River County, Hot Spgs
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.430, -103.480

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5647930, 5647931, 5647932, 5647934, 5647935, 5647936, 5647937, 5647938, 5647933.