South Dakota, 1998

Hail in South Dakota, May 14 to 15, 1998

May 14 to 15, 1998 · NWS ABR · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

6 hail, 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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), 70 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:41 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Day

When
May 14, 8:41 PM CST
Where
Day County, Webster
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.330, -97.530

Hail, Roberts

When
May 14, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Roberts County, 4 mi E of Ortley
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
45.330, -97.120

Hail, Hamlin

When
May 14, 10:05 PM CST
Where
Hamlin County, 4 mi E of Bryant
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.580, -97.380

Hail, Hamlin

When
May 14, 10:10 PM CST
Where
Hamlin County, 4 mi S of Lake Norden
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.530, -97.200

Hail, Hamlin

When
May 14, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Hamlin County, 4 mi S of Lake Norden
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.530, -97.200

Hail, Codington

When
May 15, 2:50 AM CST
Where
Codington County, Watertown
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
44.900, -97.100

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.

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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: 5646755, 5646756, 5646757, 5646758, 5646759, 5646760.