Hail, Hand
- When
- May 30, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 6 mi E of Polo
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.780, -98.980
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
7 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
- 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 Aberdeen radar (KABR), 87 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:29 UTC.
Event by event
7 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Jones
- When
- May 30, 5:41 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, Murdo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 43.880, -100.720
Hail, Hand
- When
- May 30, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 10 mi N of St Lawrence
- Measured
- 3 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.670, -98.930
Hail, Spink
- When
- May 30, 6:05 PM CST
- Where
- Spink County, 10 mi SW of Tulare
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.630, -98.650
Hail, Spink
- When
- May 30, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Spink County, 7 mi SW of Doland
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.820, -98.200
Hail, Clark
- When
- May 30, 6:35 PM CST
- Where
- Clark County, 10 mi NE of Carpenter
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.730, -97.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamlin
- When
- May 30, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hamlin County, Estelline
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -96.880
Winds gusting to around 70 mph downed many tree branches in Estelline.
Thunderstorm Wind, Deuel
- When
- May 30, 7:21 PM CST
- Where
- Deuel County, Clear Lake
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.750, -96.680
Winds gusting to 60 mph downed several large tree branches in Clear Lake.
Hail, Deuel
- When
- May 30, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Deuel County, Gary
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.800, -96.450
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
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- Lightning Strike in Georgia, May 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Minnesota, May 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, May 30 to 31, 1998
- Tornado in South Dakota, May 30, 1998
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: 5646762, 5646451, 5646452, 5646457, 5646453, 5646454, 5646458, 5646455, 5646456.