Hail, Harding
- When
- July 19, 1:25 PM MST
- Where
- Harding County, 5 mi N of Ralph
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.833, -103.067
Over 2,000 acres of crops were damaged by the large hail.
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 19, 2000
10 hail, 7 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
- $50,000
- Events
- 17
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), 191 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:22 UTC.
Event by event
10 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Harding
- When
- July 19, 1:45 PM MST
- Where
- Harding County, 1 mi N of Ralph
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.783, -103.067
Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- July 19, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 8 mi S of Maurine
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.900, -102.600
A garage door was blown off a building and several large trees had broken branches.
Hail, Ziebach
- When
- July 19, 4:08 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach County, 2 mi W of Glad Vly
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.400, -101.783
Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- July 19, 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, Red Owl
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.700, -102.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- July 19, 4:45 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, Howes
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.617, -102.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington
- When
- July 19, 5:05 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 18 mi NE of Creighton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.433, -101.950
Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington
- When
- July 19, 5:25 PM MST to 5:35 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, Wasta
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.067, -102.450
Hail, Pennington
- When
- July 19, 5:25 PM MST to 5:35 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, Wasta
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.067, -102.450
Hail, Pennington
- When
- July 19, 5:25 PM MST to 5:35 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 5 mi W of Wasta
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.067, -102.550
Hail, Fall River
- When
- July 19, 5:25 PM MST
- Where
- Fall River County, 8 mi NE of Oral
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.483, -103.150
Hail, Pennington
- When
- July 19, 5:54 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 9 mi NE of Scenic
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.883, -102.417
Hail, Haakon
- When
- July 19, 6:15 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon County, 8 mi N of Philip
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.150, -101.667
Hail, Jackson
- When
- July 19, 6:58 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson County, 15 mi SE of Kadoka
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.683, -101.300
Hail, Jackson
- When
- July 19, 7:45 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson County, 7 mi E of Longvalley
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.467, -101.367
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- July 19, 7:45 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson County, 7 mi E of Longvalley
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.467, -101.367
Thunderstorm Wind, Todd
- When
- July 19, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Todd County, 2 mi SW of Parmelee
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.300, -101.050
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.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5176178, 5176179, 5176181, 5176180, 5176182, 5176183, 5176184, 5176185, 5176186, 5176187, 5176189, 5176188, 5176190, 5176191, 5176547, 5176548, 5176549.