Hail, Stanley
- When
- July 4, 11:01 PM CST
- Where
- Stanley County, 38 mi NW of Ft Pierre
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.733, -100.917
Two inch hail caused quite a bit of damage to crops northwest of Fort Pierre.
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 4 to 5, 2000
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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), 166 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:59 UTC.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hughes
- When
- July 4, 11:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hughes County, 10 mi NW of Pierre
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.467, -100.483
Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes
- When
- July 5, 12:12 AM CST
- Where
- Hughes County, Pierre Arpt
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.383, -100.283
Thunderstorm Wind, Spink
- When
- July 5, 2:20 AM CST
- Where
- Spink County, 6 mi W of Doland
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.883, -98.217
Winds to 65 mph brought down several tree branches at a home west of Doland.
Thunderstorm Wind, Clark
- When
- July 5, 2:48 AM CST
- Where
- Clark County, Garden City
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -97.567
Thunderstorm Wind, Hamlin
- When
- July 5, 3:18 AM CST
- Where
- Hamlin County, 8 mi N of Hayti
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.767, -97.200
Thunderstorm Wind, Deuel
- When
- July 5, 3:48 AM CST
- Where
- Deuel County, 9 mi W of Clear Lake
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.750, -96.867
Winds to 70 mph downed two large trees at a home west of Clear Lake.
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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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 4, 2000
- Hurricane in Guam, July 4, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Kentucky, July 4, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 4, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Maine, July 4, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, July 4, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Indiana, July 4, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 4, 2000
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: 5163885, 5163887, 5163886, 5163888, 5163889, 5163890, 5162673.