South Dakota, 2001

Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 22 to 23, 2001

July 22 to 23, 2001 · NWS ABR · 7 events in 4 counties and zones

6 hail, 1 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

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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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 22, 2:15 PM CST, 4 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 22, 2:15 PM CST, 4 hours 41 minutes before
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In the hours before

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The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 100 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:57 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Codington

When
July 22, 6:56 PM CST
Where
Codington County, 3 mi S of Florence
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.000, -97.317

Hail, Codington

When
July 22, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Codington County, 2 mi NE of Rauville
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
45.000, -97.050

Hail, Codington

When
July 22, 7:33 PM CST
Where
Codington County, 1 mi W of Waverly
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.000, -96.983

Hail, Jones

When
July 22, 11:35 PM CST
Where
Jones County, 16 mi NE of Draper
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.083, -100.300

Hail, Day

When
July 22, 11:38 PM CST
Where
Day County, 5 mi NE of Grenville
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.517, -97.333

Thunderstorm Wind, Day

When
July 22, 11:45 PM CST to 11:59 PM CST
Where
Day County, 7 mi E of Grenville
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.467, -97.250

Many large tree branches were downed by the high winds.

Hail, Roberts

When
July 23, 12:40 AM CST
Where
Roberts County, 10 mi E of Corona
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.333, -96.567

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

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: 5261557, 5261559, 5261558, 5261562, 5261560, 5261563, 5261561.