Hail in South Dakota, June 12, 2001

Name: Hail in South Dakota, June 12, 2001
Start: 2001-06-12T22:00
End: 2001-06-12T22:30
Location: South Dakota

June 12, 2001 · NWS UNR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

22 houses had windows broken by the hail; seven houses were badly damaged.

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: 1

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 happened

The episode as NWS UNR wrote it up.

22 houses had windows broken by the hail; seven houses were badly damaged.

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 Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 12, 1:45 PM MST, 8 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 1:45 PM MST, 8 hours 15 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
245 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2001

SEVERE WEATHER HAS BEEN FIRING ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF CWA.
NUMEROUS SVR AND TOR ALREADY POSTED.

UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER WA WITH STRONG JET MAX AND UPPER
DIVERGENCE RACING NEWD ACROSS CNTRL ROCKIES. DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW
OVER ERN WY/CO WITH ASSOCD WARM FRONT LYING EWD ACROSS CNTRL NE.
LASTEST MESO ANALYSIS INDICATES WARM FRONTOGENESIS OVER EXTREME SWRN
SD...WHERE SUN HAS WARMED TEMPS TO NEAR 80 AT PINE RIDGE WITH
DEWPOINTS RISING INTO THE 60S. APPROACHING JET MAX AND DIVERGENCE
WILL OVERRUN WARM FRONTAL BOUNDARY INTO INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE AIR
MASS WITH HIGH SRH VALUES ACROSS CWA...WHERE TORNADIC TSTMS LIKELY
TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING INTO THIS EVENING. SURFACE LOW MOVES NE AND
FURTHER AWAY FROM CWA LATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WITH NW SFC FLOW
AND INCREASING STABILITY DEVELOPING ACROSS AREA. MODELS TEND TO DRY
SLOT AREA ON WED WITH LOWER RH VALUES AND QPF. HOWEVER...CANNOT RULE
OUT PCPN WITH COLD UPPER LOW HANGING WEST OF AREA...AND NW FLOW
PROVIDING UPSLOPE FLOW OVER NRN BLACK HILLS.  THICKNESS VALUES AOB
550 DAM COULD PROVIDE FOR SOME SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. UPPER LOW
FINALLY PULLS EAST OF AREA ON THU FOR DRYING CONDITIONS.

.EXTENDED...SHORT WAVE TROUGH RACING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA ON
FRI MIGHT PROVIDE ENOUGH LIFT FOR A FEW SHOWERS NORTHERN
ZONES...OTHERWISE DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS APPEAR IN ORDER THROUGH
SAT. WILL MENTION A CHANCE OF SHOWERS/TSTMS SUN-TUE AS FAIRLY ZONAL
FLOW DEVELOPS ACROSS REGION.

.UNR...TORNADO WATCH NERN WY AND WRN SD UNTIL 800 PM MDT.

JOHNSO,N

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 12, 5:06 PM MST, 4 hours 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
606 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2001

TIME(MDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0235 PM    5 N OSAGE                 WY   1 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   WESTON                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0300 PM    7 SE CLARETON             WY   TORNADO
06/12/01   WESTON                         TRAILER BLOWN OVER.
                                          BARN ROOF AND
                                          OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED.
                                          WINDOWS IN HOUSE
                                          BROKEN. REPORTED BY
                                          STORM SPOTTER.

0445 PM    10 W EDGEMONT             SD   TORNADO
06/12/01   FALL RIVER                     FUNNEL CLOUD. REPORTED
                                          BY OFF-DUTY NWS EMPLOYEE.

0447 PM    7 SE CLARETON             WY   1.5 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   WESTON                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0450 PM    15 SW PROVO               SD   TORNADO
06/12/01   FALL RIVER                     TORNADO AND QUARTER
                                          SIZE HAIL. REPORTED BY
                                          STORM SPOTTER.

0505 PM    10 S PROVO                SD   TORNADO
06/12/01   FALL RIVER                     REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
                                          NWS EMPLOYEE.

0534 PM    PIEDMONT                  SD   .75 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   MEADE                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0536 PM    NEWCASTLE                 WY   .75 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   WESTON                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 6:06 PM MST, 3 hours 54 minutes before

SDZ001-012-013-024>031-041-WYZ054>058-130200-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
706 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2001

...THE TORNADO WATCH FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST WYOMING
HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORNADOES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST
WYOMING AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...THEREFORE THE TORNADO WATCH HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

Local storm report, Jun 12, 6:52 PM MST, 3 hours 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
752 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2001

TIME(MDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0309 PM    CLARETON                  WY   1 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   WESTON                         REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0442 PM    17 S NEWCASTLE            WY   .75 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   WESTON

0605 PM    15 E ARDMORE              SD   TORNADO
06/12/01   FALL RIVER                     REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
                                          NWS EMPLOYEE.

0615 PM    OELRICHS                  SD   2.5 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   FALL RIVER                     REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0630 PM    3 S OELRICHS              SD   4.5 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   FALL RIVER                     REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0644 PM    13 W OGLALA               SD   1 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   SHANNON                        60 MPH WIND GUST.
                                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0710 PM    SLIM BUTTE                SD   TORNADO
06/12/01   SHANNON                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0745 PM    PINE RIDGE                SD   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   SHANNON                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Local storm report, Jun 12, 7:50 PM MST, 2 hours 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
850 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2001

TIME(MDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0730 PM    7 N WRIGHT                WY   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/12/01   CAMPBELL                       REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0745 PM    PINE RIDGE                SD   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   SHANNON                        REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0757 PM    GILLETTE ARPT             WY   62 MPH TSTM GUST
06/12/01   CAMPBELL                       MEASURED AT OBSERVATION
                                          SITE.

0800 PM    ECHETA                    WY   59 MPH TSTM GUST
06/12/01   CAMPBELL                       MEASURED AT OBSERVATION
                                          SITE.

0808 PM    6 S ROZET                 WY   70 MPH TSTM GUST
06/12/01   CAMPBELL                       REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0815 PM    19 SW UPTON               WY   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/12/01   WESTON                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0820 PM    OSAGE                     WY   TORNADO
06/12/01   WESTON                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0826 PM    3 S MOORCROFT             WY   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/12/01   CROOK                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0830 PM    SUNDANCE                  WY   WIND DAMAGE
06/12/01   CROOK                          SMALL TREES DOWN.
                                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

Local storm report, Jun 12, 9:33 PM MST, 27 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1033 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2001

TIME(MDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1030 PM    ROSEBUD                   SD   .88 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   TODD

Local storm report, Jun 12, 9:52 PM MST, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1052 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2001

TIME(MDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....T

1050 PM    2 N MISSION               SD   1 INCH HAIL
06/12/01   TODD                           40-50 MPH WINDS

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 150 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:00 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Todd

When: June 12, 10:00 PM MST to 10:30 PM MST
Where: Todd County, 7 mi NE of Rosebud
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.300, -100.767

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, June 2001

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: 5254260.