South Dakota, 2001

Hail in South Dakota, May 10, 2001

May 10, 2001 · NWS UNR · 2 events in 1 county or zone

An isolated severe thunderstorm moved out of eastern Wyoming and across western Fall River county. The storm became a supercell and exhibited a movement to the right of the mean low level wind flow.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

An isolated severe thunderstorm moved out of eastern Wyoming and across western Fall River county. The storm became a supercell and exhibited a movement to the right of the mean low level wind flow. The storm moved south-southeast across the county.

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2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fall River

When
May 10, 4:28 PM MST to 4:38 PM MST
Where
Fall River County, Provo
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.183, -103.850

Hail, Fall River

When
May 10, 4:30 PM MST to 4:45 PM MST
Where
Fall River County, 2 mi N of Ardmore
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.050, -103.667

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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: 5247024, 5247025.