South Dakota, 2002

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 19, 2002

June 19, 2002 · NWS ABR · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 Jun 18, 7:40 PM CST, 6 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 7:40 PM CST, 6 hours 55 minutes before
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The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 154 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:33 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Corson

When
June 19, 2:35 AM CST
Where
Corson County, 32 mi S of Mc Intosh
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.450, -101.350

Seventy mph winds broke off several large tree branches.

Thunderstorm Wind, Corson

When
June 19, 3:28 AM CST
Where
Corson County, 1 mi E of Wakpala
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.667, -100.517

Sixty mph winds downed several tree branches and moved an empty hay trailer.

Hail, Campbell

When
June 19, 3:45 AM CST
Where
Campbell County, 8 mi W of Mound City
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.717, -100.233

Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson

When
June 19, 4:17 AM CST
Where
McPherson County, Eureka
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.767, -99.633

What these are

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.
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

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: 5305978, 5305979, 5305980, 5305981.