South Dakota, 2003

Hail in South Dakota, July 29, 2003

July 29, 2003 · NWS UNR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pennington

When
July 29, 10:21 AM MST
Where
Pennington County, 5 mi S of Rapid City
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.017, -103.217

Hail, Custer

When
July 29, 10:46 AM MST
Where
Custer County, 4 mi W of Hermosa
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
43.833, -103.267

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

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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: 5372781, 5372782.