Hail, Campbell
- When
- June 15, 6:50 PM MST to 7:05 PM MST
- Where
- Campbell County, 10 mi SE of Wright
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.617, -105.333
Hail in Wyoming, June 15, 2003
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
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 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 15, 1:45 PM MST, 5 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 1:45 PM MST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
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
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 5:40 AM MST, 13 hours 10 minutes before
SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058- 071-161300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 640 AM MDT SUN JUN 15 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SEVERE OVER NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA WITH THE PRIMARY THREAT BEING HAIL LARGER THAN 3/4 INCH. SOME OF THESE STORMS OVER NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE BLACK HILLS MAY MOVE SLOWLY PRODUCING SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MONDAY WILL SEE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA ONCE AGAIN. THE MAIN CONCERN WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE THE SLOW MOVEMENT IN A VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT...CREATING A POTENTIAL FOR SOME FLASH FLOODING. THE AREAS OF GREATEST CONCERN ARE IN AND AROUND THE BLACK HILLS...FAR SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST WYOMING. A COUPLE OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AS WELL... ESPECIALLY IN AND AROUND THE BLACK HILLS WITH HAIL THE PRIMARY THREAT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE AREA. TUESDAY MAY SEE ANOTHER DAY WHERE SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY OCCUR...ESPECIALLY OVER THE BLACK HILLS. MORE ORGANIZED STORMS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 15, 4:05 PM MST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
505 PM MDT SUN JUN 15 2003
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0447 PM 2 SE VETAL SD .75 INCH HAIL
06/15/03 BENNETT REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER. HAIL COVERING
GROUND.Local storm report, Jun 15, 4:24 PM MST, 2 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
524 PM MDT SUN JUN 15 2003
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0455 PM VETAL SD .75 INCH HAIL
06/15/03 BENNETT REPORTED BY PUBLIC.Local storm report, Jun 15, 4:35 PM MST, 2 hours 15 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
535 PM MDT SUN JUN 15 2003
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0515 PM TUTHILL SD 1 INCH HAIL
06/15/03 BENNETT REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0520 PM 10 E MARTIN SD .75 INCH HAIL
06/15/03 BENNETT REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0525 PM TUTHILL SD 1 INCH HAIL
06/15/03 BENNETT REPORTED BY PUBLIC.Local storm report, Jun 15, 4:51 PM MST, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
551 PM MDT SUN JUN 15 2003
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0545 PM 8 SE MARTIN SD 1.75 INCH HAIL
06/15/03 BENNETT REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
0545 PM 8 SE MARTIN SD 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/15/03 BENNETT REPORTED BY PUBLIC.Local storm report, Jun 15, 5:34 PM MST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
634 PM MDT SUN JUN 15 2003
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0540 PM 15 S MARTIN SD WIND DAMAGE
06/15/03 BENNETT GREEN HOUSE BLEW OVER.
REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
WINDS ESTIMATED AT 70
MPH.
0615 PM 14 NW BELLE FOURCHE SD 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/15/03 BUTTE REPORTED BY PUBLIC.Local storm report, Jun 15, 6:42 PM MST, 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
742 PM MDT SUN JUN 15 2003
TIME(MDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0652 PM 8 W SPEARFISH SD .75 INCH HAIL
06/15/03 LAWRENCE REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0652 PM 8 WNW SPEARFISH SD .88 INCH HAIL
06/15/03 LAWRENCE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0705 PM HOOVER SD 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/15/03 BUTTE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.
0720 PM 1 N RALPH SD 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/15/03 HARDING REPORTED BY COOPERATIVE
OBSERVER.
0720 PM 11 NE CASTLE ROCK SD 60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/15/03 BUTTE REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, June 15, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, June 15, 2003
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, June 15, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, June 15, 2003
- Flash Flood in Alabama, June 15, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 15, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 15 to 16, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 15, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 15, 2003
- Wildfire in California, June 15 to 16, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 15, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds and Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, June 15, 2003
More
Every storm in Wyoming in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Wyoming, June 2003
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: 5364071.