Hail, Woodbury
- When
- May 24, 1:14 PM CST
- Where
- Woodbury County, Pierson
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.550, -95.883
Hail in Iowa, May 24, 2004
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 Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 24, 12:36 PM CST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 12:36 PM CST, 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 136 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004 .DISCUSSION... BAND OF ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS MOVING EAST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THIS AFTERNOON...LEADING A LARGE BAND OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT STRETCHES NORTH TO AROUND KATY. BAND OF MID LEVEL LIFT JUST NORTHWEST OF THE CWA LOOKS LIKE IT SHOULD STAY NORTHWEST OF THE CWA THROUGH THE EVENING. STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND ISENTROPIC DOWNGLIDE DEVELOP TONIGHT...WHICH SHOULD ALLOW A LOT OF THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE TO GET SCOURED OUT. A LITTLE MID LEVEL MOISTURE MOVES INTO SOUTHERN CWA LATE TONIGHT AS UPPER LEVEL JET MAX MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS. LOWS SHOULD BE SIMILAR TO THIS MORNING...WITH MAINLY 40S EVERYWHERE. COLD AIR SETTLES IN BEHIND SYSTEM...AND MODEL SOUNDINGS SUGGEST AN ABUNDANCE OF STRATO CU FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. CU SHOULD BE IN EARLIER OVER NORTHWEST CWA. LUCKILY...WE SHOULD SEE SOME DECENT MIXING...SO ALTHOUGH THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE COLDER...THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE WARMER THAN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THEN...ON WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS SHOULD DEVELOP AS WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS SET UP IN THE LOW LEVELS. WILL WARM EVERYONE INTO THE 70S AND LOWER 80S BOTH DAYS. LARGE TROUGH MOVES ONTO THE WEST COAST BY FRIDAY...WITH LOW LEVEL FLOW BECOMING MORE SOUTHERLY AND MOISTURE ON THE INCREASE. THE WEEKEND WEATHER STILL LOOKS UNSETTLED...BUT LATEST RUNS ARE COMING INTO MORE AGREEMENT WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...THE DROPPING A FRONT THROUGH ON SATURDAY...WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WILL GO ABOVE GUIDANCE FOR WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN AROUND OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. CANNOT RULE OUT PRECIP ANY OF THESE DAYS...BUT CURRENTLY LOOKS LIKE SATURDAY NIGHT HAS BEST CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. && .FSD...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...NONE. MN...NONE. IA...NONE. NE...NONE. && 08
Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 11:11 AM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1211 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004 SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098- IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-251200- AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA- CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE- DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON- IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN- LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN- OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN- SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON- THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS SWEEPING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREAS MIDDAY AND THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE IN AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD END EARLY AFTERNOON IN MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE THREAT FOR LARGE HAIL WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING IN NORTHWEST IOWA...MAINLY AREAS SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SPENCER TO SIOUX CITY. FLOODING... THE LITTLE SIOUX RIVER FROM NEAR SPENCER DOWNSTREAM TO AROUND LINN GROVE IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED OR REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE SOME MINOR FLOODING OF AGRICULTURAL LAND. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND...AND SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. THOSE WITH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER NOON CDT. && FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/FSD. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
In the hours before
Local storm report, May 24, 11:41 AM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1241 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1046 AM HAIL 2 E PLANKINTON 43.72N 98.44W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH AURORA SD EMERGENCY MNGR
1208 PM HAIL 8 W YANKTON 42.89N 97.55W
05/24/2004 0.88 INCH YANKTON SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
1208 PM HAIL 8 SW PARKER 43.31N 97.25W
05/24/2004 0.88 INCH TURNER SD AMATEUR RADIO
1200 PM HAIL 8 N YANKTON 43.01N 97.39W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH YANKTON SD AMATEUR RADIO
1215 PM HAIL 8 SW IRENE 43.00N 97.27W
05/24/2004 1.00 INCH YANKTON SD TRAINED SPOTTER
1155 AM HAIL 8 NE UTICA 43.06N 97.38W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH YANKTON SD TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BUSSLocal storm report, May 24, 11:56 AM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1256 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1244 PM HAIL NEWCASTLE 42.65N 96.87W
05/24/2004 1.00 INCH DIXON NE AMATEUR RADIO
FEW STONES AT 1 INCH MOST SMALLER
1245 PM HAIL 2 E ALLEN 42.41N 96.80W
05/24/2004 0.88 INCH DIXON NE TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BUSSSpecial weather statement, May 24, 12:15 PM CST, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 115 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004 MNZ071-072-097-SDZ038>040-052>056-058>060-063>065-068-069-241830- AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-CHARLES MIX-DAVISON-DOUGLAS-HANSON- HUTCHINSON-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MINER-MOODY- PIPESTONE MN-SANBORN-YANKTON- 115 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 272 HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MUCH OF EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DIMINISHED OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SO THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR AURORA...BEADLE...BON HOMME...BROOKINGS...CHARLES MIX...DOUGLAS... HANSON...HUTCHINSON...JERAULD...KINGSBURY...LAKE...MINER...MOODY... SANBORN AND YANKTON COUNTIES. THE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN CANCELLED FOR LINCOLN...LYON...AND PIPESTONE COUNTIES OF SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM BROOKINGS TO SIOUX FALLS..TO YANKTON MAY YET PRODUCE SOME HAIL TO PEA SIZE BETWEEN SIOUX FALLS AND YANKTON THROUGH 2 PM. THE THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH POTENTIAL FOR LARGE HAIL CONTINUES OVER FAR SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA... AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TO THE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WINDOM TO LUVERNE. CHAPMAN
Local storm report, May 24, 12:31 PM CST, 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
131 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0112 PM HAIL 6 W DAKOTA CITY 42.42N 96.54W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH DAKOTA NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0105 PM HAIL 3 NW HUBBARD 42.42N 96.63W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH DAKOTA NE TRAINED SPOTTER
0114 PM HAIL NORTH SIOUX CITY 42.54N 96.50W
05/24/2004 1.00 INCH UNION SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0123 PM HAIL SALIX 42.31N 96.29W
05/24/2004 1.75 INCH WOODBURY IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0122 PM HAIL SOUTH SIOUX CITY 42.47N 96.41W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH DAKOTA NE LAW ENFORCEMENT
0100 PM HAIL WNW JEFFERSON 42.60N 96.56W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH UNION SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0119 PM HAIL 2 W SALIX 42.31N 96.33W
05/24/2004 1.00 INCH WOODBURY IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0122 PM HAIL ELK POINT 42.68N 96.68W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH UNION SD EMERGENCY MNGR
0125 PM HAIL SE SIOUX CITY 42.50N 96.39W
05/24/2004 1.00 INCH WOODBURY IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BUSSLocal storm report, May 24, 12:55 PM CST, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
155 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0129 PM HAIL 10 S MOVILLE 42.34N 96.07W
05/24/2004 1.75 INCH WOODBURY IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
CHAPMANLocal storm report, May 24, 1:00 PM CST, 14 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
200 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION...ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0129 PM HAIL BRONSON 42.41N 96.21W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH WOODBURY IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0131 PM HAIL E SIOUX CITY 42.50N 96.39W
05/24/2004 0.88 INCH WOODBURY IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0124 PM HAIL 2 NNE SIOUX CITY 42.53N 96.38W
05/24/2004 1.00 INCH WOODBURY IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0155 PM HAIL KINGSLEY 42.59N 95.97W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH PLYMOUTH IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0148 PM HAIL DANBURY 42.24N 95.72W
05/24/2004 0.75 INCH WOODBURY IA TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BUSSThe radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:15 UTC.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Illinois, May 24 to 25, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Missouri, May 24 to 25, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, May 24 to 25, 2004
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, May 24, 2004
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 24, 2004
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, May 24, 2004
- Flood in Wisconsin, May 24 to 31, 2004
- Hail in New York, May 24, 2004
- Flood in Wisconsin, May 24 to 31, 2004
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Massachusetts, May 24, 2004
- Hail in Kansas, May 24, 2004
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, May 24, 2004
More
Every storm in Iowa in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, May 2004
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: 5401865.