Hail, Oglala Lakota
- When
- June 3, 3:10 PM MST to 3:15 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota County, Batesland
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.100, -102.133
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 3, 2004
A severe thunderstorm moved across western parts of Shannon County, producing hail up to the size of golf balls and wind gusts to 60 mph.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 5
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.
A severe thunderstorm moved across western parts of Shannon County, producing hail up to the size of golf balls and wind gusts to 60 mph.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:12 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Oglala Lakota
- When
- June 3, 3:55 PM MST to 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota County, 17 mi SSW of Red Shirt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.433, -103.033
Hail, Oglala Lakota
- When
- June 3, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota County, 15 mi SW of Red Shirt
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.517, -103.117
Thunderstorm Wind, Oglala Lakota
- When
- June 3, 4:50 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota County, Oglala
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.183, -102.750
Hail, Oglala Lakota
- When
- June 3, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota County, 11 mi N of Oglala
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.350, -102.750
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, June 3, 2004
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5406622, 5406623, 5406624, 5406625, 5406626.