South Dakota, 2004

Hail in South Dakota, May 22, 2004

May 22, 2004 · NWS UNR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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

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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.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:51 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pennington

When
May 22, 1:50 PM MST
Where
Pennington County, 3 mi S of Pactola Reservoir
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
44.017, -103.483

Hail covered the ground.

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: 5398593.