Hail, Perkins
- When
- June 20, 1:30 AM MST
- Where
- Perkins County, 6 mi NE of Bison
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.583, -102.383
Combination of large hail and wind broke windows on a house, barn, and automobile.
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 2005
A line of severe thunderstorms developed across central Perkins County and moved east across eastern Perkins County and northern Ziebach County. The storms initially produced large hail and gusty winds, but strong damaging winds occurred as they moved into Ziebach County.
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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS UNR wrote it up.
A line of severe thunderstorms developed across central Perkins County and moved east across eastern Perkins County and northern Ziebach County. The storms initially produced large hail and gusty winds, but strong damaging winds occurred as they moved into Ziebach County.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 166 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:31 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Ziebach
- When
- June 20, 2:05 AM MST
- Where
- Ziebach County, Glad Vly
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 45.400, -101.750
3 inch diameter tree limbs down
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.
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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: 5455351, 5455352.