Hail, Hughes
- When
- April 20, 11:55 AM CST
- Where
- Hughes County, 4.44 mi W of Blunt
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.520, -100.070
Hail in South Dakota, April 20, 2007
Strong warm air advection and moderate instability brought some severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours to parts of central and northeast South Dakota. Large hail from the size of pennies to golfballs occurred.
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
- 14
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 ABR wrote it up.
Strong warm air advection and moderate instability brought some severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours to parts of central and northeast South Dakota. Large hail from the size of pennies to golfballs occurred.
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 167 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:56 UTC.
Event by event
14 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Sully
- When
- April 20, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sully County, 8.57 mi SSE of Onida
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.590, -99.990
Hail, Hand
- When
- April 20, 12:28 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 8.57 mi NE of Polo
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.870, -98.980
Hail, Faulk
- When
- April 20, 12:35 PM CST
- Where
- Faulk County, 4.87 mi S of Miranda
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.900, -98.960
Hail, Hand
- When
- April 20, 12:35 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 8.57 mi NE of Polo
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.870, -98.980
Hail, Sully
- When
- April 20, 3:58 PM CST
- Where
- Sully County, 1.47 mi W of Onida Muni Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 44.700, -100.130
Hail, Potter
- When
- April 20, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, 13.3 mi SE of Lebanon
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.920, -99.610
Hail, Brown
- When
- April 20, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 2.9 mi E of Westport
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.650, -98.440
Hail, Brown
- When
- April 20, 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 2.9 mi E of Westport
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.650, -98.440
Hail, Faulk
- When
- April 20, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Faulk County, Faulkton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 45.030, -99.130
Hail, Hand
- When
- April 20, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 0.49 mi W of Polo
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 44.780, -99.110
Hail, Faulk
- When
- April 20, 7:17 PM CST
- Where
- Faulk County, 1.47 mi SSE of Chelsea
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 45.150, -98.740
Hail, Spink
- When
- April 20, 7:40 PM CST
- Where
- Spink County, 0.85 mi SE of Mansfield
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.240, -98.560
Hail, Hand
- When
- April 20, 7:55 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 11.83 mi ENE of Polo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.850, -98.880
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 20, 2007
- Frost and Freeze in Colorado, April 20, 2007
- Hail in North Dakota, April 20, 2007
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- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, April 20, 2007
- Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, April 20, 2007
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 20, 2007
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 28572, 28573, 28574, 28575, 28576, 28577, 28578, 28579, 28580, 28581, 28582, 28583, 28584, 28585.