South Dakota, 2007

Hail in South Dakota, July 1, 2007

July 1, 2007 · NWS UNR · 9 events in 4 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms developed across the west central South Dakota plains and produced hail to the size of golf balls.

Where it happened

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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.

Severe thunderstorms developed across the west central South Dakota plains and produced hail to the size of golf balls.

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 Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 1, 1:30 PM MST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 1:30 PM MST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
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The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 20 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:49 UTC.

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Event by event

9 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pennington

When
July 1, 3:50 PM MST
Where
Pennington County, 6 mi N of Owanka
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.107, -102.580

Hail, Meade

When
July 1, 4:00 PM MST
Where
Meade County, 8 mi S of Elm Springs
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.204, -102.520

Hail, Pennington

When
July 1, 4:00 PM MST to 4:03 PM MST
Where
Pennington County, 7 mi N of Creighton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.351, -102.200

Hail, Pennington

When
July 1, 4:15 PM MST to 4:30 PM MST
Where
Pennington County, Wasta
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.070, -102.450

Hail, Pennington

When
July 1, 5:10 PM MST
Where
Pennington County, 9 mi SE of Scenic
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.688, -102.423

Hail, Ziebach

When
July 1, 5:13 PM MST
Where
Ziebach County, 1 mi S of Thunder Butte
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.206, -101.650

Hail, Oglala Lakota

When
July 1, 5:55 PM MST
Where
Oglala Lakota County, Rockyford
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.500, -102.500

Hail, Pennington

When
July 1, 5:55 PM MST
Where
Pennington County, 8 mi S of Wall
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.884, -102.230

Hail, Ziebach

When
July 1, 5:58 PM MST
Where
Ziebach County, 8 mi SE of Dupree
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.968, -101.464

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.

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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: 34104, 34102, 34105, 34106, 34109, 34108, 34111, 34113, 34110.