Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 17, 2007

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 17, 2007
Start: 2007-06-17T14:50
End: 2007-06-17T18:05
Location: South Dakota

June 17, 2007 · NWS UNR · 11 events in 6 counties and zones

Severe storms developed along a cold front as it slowly moved across western South Dakota. Large hail and heavy rain were reported.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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 storms developed along a cold front as it slowly moved across western South Dakota. Large hail and heavy rain were reported.

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 Jun 17, 2:00 PM MST, 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 2:00 PM MST, 50 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 9:39 AM MST, 5 hours 11 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 17, 11:12 AM MST, 3 hours 38 minutes before

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The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 122 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:49 UTC.

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Event by event

10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Bennett

When: June 17, 2:50 PM MST
Where: Bennett County, 11 mi SW of Allen
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 43.168, -102.084

Hail, Custer

When: June 17, 3:30 PM MST
Where: Custer County, 6 mi W of Custer
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 43.770, -103.720

Hail, Pennington

When: June 17, 3:44 PM MST
Where: Pennington County, Mt Rushmore
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.880, -103.450

Hail, Meade

When: June 17, 3:45 PM MST
Where: Meade County, 9 mi NE of Tilford
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 44.392, -103.291

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When: June 17, 3:45 PM MST
Where: Meade County, 9 mi NE of Tilford
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 44.392, -103.291

Hail, Meade

When: June 17, 4:00 PM MST
Where: Meade County, 12 mi W of Hereford
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 44.380, -103.123

Hail, Meade

When: June 17, 4:08 PM MST
Where: Meade County, 6 mi N of Hereford
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.467, -102.880

Hail, Meade

When: June 17, 4:45 PM MST
Where: Meade County, 5 mi E of Opal
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 44.900, -102.378

Hail, Pennington

When: June 17, 5:35 PM MST
Where: Pennington County, Wasta
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.070, -102.450

Hail, Ziebach

When: June 17, 5:53 PM MST
Where: Ziebach County, 10 mi NE of Cherry Creek
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 44.702, -101.356

Hail, Haakon

When: June 17, 6:05 PM MST
Where: Haakon County, 12 mi W of Philip
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.030, -101.911

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

Every storm in South Dakota in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, June 2007

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: 27367, 27368, 27370, 27371, 27373, 27375, 27376, 27378, 27379, 27381, 27382.