South Dakota, 2008

Hail in South Dakota, April 20 to 21, 2008

April 20 to 21, 2008 · NWS ABR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Elevated thunderstorms along a mid level boundary brought some large hail to Mclaughlin and Britton.

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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 ABR wrote it up.

Elevated thunderstorms along a mid level boundary brought some large hail to Mclaughlin and Britton.

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:41 UTC.

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2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Corson

When
April 20, 11:40 PM MST to 11:45 PM MST
Where
Corson County, Mc Laughlin
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.820, -100.820

Hail, Marshall

When
April 21, 9:57 AM CST to 10:02 AM CST
Where
Marshall County, Britton
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.800, -97.750

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: 96638, 96648.