Hail, Meade
- When
- April 23, 6:25 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, Opal
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.900, -102.480
Hail in South Dakota, April 23, 2008
A severe thunderstorm produced hail to the size of golf balls across northern Meade County.
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
- 3
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 severe thunderstorm produced hail to the size of golf balls across northern Meade County.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:26 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Meade
- When
- April 23, 6:40 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 2 mi E of Maurine
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.020, -102.559
Hail, Meade
- When
- April 23, 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 2 mi NW of Union Center
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.590, -102.699
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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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: 86625, 86626, 86627.