Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 15, 2008

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 15, 2008
Start: 2008-07-15T14:45
End: 2008-07-15T16:42
Location: South Dakota

July 15, 2008 · NWS ABR · 9 events in 1 county or zone

A couple severe thunderstorms brought large hail up to the size of nickels and wind gusts to 60 mph to parts of Corson County.

Where it happened

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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 ABR wrote it up.

A couple severe thunderstorms brought large hail up to the size of nickels and wind gusts to 60 mph to parts of Corson County.

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:45 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Corson

When: July 15, 2:45 PM MST
Where: Corson County, 3.75 mi SSE of Black Horse
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 45.670, -101.350

Hail, Corson

When: July 15, 3:00 PM MST
Where: Corson County, 4.21 mi SW of Black Horse
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 45.670, -101.430

Hail, Corson

When: July 15, 3:10 PM MST
Where: Corson County, 3.75 mi SSE of Black Horse
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 45.670, -101.350

Hail, Corson

When: July 15, 3:30 PM MST
Where: Corson County, Mc Intosh
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 45.920, -101.350

Hail, Corson

When: July 15, 3:40 PM MST
Where: Corson County, 5.55 mi ESE of Walker
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 45.860, -100.980

Hail, Corson

When: July 15, 3:50 PM MST
Where: Corson County, 4 mi NW of Mc Laughlin
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 45.860, -100.880

Hail, Corson

When: July 15, 4:07 PM MST
Where: Corson County, 7.72 mi E of Maple Leaf
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 45.930, -100.740

Thunderstorm Wind, Corson

When: July 15, 4:07 PM MST
Where: Corson County, 9 mi NNE of Mc Laughlin
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 45.940, -100.748

Hail, Corson

When: July 15, 4:42 PM MST
Where: Corson County, 4.86 mi N of Little Eagle
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 45.740, -100.810

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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 125221, 125224, 125227, 125228, 125229, 125230, 125235, 125244, 125236.