Hail, Tripp
- When
- July 30, 5:20 PM CST
- Where
- Tripp County, 8 mi N of Hamill
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.696, -99.680
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 30, 2008
Large hail and strong winds accompanied thunderstorms as they crossed Todd and Tripp Counties.
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.
Large hail and strong winds accompanied thunderstorms as they crossed Todd and Tripp Counties.
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 207 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:19 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Todd
- When
- July 30, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Todd County, 20 mi SE of Mission
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.095, -100.389
Thunderstorm Wind, Tripp
- When
- July 30, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Tripp County, 9.51 mi SSE of Hamill
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.452, -99.609
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
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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: 122873, 122876, 122877.