Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 8, 2008

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 8, 2008
Start: 2008-07-08T12:06
End: 2008-07-08T13:23
Location: South Dakota

July 8, 2008 · NWS UNR · 8 events in 2 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms moved across the northern Black Hills area, producing large hail and gusty winds.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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 thunderstorms moved across the northern Black Hills area, producing large hail and gusty winds.

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 Jul 7, 1:00 PM MST, 23 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 1:00 PM MST, 23 hours 6 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

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

Hail, Lawrence

When: July 8, 12:06 PM MST
Where: Lawrence County, St Onge
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.550, -103.720

Hail, Lawrence

When: July 8, 12:10 PM MST
Where: Lawrence County, 2 mi NW of Whitewood
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 44.490, -103.659

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: July 8, 12:10 PM MST
Where: Lawrence County, 2 mi NW of Whitewood
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 44.490, -103.659

Hail, Lawrence

When: July 8, 1:05 PM MST to 1:10 PM MST
Where: Lawrence County, 6 mi SE of Deadwood
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.319, -103.614

Hail, Meade

When: July 8, 1:09 PM MST
Where: Meade County, 2 mi NW of Black Hawk
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 44.170, -103.329

Hail, Lawrence

When: July 8, 1:12 PM MST
Where: Lawrence County, 9 mi SE of Lead
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 44.258, -103.621

Hail, Meade

When: July 8, 1:15 PM MST
Where: Meade County, Black Hawk
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 44.150, -103.300

Hail, Lawrence

When: July 8, 1:23 PM MST
Where: Lawrence County, 4 mi NW of Nemo
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 44.241, -103.557

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 2008 Every state in 2008 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, July 2008

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 101498, 101499, 101500, 101503, 101501, 101502, 101507, 101504.