South Dakota, 2008

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 18 to 19, 2008

June 18 to 19, 2008 · NWS ABR · 8 events in 3 counties and zones

Several supercell thunderstorms brought very large hail up to the size of baseballs along with damaging winds to parts of central and north central South Dakota.

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 ABR wrote it up.

Several supercell thunderstorms brought very large hail up to the size of baseballs along with damaging winds to parts of central and north central South Dakota.

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 Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 18, 6:36 PM MST, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 6:36 PM MST, 54 minutes before
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The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:31 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Corson

When
June 18, 7:30 PM MST
Where
Corson County, 0.84 mi SE of Mc Laughlin
Measured
2.75 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.810, -100.810

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When
June 18, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Campbell County, 2 mi SW of Pollock
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.880, -100.310

Seventy mph winds downed a couple trees and many large tree branches southwest of Pollock.

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When
June 18, 9:02 PM CST
Where
Campbell County, 0.48 mi W of Pollock
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.900, -100.290

Several trees along with some street signs were blown down in Pollock.

Hail, Corson

When
June 18, 8:25 PM MST
Where
Corson County, 0.84 mi SE of Mc Laughlin
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
45.810, -100.810

Hail, Corson

When
June 18, 8:30 PM MST
Where
Corson County, 0.84 mi SE of Mc Laughlin
Measured
2.75 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.810, -100.810

Hail, Corson

When
June 18, 8:33 PM MST
Where
Corson County, 0.84 mi SE of Mc Laughlin
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
45.810, -100.810

Hail, Corson

When
June 18, 8:45 PM MST
Where
Corson County, 4.86 mi N of Little Eagle
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.740, -100.810

Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes

When
June 19, 1:21 AM CST
Where
Hughes County, (Pir)pierre Arpt
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
44.380, -100.280

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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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 120427, 120435, 120436, 120428, 120431, 120432, 120433, 120437.