Hail, Brule
- When
- June 21, 3:44 PM CST
- Where
- Brule County, 5.18 mi ESE of Kimball
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.730, -98.850
Hail in South Dakota, June 21, 2008
Thunderstorms produced large hail at a few locations between the Missouri and James Rivers in southeast South Dakota during the afternoon of June 21st.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 4
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 FSD wrote it up.
Thunderstorms produced large hail at a few locations between the Missouri and James Rivers in southeast South Dakota during the afternoon of June 21st.
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 171 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:45 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Aurora
- When
- June 21, 3:47 PM CST
- Where
- Aurora County, 3.49 mi W of White Lake
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.730, -98.790
Large hail was accompanied by estimated 50 mph wind gusts.
Hail, Davison
- When
- June 21, 3:51 PM CST
- Where
- Davison County, 3.76 mi NNW of Loomis
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.830, -98.130
Hail, Douglas
- When
- June 21, 4:17 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas County, 4.86 mi N of New Holland
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.490, -98.630
Large hail covered the ground.
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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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: 119658, 119661, 119663, 119667.