Hail, Hand
- When
- June 21, 1:42 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 7.06 mi WNW of Danforth
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.270, -99.020
Hail in South Dakota, June 21, 2008
Severe thunderstorms produced large hail across parts of central South Dakota during the afternoon hours.
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
- 10
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.
Severe thunderstorms produced large hail across parts of central South Dakota during the afternoon hours.
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:43 UTC.
Event by event
10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hand
- When
- June 21, 1:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, Ree Hgts
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.520, -99.200
Hail, Hand
- When
- June 21, 1:56 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 2.02 mi SE of Ree Hgts
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.500, -99.170
Hail, Hand
- When
- June 21, 1:58 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 5.53 mi S of Ree Hgts
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.440, -99.200
Hail, Hyde
- When
- June 21, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hyde County, 9.46 mi NNE of Stephan
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -99.390
Hail, Buffalo
- When
- June 21, 3:10 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, 11.99 mi NW of Gann Vly
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.160, -99.160
Hail, Dewey
- When
- June 21, 2:43 PM MST
- Where
- Dewey County, 5.92 mi SW of Thatcher
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.950, -101.000
Hail, Stanley
- When
- June 21, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Stanley County, 2.42 mi SW of Bunker
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.210, -101.140
Hail, Stanley
- When
- June 21, 3:07 PM MST
- Where
- Stanley County, 1.2 mi NW of Mission Ridge
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.690, -100.790
Hail, Sully
- When
- June 21, 4:13 PM CST
- Where
- Sully County, 6.39 mi SSE of Okobojo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.560, -100.350
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 120678, 120675, 120676, 120679, 120680, 120673, 120674, 120682, 120681, 120683.