South Dakota, 2008

Hail in South Dakota, June 25 to 26, 2008

June 25 to 26, 2008 · NWS ABR · 5 events in 4 counties and zones

Severe thunderstorms produced hail up to the size of nickles over parts of central and north central South Dakota.

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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 hail up to the size of nickles over 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 25, 6:59 PM MST, 2 hours 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 6:59 PM MST, 2 hours 51 minutes before
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The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 155 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:49 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stanley

When
June 25, 9:50 PM MST
Where
Stanley County, 10.88 mi WSW of Orton
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.670, -101.040

Hail, Dewey

When
June 25, 10:30 PM MST
Where
Dewey County, 12.92 mi SW of Cheyenne Agency
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.900, -100.510

Hail, Stanley

When
June 25, 10:39 PM MST
Where
Stanley County, 0.85 mi NW of Ft Pierre
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.360, -100.380

Hail, Hughes

When
June 26, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Hughes County, 0.49 mi W of Harrold
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.520, -99.740

Hail, Hand

When
June 26, 12:20 AM CST
Where
Hand County, 5.39 mi SW of Ree Hgts
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.460, -99.270

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.

The same day elsewhere

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 120704, 120695, 120705, 120701, 120698.