Hail, Oglala Lakota
- When
- September 21, 3:58 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota County, 11 mi NNW of Porcupine
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.377, -102.414
Hail in South Dakota, September 21, 2008
A severe thunderstorm produced penny sized hail north of Porcupine.
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
- 1
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.
A severe thunderstorm produced penny sized hail north of Porcupine.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 90 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:02 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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
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- Flash Flood in Arkansas, September 21, 2008
- Hail in New Mexico, September 21, 2008
- Hail in Nebraska, September 21, 2008
- Hail in North Dakota, September 21, 2008
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, September 21, 2008
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, September 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 130183.