Thunderstorm Wind, Oglala Lakota
- When
- September 22, 5:42 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota County, 5.1 mi NE of Porcupine
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Other Federal Agency
- Coordinates
- 43.290, -102.271
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 22, 2008
Severe thunderstorms produced hail the size of tennis balls and strong wind gusts across portions of Shannon, Jackson, and Haakon Counties.
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
- 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 UNR wrote it up.
Severe thunderstorms produced hail the size of tennis balls and strong wind gusts across portions of Shannon, Jackson, and Haakon Counties.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:43 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Jackson
- When
- September 22, 6:05 PM MST to 6:15 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson County, 8 mi SE of Potato Creek
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.448, -101.887
Hail, Jackson
- When
- September 22, 6:40 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson County, 8 mi N of Kadoka
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.946, -101.520
Hail broke windows on the west side of the house.
Hail, Jackson
- When
- September 22, 6:47 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson County, 14 mi SSE of Kadoka
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.643, -101.413
Hail, Haakon
- When
- September 22, 6:55 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon County, 5.4 mi E of (Php)philip Arpt
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.038, -101.493
What these are
- 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.
- 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
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, September 22, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Dakota, September 22 to 23, 2008
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, September 22, 2008
- Funnel Cloud in Florida, September 22, 2008
- Heavy Rain in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 22, 2008
- Hail in Nebraska, September 22, 2008
- Hail in Nebraska, September 22, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 22, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 130184, 130185, 130186, 130187, 130188.