Hail, Hand
- When
- September 23, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, Ree Hgts
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.520, -99.200
Hail in South Dakota, September 23, 2008
A severe thunderstorm brought hail up to the size of nickels to central Hand County.
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
- 3
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.
A severe thunderstorm brought hail up to the size of nickels to central Hand County.
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:10 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Hand
- When
- September 23, 6:13 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, Ree Hgts
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.520, -99.200
Hail, Hand
- When
- September 23, 6:24 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 0.49 mi W of Miller
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 44.520, -98.990
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
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, September 23 to 24, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 23, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 23 to 24, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, September 23, 2008
- Hail in Iowa, September 23, 2008
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, September 23, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Oregon, September 23, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Colorado, September 23, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in California, September 23, 2008
- Waterspouts in Gulf of Mexico, September 23, 2008
- Hail in Kansas, September 23, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 23, 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: 135306, 135307, 135308.