Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, June 13, 2009

Name: Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, June 13, 2009
Start: 2009-06-13T18:49
End: 2009-06-13T22:20
Location: South Dakota

June 13, 2009 · NWS UNR · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

A severe thunderstorm moved from Wyoming across Custer and northern Fall River Counties. The storm produced wind gusts around 60 mph, hail to the size of quarters, and heavy rain.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 4

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 moved from Wyoming across Custer and northern Fall River Counties. The storm produced wind gusts around 60 mph, hail to the size of quarters, and heavy rain. Flash flooding occurred in Hot Springs.

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 Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 13, 1:45 PM MST, 5 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 1:45 PM MST, 5 hours 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 2:55 AM MST, 15 hours 54 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
355 AM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009

SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058-
071-141300-
BENNETT-BUTTE-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-HAAKON-
HARDING-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-JACKSON-MELLETTE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-
NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-PERKINS-RAPID CITY-
SHANNON-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-TODD-TRIPP-
WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-ZIEBACH-
355 AM MDT (455 AM CDT) SAT JUN 13 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST
WYOMING...AND FAR WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. ALTHOUGH AN
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT...WIDESPREAD
SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY. SOME
STORMS MAY BE SEVERE ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST WYOMING...THE BLACK
HILLS...AND SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
AS MULTIPLE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH THE REGION.
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 13, 3:23 PM MST, 3 hours 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
423 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0405 PM     HAIL             ROCKERVILLE             43.96N 103.36W
06/13/2009  M1.00 INCH       PENNINGTON         SD   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE FELL FROM 405 PM TO 415 PM MDT.
            HAIL ACCUMULATED SEVERAL INCHES DEEP.

&&

Local storm report, Jun 13, 3:39 PM MST, 3 hours 10 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 13, 3:39 PM MST, 3 hours 10 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
439 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009

SDZ044-132345-
BENNETT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LACREEK WILDLIFE REFUGE...
MARTIN AND TUTHILL
439 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE AREA...

AT 438 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM WITH NICKEL
SIZED HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF TUTHILL...OR 7 MILES EAST OF
MARTIN...AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  TUTHILL AND LACREEK WILDLIFE REFUGE...

RICHARDS

Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:16 PM MST, 2 hours 33 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
516 PM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     HAIL             4 WNW LACREEK WILDLIFE  43.13N 101.60W
06/13/2009  E1.00 INCH       BENNETT            SD   PUBLIC

&&

MSMITH

Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:22 PM MST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:48 PM MST, 2 hours 1 minute before

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The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:47 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Custer

When: June 13, 6:49 PM MST
Where: Custer County, 9.54 mi W of Jewel Cave Natl Mon
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.725, -104.021

Thunderstorm Wind, Fall River

When: June 13, 7:10 PM MST
Where: Fall River County, 15.1 mi NW of Edgemont
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.470, -104.019

None.

Hail, Fall River

When: June 13, 8:05 PM MST
Where: Fall River County, 8.13 mi W of Hot Springs
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.432, -103.642

Flash Flood, Fall River

When: June 13, 8:40 PM MST to 10:20 PM MST
Where: Fall River County, 0.92 mi NW of Hot Springs to 0.57 mi WNW of Hot Springs
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 43.440, -103.491

Two inches of rain fell in an hour and caused flash flooding in Hot Springs. Low water crossings at Joplin Avenue and South Sixth Street were under water. Six inches of water flowed down Minnekahta Avenue.

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
Flash Flood: Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 2009 Every state in 2009 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, June 2009

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: 165007, 165008, 165009, 165010.