Hail, Perkins
- When
- June 18, 1:25 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins County, 11 mi S of Bison
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.361, -102.470
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 18, 2009
Quarter sized hail and wind gusts to 70 mph accompanied a storm across southwestern Perkins County.
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
- 2
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.
Quarter sized hail and wind gusts to 70 mph accompanied a storm across southwestern Perkins County.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:23 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Perkins
- When
- June 18, 1:25 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins County, 11 mi S of Bison
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.361, -102.470
None.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 169747, 169749.