South Dakota, 2009

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 29, 2009

June 29, 2009 · NWS UNR · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

A severe thunderstorm produced quarter sized hail and wind gusts to 70 mph as it moved across far southern Perkins and northern Meade Counties.

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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.

A severe thunderstorm produced quarter sized hail and wind gusts to 70 mph as it moved across far southern Perkins and northern Meade Counties.

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 29, 1:50 PM MST, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 1:50 PM MST, 46 minutes before
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The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:35 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Perkins

When
June 29, 2:36 PM MST to 2:42 PM MST
Where
Perkins County, 10.94 mi ESE of Zeona to 13.11 mi SE of Zeona
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.152, -102.716

Hail, Meade

When
June 29, 2:50 PM MST to 3:05 PM MST
Where
Meade County, 3 mi SW of Maurine
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.989, -102.643

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When
June 29, 3:05 PM MST to 3:15 PM MST
Where
Meade County, 1.29 mi WSW of Opal
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.891, -102.503

None.

Hail, Meade

When
June 29, 3:05 PM MST to 3:15 PM MST
Where
Meade County, 1.29 mi WSW of Opal
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.891, -102.503

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When
June 29, 3:15 PM MST
Where
Meade County, 4.57 mi S of Opal
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.835, -102.497

Three to four inch tree branches were blown down.

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 169839, 169842, 169846, 184741, 184742.