South Dakota, 2009

Hail in South Dakota, September 10, 2009

September 10, 2009 · NWS ABR · 6 events in 1 county or zone

A cold front sliding across north central South Dakota brought a couple severe thunderstorms to Corson county. Large hail up to the size of baseballs occurred with the storms.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 cold front sliding across north central South Dakota brought a couple severe thunderstorms to Corson county. Large hail up to the size of baseballs occurred with the storms.

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:54 UTC.

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Event by event

6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Corson

When
September 10, 7:55 PM MST
Where
Corson County, 2 mi SW of Thunder Hawk
Measured
2.75 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.910, -101.980

Baseball size hail along with strong winds caused quite a bit of tree and crop damage to the area.

Hail, Corson

When
September 10, 9:00 PM MST
Where
Corson County, 8 mi SSW of Keldron
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
45.823, -101.884

Hail, Corson

When
September 10, 9:12 PM MST
Where
Corson County, 1.6 mi WNW of Thunder Hawk
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.940, -101.980

Hail, Corson

When
September 10, 9:30 PM MST
Where
Corson County, 3.49 mi S of Keldron
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.880, -101.810

Hail, Corson

When
September 10, 9:45 PM MST
Where
Corson County, 4.15 mi S of Morristown
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.870, -101.720

Hail, Corson

When
September 10, 9:50 PM MST
Where
Corson County, 5.4 mi SSE of Keldron
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.860, -101.770

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.

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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: 197461, 197467, 197460, 197462, 197464, 197466.