South Dakota, 2010

Hail in South Dakota, August 7, 2010

August 7, 2010 · NWS ABR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A severe thunderstorm brought large hail to the northeast of Altamont in Deuel county.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 large hail to the northeast of Altamont in Deuel county.

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:17 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Deuel

When
August 7, 3:20 AM CST
Where
Deuel County, 4.4 mi NNE of Moritz
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.890, -96.520

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 257538.