Hail, Buffalo
- When
- May 31, 6:07 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, 6.57 mi WNW of Gann Vly
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.070, -99.120
Hail in South Dakota, May 31, 2010
Large hail to the size of half dollars fell northwest of Gann Valley.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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 ABR wrote it up.
Large hail to the size of half dollars fell northwest of Gann Valley.
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 164 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:05 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Buffalo
- When
- May 31, 6:13 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County, 6.57 mi WNW of Gann Vly
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.070, -99.120
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.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, May 31, 2010
- Flood and Hail in Pennsylvania, May 31, 2010
- Flash Flood and Hail in Michigan, May 31, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Pennsylvania, May 31, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Texas, May 31, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Missouri, May 31, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Jersey, May 31, 2010
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 236736, 236737.