Hail, Lawrence
- When
- July 29, 3:28 PM MST to 3:33 PM MST
- Where
- Lawrence County, 3 mi W of Nemo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.200, -103.561
Hail in South Dakota, July 29, 2011
A severe thunderstorm developed over the northern Black Hills and moved eastward onto the plains, producing golf ball sized hail.
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
- 4
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 developed over the northern Black Hills and moved eastward onto the plains, producing golf ball sized hail.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 59 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:26 UTC.
Event by event
4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Lawrence
- When
- July 29, 3:40 PM MST
- Where
- Lawrence County, 4 mi WNW of Nemo
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.222, -103.575
Hail, Meade
- When
- July 29, 4:20 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 11 mi E of Tilford
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.300, -103.198
Hail, Meade
- When
- July 29, 5:00 PM MST to 5:09 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 6.43 mi NNE of Ellsworth Afb
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 44.233, -103.040
Ground was covered with hail.
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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- Tornado and Hail in New York, July 29, 2011
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 29, 2011
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Dakota, July 29 to 30, 2011
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 29, 2011
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arkansas, July 29 to 31, 2011
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in California, July 29 to 31, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 29, 2011
- Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 29, 2011
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: 331168, 337841, 331169, 331170.