Hail, Lawrence
- When
- September 25, 7:42 PM MST
- Where
- Lawrence County, 1.7 mi NE of Whitewood
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.480, -103.620
Hail in South Dakota, September 25, 2013
A thunderstorm briefly became severe over the northeastern slopes of the Black Hills and produced hail to the size of golf balls from the Whitewood area to north of Sturgis.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 thunderstorm briefly became severe over the northeastern slopes of the Black Hills and produced hail to the size of golf balls from the Whitewood area to north of Sturgis.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 74 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:43 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Lawrence
- When
- September 25, 7:47 PM MST
- Where
- Lawrence County, 2.86 mi NE of Whitewood
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.490, -103.600
Hail, Meade
- When
- September 25, 8:02 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 12.91 mi NNW of Sturgis Muni Arpt
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.600, -103.470
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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- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, September 25, 2013
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, September 25, 2013
- Frost and Freeze in Alaska, September 25, 2013
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- High Wind in Alaska, September 25, 2013
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, September 25, 2013
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, September 25, 2013
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, September 25, 2013
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: 475002, 475003, 475004.