South Dakota, 2014

Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 11, 2014

July 11, 2014 · NWS ABR · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

Isolated thunderstorms brought some severe winds along with large hail to parts of central South Dakota.

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

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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 ABR wrote it up.

Isolated thunderstorms brought some severe winds along with large hail to parts of central South Dakota.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 11, 2:45 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 2:45 PM CST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
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The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 123 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:40 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hyde

When
July 11, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Hyde County, 18.39 mi NNW of Holabird
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.780, -99.660

Hail, Hyde

When
July 11, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Hyde County, 3.76 mi NNW of Holabird
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.570, -99.610

Thunderstorm Wind, Hyde

When
July 11, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Hyde County, 1.97 mi W of Holabird
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.520, -99.620

Sixty mph winds brought some branches down.

Hail, Hughes

When
July 11, 5:34 PM CST
Where
Hughes County, 4.43 mi W of Harrold
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.520, -99.820

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 536899, 536900, 536904, 536901.