A thunderstorm became severe as it moved across the central Black Hills. Large hail and strong wind gusts were reported from Harney Peak and Mount Rushmore to Custer State Park and the foothills southeast of the Black Hills.
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A thunderstorm became severe as it moved across the central Black Hills. Large hail and strong wind gusts were reported from Harney Peak and Mount Rushmore to Custer State Park and the foothills southeast of the Black Hills.
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 Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 11, 4:08 PM MST, 22 hours 2 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 57 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:10 UTC.
4 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A fallen tree blocked U.S. Highway 16A at the Norbeck Overlook on Iron Mountain.
Half dollar to golf ball size hail fell in Custer State Park from the Grace Coolidge Campground to the State Game Lodge.
Quarter size hail fell on Harney Peak.
Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Dakota in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, July 2014
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: 527402, 527398, 527404, 527400, 527406, 527407.