Hail, McPherson
- When
- July 21, 6:45 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, 0.48 mi E of Leola
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.720, -98.940
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 21, 2014
Severe thunderstorms brought large hail and damaging winds to parts of northeast South Dakota.
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
- 7
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.
Severe thunderstorms brought large hail and damaging winds to parts of northeast South Dakota.
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:42 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Edmunds
- When
- July 21, 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Edmunds County, 6.29 mi N of Roscoe
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.540, -99.330
Hail, Edmunds
- When
- July 21, 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edmunds County, 6.24 mi N of Roscoe
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.540, -99.340
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- July 21, 7:37 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 3.49 mi S of Richmond
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.470, -98.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Roberts
- When
- July 21, 8:54 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts County, 0.69 mi S of Sisseton
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 45.660, -97.050
Thunderstorm Wind, Roberts
- When
- July 21, 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts County, 1.45 mi W of Sisseton Arpt
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.670, -97.010
Seventy mph winds downed several large tree branches.
Thunderstorm Wind, Grant
- When
- July 21, 9:40 PM CST
- Where
- Grant County, 7.11 mi WNW of Marvin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.300, -97.060
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 21 to 22, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 21, 2014
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, July 21 to 22, 2014
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 21 to 22, 2014
- Excessive Heat in Oklahoma, July 21 to 23, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 21, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 21, 2014
- Tornado in Texas, July 21, 2014
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 21, 2014
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, July 21, 2014
- High Wind in Minnesota, July 21 to 22, 2014
- Damaging Winds in Wyoming, July 21, 2014
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, July 2014
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: 536946, 536947, 536948, 536950, 536953, 536949, 536954.