Hail in South Dakota, June 25, 2014

Name: Hail in South Dakota, June 25, 2014
Start: 2014-06-25T13:58
End: 2014-06-25T14:33
Location: South Dakota

June 25, 2014 · NWS UNR · 5 events in 1 county or zone

A severe thunderstorm developed in the Tilford and Piedmont areas and slowly moved east-southeast across far southwestern Meade County. The storm produced large hail, with a few stones larger than golf balls.

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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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.

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 Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 25, 11:09 AM MST, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 11:09 AM MST, 2 hours 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 5:08 AM MST, 8 hours 50 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
608 AM MDT WED JUN 25 2014

SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058-
071-261300-
BENNETT-BUTTE-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-HAAKON-
HARDING-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-JACKSON-MELLETTE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-
NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-PERKINS-RAPID CITY-
SHANNON-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-TODD-TRIPP-
WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-ZIEBACH-
608 AM MDT (708 AM CDT) WED JUN 25 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
   FOR FAR NORTHEAST WYOMING AND MUCH OF WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE
THE MAIN THREATS FROM ANY SEVERE STORMS...WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO
ALSO POSSIBLE. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINFALL...INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
WEEK. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
FORECAST AREA ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE
THE MAIN THREATS FROM ANY SEVERE STORMS. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...
OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 51 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:56 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Meade

When: June 25, 1:58 PM MST to 2:13 PM MST
Where: Meade County, Tilford
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.300, -103.420

Hail, Meade

When: June 25, 2:05 PM MST to 2:08 PM MST
Where: Meade County, 1.49 mi NW of Tilford
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.318, -103.438

Hail, Meade

When: June 25, 2:15 PM MST
Where: Meade County, 1 mi NW of Piedmont
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 44.240, -103.404

Hail, Meade

When: June 25, 2:23 PM MST
Where: Meade County, Piedmont
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.230, -103.390

Hail, Meade

When: June 25, 2:33 PM MST
Where: Meade County, 1 mi NW of Piedmont
Measured: 2.25 in hail
Property damage: $50,000
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 44.240, -103.404

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

Every storm in South Dakota in 2014 Every state in 2014 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, June 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 520738, 520739, 520741, 520742, 520743.