Hail, Jackson
- When
- April 23, 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson County, 5.17 mi SE of Cottonwood
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.916, -101.848
Hail in South Dakota, April 23, 2015
A cluster of thunderstorms developed across northern Jackson County and southern Haakon County during the early evening. Hail to the size of quarters fell from the stronger storms west of Philip and near Kadoka and Cottonwood.
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 cluster of thunderstorms developed across northern Jackson County and southern Haakon County during the early evening. Hail to the size of quarters fell from the stronger storms west of Philip and near Kadoka and Cottonwood.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 82 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:31 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Haakon
- When
- April 23, 5:45 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon County, 11.36 mi W of Philip
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.045, -101.899
Hail, Jackson
- When
- April 23, 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson County, 1.62 mi NE of Kadoka
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.853, -101.483
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 565387, 565388, 565389.