Hail, Oglala Lakota
- When
- April 23, 5:06 PM MST to 5:50 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota County, Kyle
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.420, -102.180
Hail in South Dakota, April 23, 2015
Thunderstorms produced occasional hail in Kyle for 45 minutes. The largest stones were the size of pennies.
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
- 1
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.
Thunderstorms produced occasional hail in Kyle for 45 minutes. The largest stones were the size of pennies.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 94 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:05 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Strong Wind in North Carolina, April 23, 2015
- Tornado and Hail in Colorado, April 23, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Hail in California, April 23 to 25, 2015
- Hail in Nebraska, April 23 to 25, 2015
- Damaging Wind in Florida, April 23, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 23, 2015
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 23 to 24, 2015
- Waterspouts in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 23, 2015
- Hail in South Dakota, April 23, 2015
- Hail in Colorado, April 23, 2015
- Hail in Colorado, April 23, 2015
- Hail in South Dakota, April 23, 2015
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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: 570977.