Hail, Oglala Lakota
- When
- August 1, 4:30 PM MST to 4:35 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota County, Pine Ridge
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.030, -102.560
Hail in South Dakota, August 1, 2015
A severe thunderstorm developed across southern Shannon County and tracked eastward and weakened as it moved into Bennett County. The storm produced hail to half dollar size.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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 severe thunderstorm developed across southern Shannon County and tracked eastward and weakened as it moved into Bennett County. The storm produced hail to half dollar size.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 124 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:29 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Oglala Lakota
- When
- August 1, 5:18 PM MST to 5:23 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota County, 6.92 mi SSW of Batesland
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.040, -102.160
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
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- Heat in Arizona, August 1, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, August 1, 2015
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Florida, August 1 to 5, 2015
- Heat in Oklahoma, August 1 to 5, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Florida, August 1 to 2, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maine, August 1, 2015
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, August 1, 2015
- Drought in California, August 1 to 31, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, August 1, 2015
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, August 1 to 2, 2015
- Wildfire in Hawaii, August 1 to 6, 2015
More
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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: 595946, 595947.