South Dakota, 2015

Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 1, 2015

July 1, 2015 · NWS ABR · 4 events in 3 counties and zones

A couple severe thunderstorms brought large hail and damaging winds to parts of central South Dakota during the early morning hours.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

A couple severe thunderstorms brought large hail and damaging winds to parts of central South Dakota during the early morning hours.

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 Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 30, 11:54 PM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 11:54 PM CST, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:28 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes

When
July 1, 2:30 AM CST
Where
Hughes County, 0.49 mi W of Harrold
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
44.520, -99.740

Estimated seventy mph winds damaged a yield sign, tipped over a 55 gallon drum, and damaged a door and wall of a building along with a fruit tree.

Hail, Hyde

When
July 1, 3:15 AM CST
Where
Hyde County, 9.63 mi NNW of Stephan
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.380, -99.520

Large hail damaged some corn and oats and also caused cattle to stampede and damage a fence.

Hail, Hyde

When
July 1, 3:20 AM CST
Where
Hyde County, 7.19 mi NNW of Stephan
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.350, -99.490

Large hail broke a window out of a house and damaged some of the wheat crop.

Hail, Buffalo

When
July 1, 3:40 AM CST
Where
Buffalo County, 9.08 mi NNE of Ft Thompson
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.160, -99.330

What these are

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.
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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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: 593314, 593301, 593302, 593305.