Hail, Brule
- When
- July 2, 5:14 AM CST
- Where
- Brule County, 3.6 mi SSW of (9v9)chamberlain Arp
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.720, -99.340
Nickel size hail was accompanied by 50 mph gusts and rainfall of 1.70 inches.
Hail in South Dakota, July 2, 2015
Thunderstorms produced large hail in Brule County of southeast South Dakota during the early morning of July 2nd.
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
- 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 FSD wrote it up.
Thunderstorms produced large hail in Brule County of southeast South Dakota during the early morning of July 2nd.
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 206 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:13 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Brule
- When
- July 2, 5:25 AM CST
- Where
- Brule County, 5.44 mi SSE of (9v9)chamberlain Arp
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.700, -99.270
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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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: 584822, 584823.