South Dakota, 2015

Hail in South Dakota, July 21, 2015

July 21, 2015 · NWS ABR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An isolated thunderstorm produced quarter hail in Stanley county.

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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 ABR wrote it up.

An isolated thunderstorm produced quarter hail in Stanley county.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:28 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stanley

When
July 21, 2:30 PM MST
Where
Stanley County, 7.95 mi NNW of Sansarc
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.600, -101.110

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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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: 597038.