Hail, Jones
- When
- July 4, 5:52 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, 2.88 mi SW of Murdo Muni Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.820, -100.760
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 4 to 5, 2015
Several thunderstorms across parts of central and northeast South Dakota brought large hail up to the size of tennis balls along with wind gusts up to 60 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 13
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.
Several thunderstorms across parts of central and northeast South Dakota brought large hail up to the size of tennis balls along with wind gusts up to 60 mph.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 169 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:52 UTC.
Event by event
12 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Dewey
- When
- July 4, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Dewey County, 2.81 mi S of Timber Lake Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 45.380, -101.070
Hail, Dewey
- When
- July 4, 6:03 PM MST
- Where
- Dewey County, 10.47 mi N of Parade
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.180, -101.130
Hail, Dewey
- When
- July 4, 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Dewey County, 4.4 mi NNE of Parade
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.090, -101.070
Hail, Dewey
- When
- July 4, 7:23 PM MST
- Where
- Dewey County, 15.31 mi SSW of Thatcher
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.810, -101.030
Golfball size hail damaged a car windshield.
Hail, Stanley
- When
- July 4, 7:40 PM MST
- Where
- Stanley County, 10.66 mi WSW of Orton
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.660, -101.030
Hail, Stanley
- When
- July 4, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Stanley County, 5.22 mi NNE of Sansarc
- Measured
- 2.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.570, -100.990
Hail, Walworth
- When
- July 4, 9:47 PM CST
- Where
- Walworth County, 6.89 mi ENE of Lowry
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.370, -99.840
Hail, Spink
- When
- July 5, 12:50 AM CST
- Where
- Spink County, 0.69 mi N of Northville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.160, -98.580
The hail damaged a garden and a corn crop just north of town.
Hail, Brown
- When
- July 5, 1:58 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Aberdeen
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- SHAVE Project
- Coordinates
- 45.470, -98.480
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- July 5, 1:58 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, Aberdeen
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.470, -98.480
Sixty mph winds downed a tree, flipped a camper onto its roof, and moved a 2500 gallon tank into a ditch.
Hail, Brown
- When
- July 5, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 2.07 mi S of Aberdeen
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.440, -98.480
Hail, Brown
- When
- July 5, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 1.45 mi W of (Abr)aberdeen Rgnl A
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.450, -98.450
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 593360, 593361, 593362, 593363, 593364, 593365, 593366, 593367, 593368, 593369, 593382, 593370, 593371.