Hail, Lawrence
- When
- June 29, 1:55 AM MST
- Where
- Lawrence County, 3.46 mi W of Lead
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.350, -103.840
Wind gusts to 50 mph also accompanied the storm.
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 29, 2015
A thunderstorm briefly became severe over the northern Black Hills, producing hail and strong wind gusts around Terry Peak.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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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 thunderstorm briefly became severe over the northern Black Hills, producing hail and strong wind gusts around Terry Peak.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 84 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:56 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- June 29, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Cheyenne Crossing
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.300, -103.870
The spotter estimated wind gusts around 60 mph.
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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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: 590870, 590871.