Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 27 to 28, 2017

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 27 to 28, 2017
Start: 2017-06-27T21:34
End: 2017-06-28T23:04
Location: South Dakota

June 27 to 28, 2017 · NWS FSD · 12 events in 4 counties and zones

Scattered thunderstorms developed and became severe during the late evening hours. Storms quickly produced severe weather in the form of hail and strong winds before dissipating just as quick.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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.

Scattered thunderstorms developed and became severe during the late evening hours. Storms quickly produced severe weather in the form of hail and strong winds before dissipating just as quick.

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 Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 27, 2:58 PM CST, 6 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 2:58 PM CST, 6 hours 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 11:00 AM CST, 10 hours 34 minutes before

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The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:35 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Hail, Douglas

When: June 27, 9:34 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, Armour
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 43.320, -98.350

Hail, Douglas

When: June 27, 9:43 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, 0.69 mi S of Armour
Measured: 1.25 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.310, -98.350

Hail, Douglas

When: June 27, 9:48 PM CST
Where: Douglas County, 4.08 mi E of Armour
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.330, -98.270

Hail, Lincoln

When: June 27, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 0.5 mi W of Tea
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 43.450, -96.840

Report received through social media.

Hail, Turner

When: June 27, 10:06 PM CST
Where: Turner County, 2.89 mi NW of Pearsons Corner
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.200, -97.360

Hail, Minnehaha

When: June 27, 10:18 PM CST
Where: Minnehaha County, 2.5 mi E of Sioux Falls
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.530, -96.680

Hail, Minnehaha

When: June 27, 10:25 PM CST
Where: Minnehaha County, South Sioux Falls
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 43.520, -96.750

Hail, Lincoln

When: June 27, 10:28 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, Lennox
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 43.350, -96.900

Hail, Lincoln

When: June 27, 10:28 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County, 3.45 mi S of Sioux Falls
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 43.480, -96.730

Hail, Minnehaha

When: June 27, 10:32 PM CST
Where: Minnehaha County, 1.65 mi WNW of East Sioux Falls
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 43.530, -96.650

Thunderstorm Wind, Turner

When: June 27, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Turner County, 2.89 mi NW of Viborg
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 43.200, -97.120

Tree branches downed along with the occurrence of nickel size hail.

Hail, Turner

When: June 28, 11:04 PM CST
Where: Turner County, 2.07 mi S of Davis
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 43.240, -96.980

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.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 2017 Every state in 2017 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, June 2017

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: 712996, 712506, 712507, 712508, 712509, 712510, 712511, 712512, 712513, 712514, 712516, 712515.