Hail, Hamlin
- When
- May 16, 1:35 AM CST
- Where
- Hamlin County, 1.47 mi SSE of Stone Bridge
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.580, -97.040
A couple thunderstorms lifting north across the region brought quarter size hail to parts of Day and Hamlin counties.
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The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.
A couple thunderstorms lifting north across the region brought quarter size hail to parts of Day and Hamlin counties.
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 Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 15, 11:19 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 356 AM CDT Mon May 15 2017 MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-160900- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall- Roberts-Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark- Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones- Lyman-Buffalo- 356 AM CDT Mon May 15 2017 /256 AM MDT Mon May 15 2017/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of west central Minnesota, central South Dakota, north central South Dakota, and northeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A round of general showers and thunderstorms will work from west to east across South Dakota and into west central MN by late morning/early afternoon. There should be a break in the action this afternoon before a second round of thunderstorms moves into the region this evening and through the overnight hours. Isolated severe storms are possible, and any storm that does go severe could have large hail, strong winds, and produce heavy rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday The active pattern continues with thunderstorms chances Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night. There is the possibility of a couple of stronger storms Tuesday as well. More rain chances are possible Wednesday, but only general thunder is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed tonight. Serr
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
232 AM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
SDZ019>023-160815-
Hamlin SD-Clark SD-Deuel SD-Grant SD-Codington SD-
232 AM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR DEUEL...HAMLIN...SOUTH CENTRAL
GRANT...SOUTHEASTERN CLARK AND SOUTHEASTERN CODINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL
315 AM CDT...
At 231 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Bryant to near Lake Benton. Movement was
northeast at 40 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Watertown, Clear Lake, Estelline, Castlewood, Lake Norden, Bryant,
Hayti, Rauville, Gary, Toronto, Waverly, Kranzburg, Goodwin, Astoria,
Brandt, Hazel, Altamont, Bullhead Lake, Kellerton Church and Moritz.
LAT...LON 4454 9736 4459 9754 4507 9716 4488 9645
4454 9646
TIME...MOT...LOC 0731Z 247DEG 48KT 4460 9737 4432 9635
TDKThe Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:35 UTC.
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Dakota in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, May 2017
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: 703330, 703331.