South Dakota, 2018

Hail in South Dakota, June 13, 2018

June 13, 2018 · NWS ABR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail south of Murdo.

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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.

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail south of Murdo.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 175 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:03 UTC.

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1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Jones

When
June 13, 12:05 PM CST
Where
Jones County, 2.11 mi ESE of Murdo Muni Arpt
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
43.840, -100.680

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: 770028.