South Dakota, 2018

Hail in South Dakota, June 26, 2018

June 26, 2018 · NWS UNR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A severe thunderstorm tracked into far northwestern Perkins County from North Dakota before weakening. The storm produced large hail north of Lodgepole.

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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 UNR wrote it up.

A severe thunderstorm tracked into far northwestern Perkins County from North Dakota before weakening. The storm produced large hail north of Lodgepole.

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 172 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Perkins

When
June 26, 6:56 PM MST
Where
Perkins County, 9.72 mi N of Lodgepole
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.940, -102.650

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: 756775.