Hail, McPherson
- When
- September 9, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, 9.09 mi NE of Eureka Muni Arpt
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.880, -99.480
Hail in South Dakota, September 9 to 10, 2018
Severe thunderstorms developed along a stationary front across central South Dakota bringing large hail up to golf ball size. Some broken windows along with tree and garden damage occurred.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Severe thunderstorms developed along a stationary front across central South Dakota bringing large hail up to golf ball size. Some broken windows along with tree and garden damage occurred.
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:52 UTC.
Event by event
9 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, McPherson
- When
- September 9, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, 4.38 mi ESE of Eureka
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.740, -99.550
Hail, McPherson
- When
- September 9, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, 3.56 mi SW of Hillsview
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.640, -99.630
Hail, Campbell
- When
- September 9, 7:45 PM CST
- Where
- Campbell County, 15.45 mi ESE of Mound City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.600, -99.800
Hail, Campbell
- When
- September 9, 8:28 PM CST
- Where
- Campbell County, 13.21 mi S of Artas
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.690, -99.790
Hail, Edmunds
- When
- September 9, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Edmunds County, 2.76 mi N of Bowdle
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.490, -99.670
Hail, Potter
- When
- September 9, 11:12 PM CST
- Where
- Potter County, 13.62 mi NW of Gettysburg
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.150, -100.160
Hail, Sully
- When
- September 10, 6:28 AM CST
- Where
- Sully County, 4.17 mi N of Agar
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.890, -100.080
Hail, Sully
- When
- September 10, 7:25 AM CST
- Where
- Sully County, 11.81 mi E of Onida
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.710, -99.830
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, September 9, 2018
- Flooding in Maryland, September 9 to 13, 2018
- Flooding in West Virginia, September 9 to 12, 2018
- Flooding in Virginia, September 9 to 10, 2018
- Flooding in Kentucky, September 9, 2018
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kentucky, September 9 to 11, 2018
- Flooding in Ohio, September 9 to 12, 2018
- Coastal Flood in District of Columbia, September 9 to 12, 2018
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 786969, 786970, 786971, 786972, 786973, 786974, 786975, 786976, 786977.