Hail, Jackson
- When
- July 2, 10:35 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson County, 1.6 mi ENE of Kadoka
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.853, -101.483
Hail in South Dakota, July 2, 2019
A severe thunderstorm developed over central Jackson County and tracked east-northeast into central South Dakota. The storm produced hail to quarter size along its track.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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 developed over central Jackson County and tracked east-northeast into central South Dakota. The storm produced hail to quarter size along its track.
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 Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 2, 10:16 PM MST, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 10:16 PM MST, 19 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Rapid City SD 230 AM MDT Tue Jul 2 2019 SDZ027-041>044-046-047-049-031300- Southern Foot Hills-Fall River-Oglala Lakota-Jackson-Bennett- Mellette-Todd-Tripp- 230 AM MDT Tue Jul 2 2019 /330 AM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central South Dakota...and southwestern South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a chance showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. A few strong to severe thunderstorms are possible with large hail and damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day. Severe thunderstorms are possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity SDZ001-002-012-013-024>026-028>031-072>074-WYZ057-071-031300- Harding-Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains- Northern Black Hills-Northern Foot Hills-Rapid City- Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-Custer Co Plains- Pennington Co Plains-Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills- Southern Meade Co Plains-Hermosa Foot Hills-Wyoming Black Hills- Northeastern Crook- 230 AM MDT Tue Jul 2 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwestern South Dakota...southwestern South Dakota...the Black Hills of South Dakota...northeast Wyoming...and the Black Hills of Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. While large hail and damaging wind gusts are the main severe weather threats, an isolated tornado is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day. Severe thunderstorms are possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity WYZ054>056-058-031300- Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-Western Crook-Weston- 230 AM MDT Tue Jul 2 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening. The main severe weather threats will be large hail and damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day. Severe thunderstorms are possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity SDZ014-032-031300- Ziebach-Haakon- 230 AM MDT Tue Jul 2 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwestern South Dakota...and southwestern South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible, mainly this evening. The main severe weather threats will be large hail and damaging wind gusts. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday There is a chance of showers and thunderstorms each day. Severe thunderstorms are possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity
In the hours before
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</html>The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:35 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Jackson
- When
- July 2, 11:05 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson County, 7.69 mi ENE of Belvidere
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.890, -101.140
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 2, 2019
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- Hail in North Dakota, July 2, 2019
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kansas, July 2 to 4, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 2, 2019
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 2, 2019
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 2 to 3, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, July 2, 2019
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flow in Washington, July 2 to 9, 2019
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 2, 2019
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Iowa, July 2 to 3, 2019
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, July 2, 2019
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, July 2019
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: 832256, 832258.