Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 2 to 3, 2019

Name: Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 2 to 3, 2019
Start: 2019-07-02T23:51
End: 2019-07-03T22:53
Location: South Dakota

July 2 to 3, 2019 · NWS ABR · 8 events in 4 counties and zones

Hail up to the size of golf balls and winds nearing 80 mph occurred across parts of central and northeast South Dakota from the late evening of the 2nd into the 3rd resulting in some damage.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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.

Hail up to the size of golf balls and winds nearing 80 mph occurred across parts of central and northeast South Dakota from the late evening of the 2nd into the 3rd resulting in some damage.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 152 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:52 UTC.

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Event by event

5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When: July 2, 11:51 PM CST
Where: Jones County, 3.29 mi WNW of Okaton
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 43.890, -100.960

Estimated seventy mph winds laid down some corn three miles west of Okaton.

Hail, Lyman

When: July 3, 6:10 PM CST
Where: Lyman County, 13.82 mi S of Presho
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 43.700, -100.050

Golf ball size hail dented vehicles and broke windshields.

Hail, Lyman

When: July 3, 6:32 PM CST
Where: Lyman County, 14.02 mi SSW of Presho
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 43.720, -100.180

Golf ball size hail and strong winds caused vehicle damage and brought down some small tree branches.

Hail, Lyman

When: July 3, 6:40 PM CST
Where: Lyman County, 0.5 mi E of Reliance Arpt
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.850, -99.560

Hail, Lyman

When: July 3, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Lyman County, 10.41 mi S of Vivian
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.770, -100.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When: July 3, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Potter County, 0.69 mi N of Gettysburg Arpt
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 44.990, -99.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Potter

When: July 3, 9:26 PM CST
Where: Potter County, 0.85 mi SW of Gettysburg
Measured: 67 kt (77 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 45.010, -99.960

Hail, Marshall

When: July 3, 10:53 PM CST
Where: Marshall County, 0.84 mi SW of Lake City
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 45.710, -97.430

Quarter size hail broke through the skylight of a camper.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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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The same day elsewhere

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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: 845377, 845372, 845373, 845374, 845375, 845378, 845379, 845376.