Name: Hail in South Dakota, May 26, 2019
Start: 2019-05-26T03:29
End: 2019-05-26T03:29
Location: South Dakota

Where it happened

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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.

Hail to nickel size fell with a storm over eastern Fall River County.

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 May 26, 2:15 AM MST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 2:15 AM MST, 1 hour 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 3:14 AM MST, 15 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
414 AM MDT Sun May 26 2019

SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058-
071-271015-
Harding-Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-
Northern Black Hills-Northern Foot Hills-Rapid City-
Southern Foot Hills-Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-
Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Fall River-
Oglala Lakota-Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Tripp-
Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-Southern Meade Co Plains-
Hermosa Foot Hills-Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-
Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-Weston-Northeastern Crook-
414 AM MDT Sun May 26 2019 /514 AM CDT Sun May 26 2019/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western South Dakota and
northeastern Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Flooding continues across portions of the western South Dakota
plains. See the latest Flood Warnings and Statements for details.

Thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and evening, some of
which will be strong to severe. Heavy rain from these
thunderstorms could worsen flooding; see the latest Flood Watch
for details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Thunderstorms will continue into Monday morning. During somewhat
of a break in precipitation during the day, fog will develop
across some areas, especially around the Black Hills. Monday
evening, chances for thunderstorms will increase again, with the
potential for some strong storms with heavy rain.

Rain will persist into Tuesday. By Tuesday night, 1 to 2 inches of
total precipitation will be possible. See the latest Flood Watch
for details.

.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

Special weather statement, May 26, 3:23 AM MST, 6 minutes before

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The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 10:26 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Fall River

When: May 26, 3:29 AM MST
Where: Fall River County, 5 mi ESE of Hot Springs
Measured: 0.88 in hail
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 43.402, -103.388

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

More

Every storm in South Dakota in 2019 Every state in 2019 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, May 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: 815499.