South Dakota, 2019

Hail in South Dakota, September 1 to 2, 2019

September 1 to 2, 2019 · NWS UNR · 8 events in 4 counties and zones

A long-lived supercell thunderstorm developed over northern Haakon County and tracked south-southeast across northeastern Jackson, Mellette, and Todd Counties before going into Nebraska. The storm produced large hail along its path.

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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 UNR wrote it up.

A long-lived supercell thunderstorm developed over northern Haakon County and tracked south-southeast across northeastern Jackson, Mellette, and Todd Counties before going into Nebraska. The storm produced large hail along its path.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:16 UTC.

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Event by event

8 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Haakon

When
September 1, 10:15 PM MST
Where
Haakon County, 4.82 mi SW of Milesville
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.410, -101.750

Hail, Haakon

When
September 1, 11:40 PM MST
Where
Haakon County, 10.45 mi E of (Php)philip Arpt
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.060, -101.390

Hail, Jackson

When
September 2, 12:26 AM MST
Where
Jackson County, 7.34 mi ENE of Belvidere
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.880, -101.140

Hail, Mellette

When
September 2, 2:50 AM CST
Where
Mellette County, 9.44 mi SSE of Cedar Butte
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
43.460, -100.930

Hail, Todd

When
September 2, 3:10 AM CST
Where
Todd County, 5 mi WSW of Mission
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
43.282, -100.752

Cars and houses were damaged by the large hail.

Hail, Todd

When
September 2, 3:10 AM CST
Where
Todd County, 1 mi ESE of Mission
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.304, -100.642

Hail, Todd

When
September 2, 3:45 AM CST
Where
Todd County, 18.85 mi SSE of Mission
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.060, -100.510

Hail, Todd

When
September 2, 3:50 AM CST
Where
Todd County, 19.12 mi SSE of Mission
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
43.050, -100.530

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: 849526, 849527, 849528, 849531, 849529, 849530, 849532, 849533.