South Dakota, 2019

Hail in South Dakota, September 29, 2019

September 29, 2019 · NWS UNR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A thunderstorm became severe east of Spearfish and tracked northeast through southeastern Butte County before it weakened. The storm produced hail to quarter size.

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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 thunderstorm became severe east of Spearfish and tracked northeast through southeastern Butte County before it weakened. The storm produced hail to quarter size.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:29 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lawrence

When
September 29, 9:30 PM MST
Where
Lawrence County, 4 mi ESE of Spearfish
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.468, -103.785

Hail, Butte

When
September 29, 10:15 PM MST
Where
Butte County, 5 mi ENE of Newell
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.738, -103.326

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 853668, 853669.