Hail, Harding
- When
- June 4, 2:06 PM MST to 2:11 PM MST
- Where
- Harding County, 4 mi SSW of Reva
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.496, -103.112
The ground was covered with hail.
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 4, 2020
A long-lived supercell thunderstorm developed over Harding County and tracked east-southeast across northwestern South Dakota. The storm produced hail to baseball size across parts of the area, with wind gusts around 60 mph as well.
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
- 11
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 Harding County and tracked east-southeast across northwestern South Dakota. The storm produced hail to baseball size across parts of the area, with wind gusts around 60 mph as well.
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 Jun 3, 4:21 PM MST, 21 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 4:21 PM MST, 21 hours 45 minutes before
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The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 154 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:04 UTC.
Event by event
10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Perkins
- When
- June 4, 2:24 PM MST to 2:30 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins County, 3 mi SSE of Sorum
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.410, -102.906
The ground was covered with hail.
Thunderstorm Wind, Perkins
- When
- June 4, 2:24 PM MST to 2:30 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins County, 3 mi SSE of Sorum
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.410, -102.906
Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
Hail, Perkins
- When
- June 4, 3:15 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins County, 8 mi S of Usta
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.104, -102.160
Hail, Meade
- When
- June 4, 3:25 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 8.33 mi W of Faith
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Storm Chaser
- Coordinates
- 45.020, -102.200
Hail, Meade
- When
- June 4, 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 7.84 mi W of Faith
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.020, -102.190
Hail, Meade
- When
- June 4, 3:35 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 3 mi W of Faith
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 45.030, -102.091
Hail, Meade
- When
- June 4, 3:44 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 9.69 mi S of Faith
- Measured
- 3.2 in hail
- Reported by
- Storm Chaser
- Coordinates
- 44.890, -102.040
Hail, Ziebach
- When
- June 4, 4:03 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach County, 1 mi W of Red Scaffold
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.770, -101.850
Hail, Haakon
- When
- June 4, 4:26 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon County, 5.12 mi WNW of Kirley
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.540, -101.400
Wind gusts reached 40 mph.
Hail, Haakon
- When
- June 4, 4:33 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon County, 9.09 mi NE of Milesville
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.550, -101.550
Wind gusts were estimated at 50 mph.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 891571, 891572, 891573, 891574, 891576, 891577, 891581, 891580, 891575, 891583, 891584.