Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 12 to 13, 2022

Name: Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 12 to 13, 2022
Start: 2022-06-12T15:59
End: 2022-06-13T18:50
Location: South Dakota

June 12 to 13, 2022 · NWS UNR · 12 events in 5 counties and zones

A long-lived supercell thunderstorm took a similar track to a storm the previous day and caused considerable damage along its track from southern Butte County to southern Meade County, northeastern Pennington County, and Haakon County. The Belle Fourche and Philip areas saw the most significant damage again.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 12

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.

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 12, 12:45 PM MST, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 12:45 PM MST, 3 hours 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 3:24 AM MST, 12 hours 35 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
424 AM MDT Sun Jun 12 2022

SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-072>074-WYZ054>058-071-131300-
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-Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-
Southern Meade Co Plains-Hermosa Foot Hills-Northern Campbell-
Southern Campbell-Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-Weston-
Northeastern Crook-
424 AM MDT Sun Jun 12 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a slight risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms
today, meaning that scattered severe storms are possible. Primary
hazards include large hail, damaging winds, and isolated
tornadoes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

There is a slight risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms
Monday, meaning that scattered severe storms are possible.
Primary hazards include large hail, damaging winds, and isolated
tornadoes.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed today.

&&

Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check
our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity

SDZ046-047-049-131300-
Mellette-Todd-Tripp-
524 AM CDT Sun Jun 12 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a slight risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms
today, meaning that scattered severe storms are possible. Primary
hazards include large hail, damaging winds, and isolated
tornadoes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

There is a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) of severe thunderstorms
Monday, meaning that isolated severe storms are possible. Primary
hazards include large hail and damaging winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may 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

Local storm report, Jun 12, 2:09 PM MST, 1 hour 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
309 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0300 PM     HAIL             15 NNW RECLUSE          44.94N 105.79W
06/12/2022  E1.50 INCH       CAMPBELL           WY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUSTS TO 41 MPH.

&&

SJR

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 3:14 PM MST, 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:30 PM MST, 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:46 PM MST, 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 12, 3:51 PM MST, 8 minutes before

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The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 101 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:00 UTC.

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Event by event

7 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Butte

When: June 12, 3:59 PM MST
Where: Butte County, Belle Fourche
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates: 44.670, -103.850

Hail, Butte

When: June 12, 4:00 PM MST
Where: Butte County, 2 mi NW of Belle Fourche
Measured: 4 in hail
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 44.691, -103.879

Wind-driven baseball to near softball sized hail caused extensive damage to property in the Belle Fourche area, especially on the north side of town.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butte

When: June 12, 4:00 PM MST
Where: Butte County, 2 mi NW of Belle Fourche
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 44.691, -103.879

Wind-driven baseball to near softball sized hail caused extensive damage to property in the Belle Fourche area, especially on the north side of town.

Thunderstorm Wind, Butte

When: June 12, 4:00 PM MST
Where: Butte County, Belle Fourche
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 44.670, -103.850

A large tree was uprooted by the strong winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: June 12, 4:15 PM MST
Where: Lawrence County, 1 mi N of St Onge
Measured: 79 kt (91 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Storm Chaser
Coordinates: 44.565, -103.720

Wind gusts were measured by the University of Nebraska mobile mesonet in the storm's rear flank downdraft.

Hail, Lawrence

When: June 12, 4:26 PM MST
Where: Lawrence County, 2 mi NNW of St Onge
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.577, -103.736

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: June 12, 4:26 PM MST
Where: Lawrence County, 2 mi NNW of St Onge
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.577, -103.736

Property was damaged, and large tree branches were downed by hail and wind.

Hail, Pennington

When: June 12, 5:45 PM MST
Where: Pennington County, 5.06 mi NNW of Creighton
Measured: 4.5 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 44.320, -102.240

Hail, Meade

When: June 12, 5:45 PM MST
Where: Meade County, 5 mi E of Elm Springs
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 44.310, -102.429

Hail, Meade

When: June 12, 5:45 PM MST
Where: Meade County, 7 mi ESE of Elm Springs
Measured: 4 in hail
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 44.271, -102.399

Significant roof damage and many broken windows were reported.

Hail, Pennington

When: June 12, 6:15 PM MST
Where: Pennington County, 8.52 mi SSE of Creighton
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.130, -102.170

The spotter observed minor soffit and gutter damage.

Tornado, Haakon

When: June 13, 6:50 PM MST
Where: Haakon County, 8 mi NE of Philip
Rating: EF0
Path length: 0.02 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 44.122, -101.556

A firefighter briefly observed a tornado, which became obscured by rain. No damage was reported.

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.
Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 2022 Every state in 2022 This day in weather history The tornado archive for South Dakota, 2022 Warnings in South Dakota, June 2022

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: 1022618, 1022619, 1022620, 1022621, 1022623, 1022625, 1022627, 1022635, 1022636, 1022638, 1022639, 1041469.