Hail, Jones
- When
- May 28, 5:18 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, 9.69 mi S of Van Metre
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.010, -100.810
Hail in South Dakota, May 28, 2023
Small hail to the size of nickels fell 10 miles north northeast of Oakaton.
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
- 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 ABR wrote it up.
Small hail to the size of nickels fell 10 miles north northeast of Oakaton.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 162 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:18 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
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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: 1096478.