Hail, Pennington
- When
- May 29, 12:52 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, Johnson Siding
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.080, -103.430
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 29, 2023
A severe thunderstorm developed just west of Rapid City and passed across a good portion of the Rapid City area, producing hail around quarter size and heavy rain.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
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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 severe thunderstorm developed just west of Rapid City and passed across a good portion of the Rapid City area, producing hail around quarter size and heavy rain.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 48 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:51 UTC.
Event by event
10 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Meade
- When
- May 29, 1:04 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, Black Hawk
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.150, -103.310
Hail, Pennington
- When
- May 29, 1:23 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 1 mi N of Rapid City
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.094, -103.230
Hail, Pennington
- When
- May 29, 1:23 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, Rapid City
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.080, -103.230
Hail, Pennington
- When
- May 29, 1:24 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 4 mi SSW of (Rap)rapid City Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 43.996, -103.081
Hail, Pennington
- When
- May 29, 1:25 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 4.03 mi W of (Rap)rapid City Arpt
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 44.060, -103.130
Hail, Pennington
- When
- May 29, 1:28 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 1 mi ESE of Rapid City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 44.075, -103.211
Hail, Pennington
- When
- May 29, 1:30 PM MST to 1:45 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 3.97 mi W of (Rap)rapid City Arpt
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -103.130
Hail accumulated to two inches deep.
Hail, Pennington
- When
- May 29, 1:32 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, Box Elder
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.120, -103.070
Hail, Pennington
- When
- May 29, 1:35 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 2 mi ENE of Rapid City
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.091, -103.193
Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington
- When
- May 29, 1:50 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, (Rap)rapid City Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -103.050
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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More
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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: 1092504, 1092506, 1092507, 1092508, 1092509, 1092511, 1092512, 1092513, 1092514, 1092516, 1092517.