Hail, Clark
- When
- August 5, 1:04 AM CST
- Where
- Clark County, 0.49 mi W of Elrod
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.880, -97.580
Hail in South Dakota, August 5, 2024
Isolated strong storms resulted in hail to the size of golfballs 6 miles west of Henry and 2 miles south southeast of Florence. Crop damage was observed with this hail.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- 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
- 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 ABR wrote it up.
Isolated strong storms resulted in hail to the size of golfballs 6 miles west of Henry and 2 miles south southeast of Florence. Crop damage was observed with this hail.
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:01 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Codington
- When
- August 5, 2:57 AM CST
- Where
- Codington County, 2.29 mi SSW of Florence
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.020, -97.340
A trained spotter reported a 3/4 mile swath of crop damage from estimated quarter to golfball sized hail.
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: 1201098, 1201099.