South Dakota, 2024

Hail in South Dakota, June 3, 2024

June 3, 2024 · NWS UNR · 4 events in 1 county or zone

A supercell thunderstorm developed over northern Perkins County and moved over far northeastern portions of the county. The storm produced large hail to around golf ball size from the Shadehill area to south of Lemmon.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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What happened

The episode as NWS UNR wrote it up.

A supercell thunderstorm developed over northern Perkins County and moved over far northeastern portions of the county. The storm produced large hail to around golf ball size from the Shadehill area to south of Lemmon.

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, 12:34 PM MST, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 12:34 PM MST, 4 hours 3 minutes before
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In the hours before

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The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 177 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:38 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Perkins

When
June 3, 4:37 PM MST
Where
Perkins County, 9.1 mi ESE of Lodgepole
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.730, -102.510

Hail, Perkins

When
June 3, 5:06 PM MST
Where
Perkins County, 1.55 mi SW of Shadehill
Measured
1.5 in hail
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
45.756, -102.205

Hail caused damage to vehicle.

Hail, Perkins

When
June 3, 5:18 PM MST
Where
Perkins County, 1 mi SW of Shadehill
Measured
1.75 in hail
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.760, -102.195

Large hail broke a windshield and damaged a truck.

Hail, Perkins

When
June 3, 5:49 PM MST
Where
Perkins County, 5.66 mi SE of (Lem)lemmon Arpt
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.860, -102.040

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 1178538, 1178542, 1178564, 1178566.