South Dakota, 2025

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 16, 2025

June 16, 2025 · NWS ABR · 18 events in 11 counties and zones

Strong storms would develop over north central South Dakota a little after midnight on June 16th, with another cluster developing in northeast South Dakota during the early morning hours. While some storms would produce high winds themselves, decaying storms would generate the strongest winds as heat bursts, with a peak wind gust of 87 mph measured at the South Dakota Department of…

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
18

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.

Strong storms would develop over north central South Dakota a little after midnight on June 16th, with another cluster developing in northeast South Dakota during the early morning hours. While some storms would produce high winds themselves, decaying storms would generate the strongest winds as heat bursts, with a peak wind gust of 87 mph measured at the South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet site 13 miles north northwest of Sansarc, with a 73 mph gust measured at the Remote Automated Weather Station 11 miles south of Bullhead. Half-dollars sized hail was also observed near Pickerel Lake.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 170 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:03 UTC.

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Event by event

7 thunderstorm wind, 6 high wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Stanley

When
June 16, 12:06 AM CST to 12:21 AM CST
Where
Stanley forecast zone
Measured
76 kt (87 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet station 13 miles north northwest of Sansarc recorded a peak wind gust of 87 mph associated with the remnants a thunderstorm. The heat burst would also cause the temperature to jump from 74 degrees to 91 degrees and the dewpoint to drop from 66 degrees to 38 degrees.

Hail, Campbell

When
June 16, 1:05 AM CST
Where
Campbell County, 0.96 mi E of Artas
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
45.880, -99.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Corson

When
June 16, 12:14 AM MST
Where
Corson County, 10.71 mi WSW of Black Horse
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.640, -101.570

The caller states that estimated wind gusts to 60 mph caused some wind driven small hail damage.

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When
June 16, 1:30 AM CST
Where
Campbell County, 1.38 mi N of Herreid Muni Arpt
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.870, -100.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Dewey

When
June 16, 12:40 AM MST
Where
Dewey County, Timber Lake
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.430, -101.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Corson

When
June 16, 12:56 AM MST
Where
Corson County, 3.88 mi W of Trail City
Measured
63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.470, -100.810

Thunderstorm Wind, Corson

When
June 16, 12:58 AM MST
Where
Corson County, 11.1 mi S of Bullhead
Measured
63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.610, -101.060

Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth

When
June 16, 2:25 AM CST
Where
Walworth County, 0.97 mi W of (Y26)mobridge Arpt
Measured
53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
45.550, -100.420

Thunderstorm Wind, Deuel

When
June 16, 2:41 AM CST
Where
Deuel County, 7.85 mi NNW of Johnsonville
Measured
57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.660, -96.820

Hail, Deuel

When
June 16, 2:58 AM CST
Where
Deuel County, Clear Lake Muni Arpt
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.770, -96.680

Hail, Deuel

When
June 16, 3:00 AM CST
Where
Deuel County, 5.4 mi W of Clear Lake Muni Arpt
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.770, -96.790

A trained spotter sent in images of crop damage due to quarter sized hail.

High Wind, Hughes

When
June 16, 3:09 AM CST
Where
Hughes forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat burst wind gust of 64 mph was recorded at the Pierre Regional Airport Automated Surface Observation System.

High Wind, Hughes

When
June 16, 3:25 AM CST
Where
Hughes forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A weather station 17 miles east of Pierre recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph associated with a decaying thunderstorm heat burst.

High Wind, Hyde

When
June 16, 3:53 AM CST
Where
Hyde forecast zone
Measured
60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet station recorded a peak wind gust of 69 mph associated with a decaying thunderstorm heat burst.

High Wind, Lyman

When
June 16, 3:59 AM CST
Where
Lyman forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
RAWS
Coordinates
43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong wind gusts were associated with a decaying thunderstorm heat burst.

Hail, Day

When
June 16, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Day County, 6.17 mi ENE of Grenville
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.500, -97.280

Hail, Day

When
June 16, 4:05 AM CST
Where
Day County, 6.88 mi ENE of Grenville
Measured
1.25 in hail
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.510, -97.270

A trained spotter reports hail to the size of half-dollars. Their vehicles received numerous dents, along with a broken windshield.

High Wind, Potter

When
June 16, 6:50 AM CST
Where
Potter forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The strong wind gusts were associated with a decaying thunderstorm heat burst.

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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.

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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: 1269577, 1262446, 1262441, 1262447, 1262443, 1262444, 1262445, 1262448, 1262449, 1262450, 1262452, 1269578, 1269579, 1269580, 1269581, 1262453, 1262454, 1269582.