Hail, Oglala Lakota
- When
- May 30, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota County, 1.22 mi SW of Oglala
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 43.170, -102.770
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Hail in South Dakota, May 30, 2026
Severe storms produced large hail across the Ogalala Lakota area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 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 UNR wrote it up.
Severe storms produced large hail across the Ogalala Lakota area.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:01 UTC.
Event by event
2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Oglala Lakota
- When
- May 30, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota County, 5.98 mi NW of Oglala
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 43.250, -102.820
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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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- High Wind in Wyoming, May 30 to 31, 2026
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- Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 30, 2026
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1341466, 1341467.