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South Dakota storm reports

8 reports in South Dakota in the last 24 hours, 6 of them rain · Times in UTC

2.65 in rain - Pollock, Campbell County, SD. Storm total through 12:00 PM CDT. Caller mentioned ditches were full but no standing water on the roadways in town.60 mph thunderstorm wind gust - 10 N Belle Fourche, Butte County, SD. Near half an inch of rainfall.1.76 in rain - 11 S Bullhead, Corson County, SD. Mesonet station GRRS2 Bullhead 10 S.1.00 in hail - 10 N Belle Fourche, Butte County, SD. Near half an inch of rainfall.1.10 in rain - 1 N Red Owl, Meade County, SD. 24-hour rainfall.0.61 in rain - 3 SSW Swett, Bennett County, SD. 24-hour rainfall.0.58 in rain - 3 WNW Kadoka, Jackson County, SD. 24-hour rainfall.0.57 in rain - 5 NW Swett, Bennett County, SD. 24-hour rainfall.Bennett County · 2 reports
South Dakota's counties, with the last 24 hours of reports on them. Colour is the type, size is what was measured; the ring marks the county that filed the most.

Hail · 1Wind · 1Rain · 6

Reports per hour, last 24 hours, UTC, stacked by type. The busiest hour was 20Z, with 2.

Every report

The most significant first: tornadoes, then the biggest hail, the strongest gusts, the deepest totals.

Time (UTC)WhatMeasuredWhereSource
Thunderstorm wind gust60 mph10 N Belle Fourche · Butte County, SDNear half an inch of rainfall.Trained spotter
Hail1.00 in10 N Belle Fourche · Butte County, SDNear half an inch of rainfall.Trained spotter
Rain2.65 inPollock · Campbell County, SDStorm total through 12:00 PM CDT. Caller mentioned ditches were full but no standing water on the roadways in town.Public
Rain1.76 in11 S Bullhead · Corson County, SDMesonet station GRRS2 Bullhead 10 S.Mesonet
Rain1.10 in1 N Red Owl · Meade County, SD24-hour rainfall.CoCoRaHS
Rain0.61 in3 SSW Swett · Bennett County, SD24-hour rainfall.CoCoRaHS
Rain0.58 in3 WNW Kadoka · Jackson County, SD24-hour rainfall.CoCoRaHS
Rain0.57 in5 NW Swett · Bennett County, SD24-hour rainfall.CoCoRaHS

Reading South Dakota reports

These are observations, not forecasts - the record of what someone saw and reported to the National Weather Service. An empty list means either quiet weather or nobody in position to report, which are not the same thing, and reports cluster where people live.

Magnitudes are field estimates made in the moment: hail sized against coins, wind judged from damage. Timestamps mark when the event happened, not when it was filed, so a busy afternoon keeps filling in for hours afterwards.

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Source: National Weather Service local storm reports, via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. County lines from the US Census Bureau.