Hail — Beadle, South Dakota

2025-04-28 · near (hon)huron Arpt, Beadle, South Dakota

Event narrative

Hail was mostly pea size, but some stones were as large as nickels.

Wider weather episode

A line of thunderstorms developed on the nose of a low-level jet, just in advance of a cold front across the central Dakotas. Deep-layer shear of 30-40 knots was largely parallel to the boundary and storms rapidly became linear with spotty damaging wind.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1256785. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.