Hail in Sanborn County, South Dakota

Hail May 19, 2025 · Sanborn County, South Dakota

1 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Quarter-sized hail piled up on the ground about two inches deep.

The wider storm

Slightly elevated thunderstorms developed in the warm advection region, which featured steep mid-level lapse rates along an advancing inverted surface trough from Nebraska into southeast South Dakota during the afternoon and early evening. The strongest isolated storms produced hail up to quarter size.

Began near Artesian (44.0600, -97.9200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1262913. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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