Hail — Charles Mix, South Dakota

2025-05-19 · near Dante, Charles Mix, South Dakota

Event narrative

The ground was covered by pea to quarter-sized hail.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1262915. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.