Hail — Hutchinson, South Dakota

2025-07-02 · near Freeman, Hutchinson, South Dakota

Wider weather episode

Elevated wind profiles allowed for around 30 knots of deep-layer effective shear with strong warm air advection present ahead of the upper ridge axis. Isolated storms fired along the elevated frontal zone and organized enough briefly to produce large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1282761. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.