Hail in Aurora County, South Dakota

Hail July 23, 2025 · Aurora County, South Dakota

1.25 in

Hail diameter

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

The wider storm

A west-to-east oriented broken line of thunderstorms along the South Dakota-Nebraska border near sunrise on July 23 rapidly lifted north the remainder of the morning in response to a strong low-level jet. Damaging wind gusts were observed across portions of Aurora and Beadle Counties with the Huron Regional Airport (KHON) reporting a wind gust of 82 mph. Tree damage was reported across Huron and Plankinton, South Dakota with isolated structural damage in other parts of the area.

Began near Aurora Center (43.5300, -98.5900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1287262. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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