Hail — Walworth, South Dakota

2025-08-13 · near Lowry, Walworth, South Dakota

Wider weather episode

Two clusters of storms would move across the forecast area on the 13th into the early morning hours of the 14th. The day started with an isolated stronger storm generating 1 inch hail 6 miles north northeast of Lowry. That cluster would continue to move east and intensify, with 1.5 inch hail observed 8 miles east of Pierpont. These storms would damage siding and crops around Pierpont, with additional thunderstorm wind damage to trees in the town of Roslyn.

Another cluster of storms would move through central South Dakota, with a peak wind gust of 73 mph recorded by the South Dakota State University mesonet station 12 miles south of Vivian. As this cluster departed and weakened, additional winds were generated, with a gust of 68 mph 3 miles southeast of Reliance on a South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet station.

A total of 3.6 inches was observed 6 miles east southeast of Pierpont. This rainfall, on top of already saturated soils from the previous month's heavy rains, resulted in water over roads, a partial washout, and at least one stranded vehicle in this area. In Roslyn, a trained spotter recorded 4.64 inches.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1290219. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.