Hail — Kingsbury, South Dakota

2025-08-21 · near Esmond, Kingsbury, South Dakota

Wider weather episode

Clusters of slow moving thunderstorms with embedded supercells developed within an environment of 40 kts of deep-layer shear and 2000 J/kg MLCAPE as a mid-level wave moved across the region. Isolated stronger storms had persistent enough updrafts to produce large hail, along with pockets of heavier rainfall of up to 5 to 7 inches in parts of Beadle County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1290948. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.