Home / South Dakota / Perkins

Hail in Perkins County, South Dakota

Hail July 8, 2009 · Perkins County, South Dakota

2.75 in

Hail diameter

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Baseball sized hail and strong wind gusts broke windows and damaged roofs and automobiles in Lemmon.

The wider storm

A supercell thunderstorm moved across northern Perkins and northern Ziebach Counties; producing large hail, strong winds, and heavy rain. Baseball sized hail and hurricane force winds caused substantial damage in Lemmon.

Began near Lemmon (45.9400, -102.1600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 171711. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.