Hail in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Hail June 29, 2018 · Lawrence County, South Dakota

2 in

Hail diameter

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Large hail caused significant property damage in Deadwood. The estimated damage to just public structures is 1.8 million dollars, with total damage in the city much higher.

The wider storm

A tornadic thunderstorm tracked eastward into the northern Black Hills from Wyoming. An EF-1 tornado began in Wyoming and moved across west central Lawrence County into Spearfish Canyon before dissipating. Very large hail to baseball size fell from Lead and Deadwood to Tilford and Piedmont, causing significant damage. The storm continued to be severe as it moved farther east across west central South Dakota, producing wind gusts to 70 mph.

Began near Deadwood (44.3800, -103.7300).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Lawrence County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 761323. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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