Hail — Lawrence, South Dakota

2018-06-29 · near Deadwood, Lawrence, South Dakota

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 761323. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.