Large Hail in the West

A few thunderstorms that developed over the Black Hills on Sunday brought hail to the size of half dollars or 1.25 inches.

Within the city of Rapid City, a couple of reports of half dollar size hail came in north of downtown. Johnson Siding, Black Hawk, Box Elder, and Hermosa had reports of quarter-size hail or 1.00 inches.

Later that evening, a thunderstorm in Tripp County, or 11 miles northwest of Witten, dropped quarter-size hail.

Hail Reports:

May 29, 2023 3:23 PM CT - 1 mi N Dwtn Rapid City - Large Hail - 1.25"

May 29, 2023 3:35 PM CT - 2 mi ENE Dwtn Rapid City - Large Hail - 1.25"

May 29, 2023 2:52 PM CT - Johnson Siding - Large Hail - 1"

May 29, 2023 3:04 PM CT - Black Hawk - Large Hail - 1"

May 29, 2023 3:24 PM CT - 4 mi SSW Dwtn Rapid City - Large Hail - 1"

May 29, 2023 3:25 PM CT - 4 mi WNW Rapid City Arpt - Large Hail - 1"

May 29, 2023 3:32 PM CT - Box Elder - Large Hail - 1"

May 29, 2023 3:28 PM CT - 1 mi E Dwtn Rapid City - Large Hail - 1"

May 29, 2023 3:30 PM CT - Hermosa - Large Hail - 1"

May 29, 2023 6:05 PM CT - 13 mi SSW Quinn - Large Hail - 1"

May 29, 2023 7:48 PM CT - 11 mi NNW Witten - Large Hail - 1"

May 29, 2023 3:12 PM CT - 5 mi WNW Hermosa - Hail - 0.88"

May 29, 2023 3:30 PM CT - 4 mi WNW Rapid City Arpt - Hail - 0.88"

May 29, 2023 3:23 PM CT - Dwtn Rapid City - Hail - 0.75"

Will we see another round of severe thunderstorms? Check out our Severe Weather page for details and maps.