Pilot Index / South Dakota / May 7, 2023

Preliminary

Storms in South Dakota on May 7, 2023

24 published severe reports across South Dakota on May 7, 2023.

Updated Oct 28, 2026.

Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail reports: 23. Wind reports: 1. Tornado reports: 0.

The table and map show 24 of 24 reports.

TimeWhatSize or SpeedWhereDetails
May 7, 2023, 4:46 PM MDTHail1.50 in4 WNW BOX ELDER
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 4:46 PM MDT. Hail, 1.50 in, 4 WNW BOX ELDER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:332472045c1a9894211f11e883175c0981ae9ed4e831ef15e123e68195479f37.
May 7, 2023, 4:46 PM MDTHail1.50 inBOX ELDER
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 4:46 PM MDT. Hail, 1.50 in, BOX ELDER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1086471.
May 7, 2023, 4:48 PM MDTHail1.50 in2 W ELLSWORTH AFB
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 4:48 PM MDT. Hail, 1.50 in, 2 W ELLSWORTH AFB. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3967d77d16e683772575a0bfd0d424e5bcdc4cdd1c182d8ab852885421de641c.
May 7, 2023, 4:48 PM MDTHail1.50 inELLSWORTH AFB
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 4:48 PM MDT. Hail, 1.50 in, ELLSWORTH AFB. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1086461.
May 7, 2023, 4:52 PM MDTHail1.75 in3 W BOX ELDER
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 4:52 PM MDT. Hail, 1.75 in, 3 W BOX ELDER. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:86da28f11bb8315f7d72726a8154fc712e21ef787dbf0df14205ee58d1cfc359.
May 7, 2023, 4:52 PM MDTHail1.75 inBOX ELDER
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 4:52 PM MDT. Hail, 1.75 in, BOX ELDER. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1086472.
May 7, 2023, 5:00 PM MDTHail1.25 in2 E ELLSWORTH AFB
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 5:00 PM MDT. Hail, 1.25 in, 2 E ELLSWORTH AFB. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:c13db4b297a49d16efabba1dfdd46dbdc56ccaf2b6e80ba5d491d34b154140e5.
May 7, 2023, 5:00 PM MDTHail1.25 inELLSWORTH AFB
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 5:00 PM MDT. Hail, 1.25 in, ELLSWORTH AFB. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1086463.
May 7, 2023, 5:02 PM MDTHail1.00 in2 E ELLSWORTH AFB
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 5:02 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 2 E ELLSWORTH AFB. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:fda403061aaab76e8f9c07b0c96d3ea1983f5b13aab89dfc9e878cc5d6d8fce2.
May 7, 2023, 5:03 PM MDTHail1.00 in2 ENE ELLSWORTH AFB
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 5:03 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 2 ENE ELLSWORTH AFB. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:2f4c05ca02dd714e9e3d4089784d2b8799e967ce746c9303e16febbc3c603986.
May 7, 2023, 5:03 PM MDTHail1.00 inELLSWORTH AFB
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 5:03 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, ELLSWORTH AFB. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1086464.
May 7, 2023, 5:30 PM MDTHail1.75 inELLSWORTH AFB
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 5:30 PM MDT. Hail, 1.75 in, ELLSWORTH AFB. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1086485.
May 7, 2023, 5:42 PM MDTHail1.50 in3 N NEW UNDERWOOD
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 5:42 PM MDT. Hail, 1.50 in, 3 N NEW UNDERWOOD. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:fd61c93d850bd44de31eb1eaff6294c453a8710c4f53e1e72e3a19347d8583ca.
May 7, 2023, 5:42 PM MDTHail1.50 inNEW UNDERWOOD
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 5:42 PM MDT. Hail, 1.50 in, NEW UNDERWOOD. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1086473.
May 7, 2023, 5:45 PM MDTHail1.75 in14 SSE HEREFORD
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 5:45 PM MDT. Hail, 1.75 in, 14 SSE HEREFORD. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:9f4f0ac32290f1f159b788c5fb64601563832bb13d86631d959c8d4bd9163723.
May 7, 2023, 6:05 PM MDTHail1.00 inBELLE FOURCHE
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 6:05 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, BELLE FOURCHE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1086500.
May 7, 2023, 6:10 PM MDTHail1.00 in1 N BELLE FOURCHE
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 6:10 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 1 N BELLE FOURCHE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:e706ef847ac04e514c595e5a7a8d93e12392a30ffb198df298cb2f8d7dcf364e.
May 7, 2023, 6:10 PM MDTHail1.00 inBELLE FOURCHE
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 6:10 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, BELLE FOURCHE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1086504.
May 7, 2023, 6:35 PM MDTHail1.00 in5 NNE FRUITDALE
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 6:35 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, 5 NNE FRUITDALE. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:f605e37a9c41524c0f9281f1ef4b28c7825c386571cb092875e2904400ca6bf7.
May 7, 2023, 6:35 PM MDTHail1.00 inFRUITDALE
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 6:35 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, FRUITDALE. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1086508.
May 7, 2023, 6:44 PM MDTHail1.00 inNISLAND
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 6:44 PM MDT. Hail, 1.00 in, NISLAND. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1086511.
May 7, 2023, 6:55 PM MDTHail1.75 in4 SSE CREIGHTON
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 6:55 PM MDT. Hail, 1.75 in, 4 SSE CREIGHTON. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:0086a068ab390f630c67e025128dffc35c2953a79c92465f20b989c93b27a9df.
May 7, 2023, 6:55 PM MDTHail1.75 inCREIGHTON
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 6:55 PM MDT. Hail, 1.75 in, CREIGHTON. Source: NCEI Storm Events. Status: Verified against NCEI Storm Events. Record id: ncei:1086486.
May 7, 2023, 6:59 PM MDTWind58 mph1 N BUFFALO
Record
  • May 7, 2023, 6:59 PM MDT. Wind, 58 mph, 1 N BUFFALO. Source: NWS Local Storm Reports. Status: Preliminary. Record id: lsr:3e6ad47eb6b4fb1cfdaa849aebbc56b765d73a3c31b97066af5f460674fb5cfe.
How We Count

This page uses published ground reports from 2016-01-01 through 2026-10-29. Coverage is partial. 473 source scopes are pending. Pending data is not a zero report count.

Hail counts at 1.00 in or larger. Wind counts at 58 mph or stronger. State days also include tornado reports.

Reports use the local civil date and clock. City pages use the city clock. State pages use each report location clock.

Exact repeated observations are counted once. Nearby reports with different times, coordinates or sizes remain separate observations.

NCEI rows are verified against NCEI Storm Events. SPC and NWS local reports are preliminary.

Radar signatures and warning polygons are not ground reports and are not in these counts.

A missing report does not show that no storm occurred. These pages show city or state exposure, not damage at an address.

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