Hail map for Watertown, SD — June 18, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail up to 1.50″ — half dollar size — within 5 miles of Watertown on June 18, 2024.
- Max hail size
- 1.50″
- half dollar
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
- Size bands over the city
- 2
- distinct radar bands
- Measured on the ground
- 1.75″
- 4.7 mi away · Public
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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What people on the ground measured in Watertown, SD on June 18, 2024
5 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 2 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.75″ golf ball size Public4 SE Rauville, SD · 4.7 mi away4:28 PM CDTCodington County
Report from social media.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 ENE Watertown, SD · 2.2 mi away4:30 PM CDTCodington County
Time estimated.
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter3 SSW Troy, SD · 13.5 mi away4:36 PM CDTGrant County
- 0.88″ penny size Trained Spotter1 SW Watertown, SD · 0.7 mi away4:17 PM CDTCodington County
- 0.88″ penny size CO-OP Observer1 NW Watertown, SD · 0.8 mi away4:25 PM CDTCodington County
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
Watertown hail on June 18, 2024
NOAA radar estimated stones up to 1.50 inches — half dollar size — within about 5 miles of Watertown that day, across 2 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.