Thunderstorm Wind — Hand, South Dakota

2024-05-23 · near Polo, Hand, South Dakota

Wider weather episode

Widespread thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon hours on May 23rd in the vicinity of a low pressure system and its associated warm and cold fronts. These storms produced large hail, damaging winds and a pair of funnel clouds. The largest hail observed was golf ball sized 9 miles west of Orient and 7 miles southeast of Burdette. 1 inch hail was also observed in the city of Aberdeen. In addition to the large hail, strong winds were also observed. A weather station 3 miles south of Saint Lawrence recording a wind gust of 76 mph, with an additional 4 other weather stations recording wind gusts in excess of 58 mph scattered across central, north central and northeast South Dakota.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1178776. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.