Hail — Yankton, South Dakota

2011-08-18 · near (ykn)chan Gurney Arp, Yankton, South Dakota

$2.0M

Property damage

Magnitude

Event narrative

Large hail up to golf ball size, driven by strong to damaging winds, caused widespread property and crop damage in and near Yankton. Numerous windows were broken, both in structures and in vehicles, roofs and siding were damaged in several homes and businesses, and trees were stripped. Corn and other crops in the area were heavily damaged, with crops totally stripped in some areas. The amount of crop damage could not yet be determined.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms produced large hail at numerous locations in southeast South Dakota, south of Interstate 90, on August 18th, mostly during the late morning and afternoon. There were also a few reports of damaging thunderstorm winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 339641. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.