Hail in Yankton County, South Dakota

Hail August 18, 2011 · Yankton County, South Dakota

1.75 in

Hail diameter

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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.

Began near (ykn)chan Gurney Arp (42.9600, -97.3900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 339641. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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