Hail in Brookings County, South Dakota

Hail June 18, 2001 · Brookings County, South Dakota

1.75 in

Hail diameter

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

$4.0M

Crop damage

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Large hail falling over an area 20 miles long and almost 5 miles wide caused property and crop damage. The hail damaged siding and windows of homes as well as vehicles. An estimated 60,000 acres of crops were destroyed or damaged. Hail was discovered piled up 6 inches deep in some fields 6 hours after the storm. The affected area included the city of Brookings, where some of the largest hail was reported.

Began near Brookings (44.2167, -96.9333).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5252459. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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