Hail, Hand
- When
- June 24, 3:12 PM CDT
- Where
- Hand County, St. Lawrence
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.548, -99.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
6 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail damage occured in a continuous strip with widespread crop damage. Some vehicles were damaged, receiving broken windows and dents.
Hail fell along a strip two to four miles wide and 40 miles long. There was widespread crop damage and injuries to livestock were reported. Many windows were broken and shingles were damaged. Many vehicles were damaged, including one with all of the chrome stripped, all windows broken, and the car body completely dented.
Hail caused undetermined crop damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Dakota in 1994Every state in 1994This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, June 1994
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