Thunderstorm Wind, Yankton
- When
- August 16, 5:47 PM CST
- Where
- Yankton County, 5 mi S of Lesterville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 42.967, -97.600
Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 16, 2000
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Yankton
- When
- August 16, 5:52 PM CST
- Where
- Yankton County, Yankton
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 42.867, -97.383
Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage. There was also some damage to vehicles from tree debris.
Hail, Yankton
- When
- August 16, 5:52 PM CST
- Where
- Yankton County, Yankton
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 42.867, -97.383
Thunderstorm Wind, Yankton
- When
- August 16, 6:13 PM CST
- Where
- Yankton County, Gayville
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.883, -97.167
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 16, 2000
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Colorado, August 16, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 16, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 16, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 16, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Vermont, August 16, 2000
- Tornado in Connecticut, August 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, August 16, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Massachusetts, August 16, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, August 16, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Virginia, August 16, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Utah, August 16, 2000
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5171687, 5171688, 5171690, 5171689.