South Dakota, 2000

Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 5, 2000

August 5, 2000 · NWS ABR · 15 events in 10 counties and zones

8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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.

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Event by event

8 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Corson

When
August 5, 6:25 PM CST
Where
Corson County, 5 mi SE of Kenel
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.800, -100.283

Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth

When
August 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Walworth County, Mobridge
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
45.533, -100.433

High winds brought several trees and power lines down in Mobridge.

Hail, Walworth

When
August 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Walworth County, Mobridge
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
45.533, -100.433

Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson

When
August 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
McPherson County, Leola
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.717, -98.950

Sixty mph winds brought many tree branches down in Leola.

Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson

When
August 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
McPherson County, 6 mi NE of Leola
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.783, -98.867

High winds brought some tree branches down and also blew over and damaged a playhouse and grain auger.

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When
August 5, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Edmunds County, 5 mi N of Roscoe
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.517, -99.350

Large tree branches were downed by sixty mph winds.

Hail, Brown

When
August 5, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 5 mi S of Frederick
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.767, -98.517

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
August 5, 8:20 PM CST
Where
Brown County, Aberdeen
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
45.467, -98.483

High winds brought down some tree branches along with a large tree in Aberdeen.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
August 5, 8:25 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 4 mi S of Houghton
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
45.717, -98.217

Sixty mph winds brought down several large tree branches.

Hail, Hand

When
August 5, 9:30 PM CST to 9:40 PM CST
Where
Hand County, Miller
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
44.517, -98.983

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
August 5, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 7 mi S of Garden City
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.850, -97.567

Hail, Clark

When
August 5, 9:40 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 7 mi S of Garden City
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.850, -97.567

Hail, Codington

When
August 5, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Codington County, Watertown
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
44.900, -97.100

Hail, Hamlin

When
August 5, 9:50 PM CST
Where
Hamlin County, 5 mi SW of Hazel
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
44.700, -97.433

Thunderstorm Wind, Deuel

When
August 5, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Deuel County, Clear Lake
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
44.750, -96.683

Large tree branches were downed by sixty mph winds.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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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: 5157218, 5157152, 5157153, 5157206, 5157212, 5157213, 5157207, 5157208, 5157209, 5157210, 5157214, 5157215, 5157211, 5157216, 5157217.