1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:48 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Large hail caused severe crop damage, especially just west of Marion where the hail fell for 15 minutes and covered the ground. Several soybean crops were completely destroyed, and other bean and corn crops were damaged to the extent of producing greatly reduced yields.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Dakota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, August 2000
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