South Dakota, 2000

Flash Flood and Hail in South Dakota, July 1 to 2, 2000

July 1 to 2, 2000 · NWS ABR · 8 events in 3 counties and zones

4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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 Aberdeen radar (KABR), 53 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:50 UTC.

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Event by event

4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Brown

When
July 1, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 10 mi NE of Frederick
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.933, -98.367

Hail, Brown

When
July 1, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 8 mi NW of Columbia
Measured
2.5 in hail
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
45.700, -98.433

Hail, Brown

When
July 1, 8:01 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 9 mi E of Frederick
Measured
0.88 in hail
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.833, -98.333

Nickel size hail broke some windows out of a house east of Frederick.

Flash Flood, Brown

When
July 1, 9:00 PM CST to July 2, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Brown County, Hecla
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
45.590, -98.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Very heavy rains of 3 to 5 inches fell in far northeast Brown county flooding many roads and crops between Hecla and Houghton.

Hail, Marshall

When
July 1, 10:45 PM CST
Where
Marshall County, 5 mi SE of Veblen
Measured
1.75 in hail
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
45.817, -97.217

Thunderstorm Wind, Edmunds

When
July 1, 11:27 PM CST
Where
Edmunds County, 2 mi E of Ipswich
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.450, -99.000

High winds to 70 mph rolled round haybales about 50 feet, blew a well cover onto a car, and blew a calf shelter nearly 50 feet

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
July 1, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Brown County, Richmond
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates
45.517, -98.633

Winds to 60 mph brought several large tree limbs down in Richmond.

Thunderstorm Wind, Brown

When
July 2, 12:10 AM CST
Where
Brown County, Aberdeen
Measured
56 kt (64 mph)
Reported by
NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
Coordinates
45.467, -98.483

Winds to 65 mph brought down several tree branches and a few trees in Aberdeen.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5163880, 5163882, 5163881, 5163884, 5163812, 5163813, 5163814, 5163883.