South Dakota, 2001

Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 29, 2001

August 29, 2001 · NWS FSD · 3 events in 1 county or zone

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$100,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 29, 8:05 PM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 29, 8:05 PM CST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
905 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2001

UPDATED THE CWA ZONE FORECAST AT 0140Z. CLEARED OUT A FEW COUNTIES
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 701 ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE COLD
FRONT. WILL MAKE ADDITIONAL UPDATES AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SOUTHEAST
OUT OF THE CWA LATER TONIGHT.

SD...NONE
  UMLAND

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 29, 7:25 PM CST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
SDZ040-055-060-063-064-300230-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  SIOUX FALLS SD
825 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2001

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 701 CANCELED FOR SELECTED COUNTIES...

THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA HAS
NOW PASSED BY SOME OF THE COUNTIES PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH.  AS OF 730 PM THE IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES OF BROOKINGS...LAKE...HANSON...
DOUGLAS AND CHARLES MIX.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT
FOR THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...AND MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA AS PREVIOUSLY
DEFINED.

UMLAND

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 155 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:30 UTC.

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Event by event

2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Charles Mix

When
August 29, 9:29 PM CST
Where
Charles Mix County, Lake Andes
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
43.150, -98.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Charles Mix

When
August 29, 9:40 PM CST to 9:45 PM CST
Where
Charles Mix County, Lake Andes
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
43.150, -98.550

Thunderstorm winds damaged trees and power lines, with numerous power poles reported down. Farm machinery and roofs were damaged, including a roof blown off a home. A mobile home was overturned. Crop damage was reported, but the amount of crop damage was not known.

Hail, Charles Mix

When
August 29, 9:45 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
Where
Charles Mix County, 5 mi N of Marty
Measured
2.75 in hail
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
43.050, -98.417

Large hail fell in an area from near Marty east to Dante, including the town of Wagner. Damage was reported to vehicles and crops, but the amount of damage was not known.

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.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5265582, 5265583, 5265584.