South Dakota, 2002

Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 24, 2002

June 24, 2002 · NWS FSD · 2 events in 1 county or zone

2 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.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 Jun 24, 7:57 PM CST, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 7:57 PM CST, 1 hour 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
855 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2002

ZONES UPDATED EARLIER TO INCLUDE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.  SEVERE
STORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ALONG THE CONVERGENCE BOUNDARY/FRONT ACROSS
NORTHERN AND WESTERN COUNTIES...WITH A FEW REPORTS OF GOLFBALL TO
TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL AROUND AND EAST OF CARTHAGE IN MINER COUNTY.
LINE SEEMS TO BE HANGING PRETTY CLOSE TO THE BOUNDARY...WITH LITTLE
EASTWARD MOVEMENT AT THIS TIME.  WILL LET ZONES RIDE AS IS FOR NOW
AND TAKE A CLOSER LOOK WHEN WATCH EXPIRES AT 04Z.

.FSD...NONE
 HACKER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 24, 8:35 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
935 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0627 PM    4 W OLDHAM                SD   .75 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   KINGSBURY                      REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
                                          EVENT DURATION 5 MINUTES.

0702 PM    9 NE HOWARD               SD   .75 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   MINER                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0710 PM    7 W RAMONA                SD   1.25 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   LAKE                           QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR
                                          SIZE HAIL. REPORTED BY
                                          PUBLIC.

0724 PM    3 S RAMONA                SD   .75 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   LAKE                           REPORTED BY OFF-DUTY
                                          NWS EMPLOYEE.

0725 PM    4 W RAMONA                SD   .88 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   LAKE                           REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0751 PM    6 E CARTHAGE              SD   2.5 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   MINER                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0758 PM    4 NE CARTHAGE             SD   1 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   MINER                          REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0804 PM    13 S DE SMET              SD   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   KINGSBURY                      NICKEL TO GOLFBALL SIZE
                                          HAIL. . REPORTED BY
                                          PUBLIC.

0809 PM    CARTHAGE                  SD   2.5 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   MINER                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0810 PM    CARTHAGE                  SD   2.5 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   MINER                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0811 PM    DE SMET                   SD   .75 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   KINGSBURY                      REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0830 PM    3 E CARTHAGE              SD   2.75 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   MINER                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0916 PM    5 N CHAMBERLAIN           SD   1 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   BRULE                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.
Local storm report, Jun 24, 9:52 PM CST, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1052 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2002

TIME(CDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0831 PM    5 NW PLANKINTON           SD   .75 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   AURORA                         REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0844 PM    1 S CARTHAGE              SD   1 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   MINER                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0845 PM    2 NW BADGER               SD   1.75 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   KINGSBURY                      REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0855 PM    7 N ARTESIAN              SD   .75 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   SANBORN                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0940 PM    7 N WESSINGTON SPGS       SD   1 INCH HAIL
06/24/02   JERAULD                        REPORTED BY PUBLIC.

0945 PM    5 S PLANKINTON            SD   60 MPH TSTM GUST
06/24/02   AURORA                         REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0955 PM    5 N CHAMBERLAIN           SD   80 MPH TSTM GUST
06/24/02   BRULE                          REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

1037 PM    LETCHER                   SD   WIND DAMAGE
06/24/02   SANBORN                        TREES DOWN IN LETCHER.
                                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 107 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:53 UTC.

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Event by event

2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Davison

When
June 24, 9:55 PM CST
Where
Davison County, (Mhe)mitchell Arpt
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
43.767, -98.033

Thunderstorm Wind, Davison

When
June 24, 10:00 PM CST
Where
Davison County, Mitchell
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.717, -98.017

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.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5306043, 5306044.