A line of storms developed in northeast South Dakota on the early afternoon of May 30th. The strongest of the storms produced a wind gust of 60 mph at the South Dakota Department of Transportation Mesonet station 4 miles north of Altamont.
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The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.
A line of storms developed in northeast South Dakota on the early afternoon of May 30th. The strongest of the storms produced a wind gust of 60 mph at the South Dakota Department of Transportation Mesonet station 4 miles north of Altamont. Additionally, a trained spotter 6 miles north of Gary reported that the combination of wind and hail damaged beans crops and the plants in his garden.
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 146 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:59 UTC.
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A trained spotter 6 miles north of Gary reported that the combination of wind and hail damaged beans crops and the plants in his garden.
The South Dakota Department of Transportation Mesonet station 4 miles north of Altamont recorded a wind gust of 60 mph.
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