Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD
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Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
243 PM CDT Fri Aug 21 2026
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0648 PM Hail Humboldt 43.65N 97.07W
08/20/2026 M1.75 Inch Minnehaha SD Public
0659 PM Hail 4 S Colton 43.73N 96.94W
08/20/2026 M0.75 Inch Minnehaha SD Public
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0700 PM Hail 2 W Hartford 43.62N 96.99W
08/20/2026 M1.25 Inch Minnehaha SD Public
Photo posted to social media.
0702 PM Hail 5 NW Crooks 43.72N 96.87W
08/20/2026 E1.50 Inch Minnehaha SD Public
Photo posted to social media. Time estimated
based on radar.
0710 PM Hail 3 NE Crooks 43.69N 96.78W
08/20/2026 M1.25 Inch Minnehaha SD Cocorahs
Minor leaf damage.
0710 PM Hail 4 NE Crooks 43.70N 96.75W
08/20/2026 E1.25 Inch Minnehaha SD Public
Hail may have been larger. The hail was
still quarter size when found in the grass
over 30 minutes after it fell.
0714 PM Hail 2 W Baltic 43.76N 96.78W
08/20/2026 E1.00 Inch Minnehaha SD Trained Spotter
Report relayed from NWS Aberdeen office.
0715 PM Hail 5 ENE Crooks 43.68N 96.71W
08/20/2026 E1.00 Inch Minnehaha SD Public
Report and photo via social media.
0725 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 3 SSW Olivet 43.20N 97.70W
08/20/2026 Hutchinson SD Public
Social media video shows shed being damaged.
Time estimated based on radar.
0725 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 7 WSW Wall Lake 43.49N 97.08W
08/20/2026 M76 MPH Turner SD Mesonet
Mesonet station PKMS2 Parker 7NNE (SD
Mesonet).
0728 PM Hail 4 S Sioux Falls 43.48N 96.74W
08/20/2026 E1.00 Inch Lincoln SD Public
0749 PM Hail 5 NE Lesterville 43.09N 97.51W
08/20/2026 E1.00 Inch Yankton SD Public
In addition to quarter sized hail, about 1
inch of rainfall came through in about 15
minutes.
0802 PM Tstm Wnd Dmg 1 N Chancellor 43.39N 96.99W
08/20/2026 Turner SD Emergency Mngr
Crop damage from hail, heavy rain, and
strong winds. Time estimated based on radar.
0813 PM Hail Chancellor 43.37N 96.99W
08/20/2026 E0.88 Inch Turner SD Trained Spotter
0819 PM Tstm Wnd Gst 1 SSW Chancellor 43.36N 96.99W
08/20/2026 M58 MPH Turner SD Public
Personal Weather Station.
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