Hail and wind reports › August 5, 2025 › South Dakota
Hail and wind reports in South Dakota, August 5, 2025
14 hail, 17 wind and 1 tornado reports; largest hail 2.75 in; strongest gust 99 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08-05 21:39 | Hail | 1.50 in | 2 NE Elm Lake | Brown | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (ABR) |
| 08-05 23:44 | Wind | 60 mph | 5 W Long Lake | McPherson | Estimated 50 to 60 mph winds. (ABR) |
| 08-06 00:00 | Hail | 1.00 in | 8 W Hot Springs | Fall River | Dime to Quarter (UNR) |
| 08-06 00:20 | Hail | 1.00 in | 7 SW Long Lake | McPherson | Estimated pea to quarter size hail for 30 minutes to an hour. Measured 3.5 inches of rainfall. Some crop and garden damage from the hail. (ABR) |
| 08-06 00:48 | Hail | 1.50 in | 5 W Webster | Day | (ABR) |
| 08-06 00:54 | Tornado | 2 WSW Leola | McPherson | Preliminary information. Location estimated by report and radar. (ABR) | |
| 08-06 01:15 | Hail | 2.75 in | 10 S Bowdle | Edmunds | Golf ball to baseball size hail reported. (ABR) |
| 08-06 01:37 | Hail | 1.50 in | Wetonka | McPherson | (ABR) |
| 08-06 01:50 | Hail | 1.00 in | 6 W Hoven | Walworth | penny to quarter size hail. (ABR) |
| 08-06 01:50 | Wind | 73 mph | Lake City | Marshall | Mesonet station 2 Lake City (SDDOT). (ABR) |
| 08-06 02:00 | Hail | 1.75 in | 10 S Bowdle | Edmunds | (ABR) |
| 08-06 02:05 | Wind | damage | 1 NW Aberdeen | Brown | Multiple large tree branches down at Lee Park golf course. (ABR) |
| 08-06 02:15 | Wind | 70 mph | 2 ENE Aberdeen | Brown | Personal Weather Station. (ABR) |
| 08-06 02:20 | Hail | 2.50 in | Hoven | Potter | Photo send via social media. (ABR) |
| 08-06 02:20 | Hail | 1.00 in | 4 ENE Hoven | Edmunds | Corrects previous hail report from 4 ENE Hoven. (ABR) |
| 08-06 02:20 | Wind | 60 mph | 7 NNE Pickerel Lake Sta | Roberts | Estimated 60 mph winds and small branches broke off of trees. Radar estimated time. (ABR) |
| 08-06 02:45 | Hail | 1.50 in | 3 SSE Hoven | Potter | Hail size estimated by observer and the hail caused some minor damage to their corn crop. (ABR) |
| 08-06 02:45 | Wind | damage | 2 ESE Groton | Brown | Hay bales tossed from north to south across the highway. Radar estimated time. (ABR) |
| 08-06 03:32 | Hail | 1.75 in | 1 N Wall Lake | Minnehaha | (FSD) |
| 08-06 03:34 | Hail | 1.00 in | 6 SW Aurora | Brookings | (FSD) |
| 08-06 03:44 | Wind | 66 mph | 5 E Orient | Hand | Mesonet station 158 Miranda (SDDOT). (ABR) |
| 08-06 03:47 | Wind | damage | 3 NNW Watertown Airport | Codington | Images of a tree uprooted sent via Facebook. Tree fell onto a garage and caused some damage to the building. Time estimated by radar. (ABR) |
| 08-06 03:49 | Wind | 99 mph | 2 NE Sandy Shore State | Codington | Personal weather station peak gust. (ABR) |
| 08-06 03:52 | Wind | 61 mph | 10 SSW Aurora | Moody | Mesonet station 224 SD RWIS Ward. (FSD) |
| 08-06 04:03 | Wind | damage | Waverly | Codington | Multiple trees were snapped at the top in town and there was an empty grain bin blown open near town. (ABR) |
| 08-06 04:35 | Wind | 59 mph | 4 W Bryant | Clark | Mesonet station 262 4W Bryant (SDDOT). (ABR) |
| 08-06 04:57 | Wind | 71 mph | 4 ESE Lake Norden | Hamlin | Personal Weather Station. (ABR) |
| 08-06 05:00 | Wind | damage | Huron | Beadle | Minor tree damage in Huron with one tree that fell on a garage. Time estimated from radar. (FSD) |
| 08-06 05:01 | Wind | 65 mph | 1 N Ree Heights | Hand | Mesonet station 312 Ree Heights (SDDOT). (ABR) |
| 08-06 05:04 | Wind | 60 mph | 1 SE Toronto | Deuel | Estimated winds. Trees bent over and fallen branches. (ABR) |
| 08-06 05:05 | Wind | damage | 1 NE Brookings | Brookings | Large tree branch down along Faculty Drive. Time estimated from radar. (FSD) |
| 08-06 06:10 | Hail | 1.75 in | 5 WSW Canova | McCook | Estimated golf ball size hail and large tree limb downed. Time estimated from radar. (FSD) |
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