
Gusty winds are expected from portions of the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast through the night following the system that brought rain to the area. An atmospheric river will move into the Northwest late today into Saturday bringing moderate to heavy rainfall, mountain snow, windy conditions, and high surf to the area over the weekend. Read More >
Overview
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Thunderstorms rapidly developed around midnight on June 11th in central South Dakota, producing large hail up to 2.5 inches in size. As the storms moved to the east-northeast, they evolved into a line and produced a large area of wind damage across east central South Dakota. The hardest hit areas were across Clark, Codington, Hamlin, and Deuel counties, where winds were estimated to reach 80 to 90 mph. The storms continued east into Minnesota and eventually Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, producing damaging winds into the afternoon hours. |
Storm reports across eastern South Dakota and central Minnesota during the morning of June 11, 2017. |
| Radar image of storms as they strike the Watertown area at 5:30 am on June 11th, 2017 | GOES-16 Infrared Satellite Imagery at 4:50 am. (Preliminary, Non-Operational Data) |
Photos & Video:
Wind damage photos from across the area
Goodwin, SD
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| Beams from the shed went through the roof of the house. (Juanita Propst - Facebook) |
Roof of a shed blown off in Goodwin, SD (Juanita Propst - Facebook) |
Shed without a portion of the roof (Juanita Propst - Facebook) |
Trees snapped from the strong winds (Juanita Propst - Facebook) |
Lake Norden, SD
| (John Andrews - Twitter) | Tree uprooted in Lake Norden, SD (John Andrews - Twitter) |
(John Andrews - Twitter) |
Watertown, SD
| Power pole snapped in Watertown, SD (Tanner Butler - Twitter) |
Tree uprooted near Wells Fargo in Watertown (Tanner Butler - Twitter) |
Tree snapped in Watertown, SD (Tanner Butler - Twitter) |
Tree on house in Watertown, SD (Tanner Butler - Twitter) |
Storm Reports
Interactive map version of storm reports here
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
959 PM CDT SUN JUN 11 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0130 AM HAIL 8 N VIVIAN 44.04N 100.27W
06/11/2017 E2.50 INCH LYMAN SD MESONET
0130 AM HAIL 8 NNE OKATON 43.99N 100.86W
06/11/2017 E1.00 INCH JONES SD PUBLIC
0142 AM HAIL 2 ESE JOE CREEK REC ARE 44.13N 99.75W
06/11/2017 E1.75 INCH LYMAN SD PUBLIC
0145 AM HAIL 1 NNW LOWER BRULE 44.08N 99.59W
06/11/2017 E1.00 INCH LYMAN SD PUBLIC
0240 AM HAIL 6 WSW AMES 44.22N 99.19W
06/11/2017 E1.25 INCH HAND SD PUBLIC
0300 AM HAIL LOWER BRULE 44.07N 99.58W
06/11/2017 E1.00 INCH LYMAN SD PUBLIC
0315 AM HAIL 3 ENE DANFORTH 44.27N 98.83W
06/11/2017 E1.75 INCH HAND SD PUBLIC
0335 AM HAIL 8 SSW DANFORTH 44.15N 98.94W
06/11/2017 E1.00 INCH BUFFALO SD PUBLIC
0400 AM HAIL 3 S BRANDT 44.62N 96.62W
06/11/2017 E1.00 INCH DEUEL SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0438 AM HAIL GARDEN CITY 44.96N 97.58W
06/11/2017 E1.00 INCH CLARK SD TRAINED SPOTTER
7 TO 8 MINUTES OF HAIL RANGING FROM DIMES TO
QUARTERS.
0500 AM TSTM WND DMG CLARK 44.88N 97.73W
06/11/2017 CLARK SD TRAINED SPOTTER
MAJOR TREE DAMAGE IN CLARK.
0525 AM HAIL 4 WSW STONE BRIDGE 44.58N 97.12W
06/11/2017 M1.00 INCH HAMLIN SD EMERGENCY MNGR
0530 AM HAIL 1 ESE GOODWIN 44.87N 96.83W
06/11/2017 E1.00 INCH DEUEL SD PUBLIC
LOTS OF TREE DAMAGE. A NEARBY STEEL STORAGE
STRUCTURE AND FARM HOUSE HAD WIND BLOWN
DAMAGE.
0530 AM HAIL 1 NW ALBEE 45.06N 96.57W
06/11/2017 E1.00 INCH GRANT SD PUBLIC
HAIL QUARTER SIZE. STRONG WINDS SCOTT
REPORTED 3 MATURE TREES DOWN. LOCATION WAS
JUST N OF REVILLO.
0534 AM TSTM WND GST CLEAR LAKE 44.77N 96.68W
06/11/2017 M51 MPH DEUEL SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0540 AM TSTM WND DMG WATERTOWN 44.92N 97.17W
06/11/2017 CODINGTON SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
SOME TREES DOWN. POWER OUTAGE.
0545 AM TSTM WND GST CLEAR LAKE 44.77N 96.68W
06/11/2017 E60 MPH DEUEL SD PUBLIC
SIXTY MPH WINDS WITH DIME SIZE HAIL.
0550 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE ALTAMONT 44.85N 96.67W
06/11/2017 DEUEL SD TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN OR UPROOTED. LARGE
EVERGREEN TREES SNAPPED OFF FROM AT ABOUT 15
FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. TIME ESTIMATED BASED
ON RADAR.
0605 AM HAIL 1 S REVILLO 45.00N 96.57W
06/11/2017 E1.00 INCH GRANT SD PUBLIC
QUARTER HAIL.
1115 AM HEAVY RAIN 8 W SOUTH SHORE 45.11N 97.10W
06/11/2017 M1.62 INCH CODINGTON SD MESONET
MESONET STATION SOSS2, SOUTH SHORE 8 W.
1131 AM HEAVY RAIN 9 E LEES CORNER 44.08N 99.15W
06/11/2017 M1.12 INCH BUFFALO SD MESONET
MESONET STATION E0083, LEES CORNER 8 E.
1135 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 SW WALLACE 45.04N 97.55W
06/11/2017 M1.24 INCH CLARK SD MESONET
MESONET STATION AU451, WALLACE 4 SW.
1138 AM HEAVY RAIN 6 NE WALLACE 45.14N 97.39W
06/11/2017 M1.05 INCH CODINGTON SD MESONET
MESONET STATION E1293, WALLACE 5 ENE.
Rain Reports
While a few locations received beneficial rainfall, most locations only experienced light rain and less than a quarter of an inch.
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