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South Dakota storm reports for August 28, 2021

NOAA recorded 17 hail reports, 27 wind reports and 5 tornado reports in South Dakota on August 28, 2021.

in South Dakota
49
Storm reports
Near 45.22, -97.38, SD
2.5 in
Largest hail
About 16 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
96 mph
Highest gust
Highest rating EF1, about 17 miles from Sioux Falls, SD
5
Tornado reports
Sources: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center reports; radar hail estimates from NOAA MRMS; damage surveys from the NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit

Hail, inches

  • 0.75
  • 1
  • 1.5
  • 2
  • 2.5
  • 3+

Dots: reports. Shading: radar estimate.

  • Wind report
  • Tornado and its path
  • Surveyed tornado path
  • Surveyed wind damage

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center, final severe weather database (from NOAA's Storm Data). Report day: 12:00 UTC on August 28, 2021 to 12:00 UTC the next day. Times are Central.

Select a dot or a path for the report. NWS survey teams walked the shaded paths after the storm; each is drawn at the widest width they found, so it can look wider than the damage at any one spot.

Reports by hour

Hail17, most at 6 PM

Wind27, most at 4 PM

Tornado5, most at 4 PM

Reports per hour, Central time. Each row has its own scale.

Every report

Source: NOAA/NWS Storm Prediction Center.

TimeRatingWherePath
4:21 PMNot ratedAbout 17 miles from Sioux Falls, SD0.45 mi long, 40 yd wide
4:22 PMEF1About 17 miles from Sioux Falls, SD2.25 mi long, 150 yd wide
4:25 PMNot ratedAbout 15 miles from Sioux Falls, SD0.9 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:30 PMNot ratedAbout 13 miles from Sioux Falls, SD1.6 mi long, 20 yd wide
4:35 PMNot ratedAbout 12 miles from Sioux Falls, SD1.1 mi long, 30 yd wide

Cities with reports nearby

Reports within 15 miles of the center of each city we track.

CityLargest hailHighest gustTornado reports
Sioux Falls, SD1.0 in90 mph3

Reports are what observers recorded near a location, not a complete record of every storm. They don’t describe conditions at any building.