Severe Storms Bring Hail To Beadle County

The Central James River Valley saw its first severe weahter of the year late Monday night. Billy Williams of the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says conditions were good for severe weather…

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Storm spotters reported one inch hail seven miles west of Huron at 11:30 last night. Half inch hail covered the ground four miles west-northwest of Huron and Law enforcement reported one-quarter inch hail four miles south of Huron. Williams says large hail was also reported in DeSmet…

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Behind the storms came gusty winds. A 51-mile an hour gust was reported this morning at the Huron Regional Airport. Heavy rains caused street flooding on 15th street and let the James River rise a foot overnight between 7 PM and 4 AM Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued for parts of Buffalo, Hand, Jerauld, Beadle, Sanborn and Kingsbury county between 10:30 PM and 12:15 AM.