Severe Storms Race Across Beadle County

Severe Thunderstorms ripped across the area last nights bring with it mainly gusty winds. Shawn Liebel at the National Weather Service says the Huron area had the worst of things last night…

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The storm spawned a brief tornado warning on the leading edge of the storm from just north of Huron around 9 PM last night. The National Weather Service says radar indicated a possible tornado seven miles north of Huron, with Yale in the path of the storm. That warning was cancelled at 9:15 and no confirmation of a tornado touchdown or damage was reported. 70 mile an hour winds were reported just before 9 PM as the storm got to Huron.

Here’s the full list of storm reports from around the area…

  • 0815 PM     TSTM WND GST     12 N WESSINGTON         44.62N 98.65W
    07/26/2011  E60.00 MPH       BEADLE             SD   TRAINED SPOTTER
  • 0843 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 WSW WOLSEY            44.38N 98.56W
    07/26/2011  E60.00 MPH       BEADLE             SD   TRAINED SPOTTER
  • 0845 PM     TSTM WND GST     SSE WOLSEY              44.41N 98.47W
    07/26/2011  E60.00 MPH       BEADLE             SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

                WINDS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH KNOCKED SOME SMALL BRANCHES
                DOWN FROM TREES IN SPOTTERS YARD.

  • 0852 PM     TSTM WND GST     HURON                   44.36N 98.22W
    07/26/2011  M70.00 MPH       BEADLE             SD   ASOS
  • 0912 PM     TSTM WND GST     YALE                    44.43N 97.99W
    07/26/2011  E70.00 MPH       BEADLE             SD   TRAINED SPOTTER
  • 1010 PM     TSTM WND GST     11 SW WESSINGTON SPRING 43.98N 98.74W
    07/26/2011  E60.00 MPH       JERAULD            SD   TRAINED SPOTTER
  • 1025 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 ESE LANE              44.06N 98.37W
    07/26/2011  E70.00 MPH       JERAULD            SD   TRAINED SPOTTER
  • 1105 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 ENE CARTHAGE          44.19N 97.65W
    07/26/2011  E60.00 MPH       MINER              SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

                THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH WITH HEAVY
                RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.