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Flash Flood — Brookings, SD

Jul 23, 2010

Thunderstorms produced large hail, damaging winds, and brief tornadoes in southeast South Dakota during the evening of July 23rd. The storms moved east and affected the area mainly near and south of Interstate 90. However, the storms affected an area further north, including Brookings, when they arrived near the eastern border of South Dakota. Flash flooding resulted in the Brookings area.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 252479). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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