Scattered Severe Storms Bring Hail, High Winds, and Heavy Rain - June 2, 2025

Overview

A hot early June day brought a risk of strong to severe thunderstorms to portions of the Tri-State area during the late afternoon and evening hours of Monday.

Storms developed along a slowly eastward advancing cold front, producing up to golf ball sized hail and strong straight line wind gusts greater than 60 mph in a few locations.

Strong winds produced wind damage at a few locations, including near the cities of Hospers, IA where a hog barn was damaged. Strong winds were also reported near Elk Point in South Dakota with damage to a farmstead and grain bins near Burbank, SD.

These thunderstorms also produced locally heavy rainfall with scattered reports of 2 to 4" inches of rainfall.

Animated loop of radar imagery from June 2, 2025

Radar Animation - June 2, 2025


Severe Weather Warnings - June 2	Preliminary Storm Reports - June 2	Severe Thunderstorm Watch - June 2

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Storm Reports

The following is a listing of preliminary severe weather reports for June 2, 2025. As more information about the event is collected, additional reports may be added.

2025/06/02 07:18 PM	HAIL	0.88	3 WNW Waterbury	Dixon
2025/06/02 07:16 PM	HAIL	0.88	2 N Waterbury	Dixon	NE
2025/06/02 07:04 PM	TSTM WND GST	50	Martinsburg	Dixon	NE
2025/06/02 07:03 PM	HAIL	1	1 NNE Martinsburg	Dixon	NE
2025/06/02 06:39 PM	TSTM WND DMG		2 N Hospers	Sioux	IA
2025/06/02 06:31 PM	TSTM WND GST	61	Ponca	Dixon	NE
2025/06/02 06:30 PM	TSTM WND GST	54	1 SSE North Sioux City	Union	SD
2025/06/02 06:15 PM	HAIL	1.5	Elk Point	Union	SD
2025/06/02 06:10 PM	HAIL	1.75	3 NNW Elk Point	Union	SD
2025/06/02 06:00 PM	TSTM WND DMG		2 NW Elk Point	Union	SD
2025/06/02 05:54 PM	HAIL	0.75	7 NW Elk Point	Union	SD
2025/06/02 05:54 PM	TSTM WND DMG		7 WNW Elk Point	Union	SD
2025/06/02 05:35 PM	HAIL	0.88	2 N Hull	Sioux	IA
2025/06/02 05:25 PM	TSTM WND GST	52	1 SSW Hawarden	Sioux	IA
2025/06/02 05:25 PM	HAIL	0.75	2 E Vermillion	Clay	SD
2025/06/02 05:22 PM	HAIL	1	Vermillion	Clay	SD
2025/06/02 05:21 PM	TSTM WND DMG		1 NW Vermillion	Clay	SD
2025/06/02 05:21 PM	HAIL	1	Vermillion	Clay	SD
2025/06/02 05:20 PM	TSTM WND DMG		1 W Vermillion	Clay	SD
2025/06/02 05:20 PM	HAIL	1	5 NE Doon	Lyon	IA
2025/06/02 05:06 PM	HAIL	0.75	Rushmore	Nobles	MN
2025/06/02 05:05 PM	HAIL	1.25	1 NNE Doon	Lyon	IA
2025/06/02 04:16 PM	HAIL	1	7 S Rock Valley	Sioux	IA
2025/06/02 04:15 PM	HAIL	0.75	7 W Sioux Center	Sioux	IA
2025/06/02 04:12 PM	HAIL	1.5	7 WNW Sioux Center	Sioux	IA
2025/06/02 03:38 PM	TSTM WND GST	51	5 NNE Alcester	Lincoln	SD

24 hour Rain Reports

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1144 AM CDT Tue Jun 3 2025

...24 HOUR PRECIPITATION REPORTS...

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider

...Iowa...

...Buena Vista County...
Storm Lake 3.1 S             1.79 in   1025 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
0.8 SW Linn Grove            1.58 in   1100 AM 06/03   COOP

...Cherokee County...
0.9 NE Cherokee              1.13 in   0800 AM 06/03   COOP

...Dickinson County...
Spirit Lake                  1.67 in   1116 AM 06/03   CWOP
TERRIL                       1.34 in   1119 AM 06/03   CWOP
Milford                      1.26 in   1115 AM 06/03   CWOP
Lake Park                    1.15 in   1110 AM 06/03   CWOP
Lake Park 0.2 N              1.01 in   0800 AM 06/03   COCORAHS

...Lyon County...
4 SW George                  2.83 in   1115 AM 06/03   AWS

...OBrien County...
Hartley                      1.39 in   1115 AM 06/03   CWOP
Sheldon                      1.28 in   0700 AM 06/03   COOP

...Plymouth County...
Loess Hills Tnc Broken       2.02 in   1111 AM 06/03   RAWS
Remsen                       1.45 in   0700 AM 06/03   COOP
6 NNE Jefferson              1.44 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
6.2 NW Hinton                1.27 in   1045 AM 06/03   UCOOP
Le Mars 0.9 SE               1.21 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
Le Mars 1.0 E                1.15 in   0530 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
Le Mars                      1.14 in   0800 AM 06/03   COOP

...Sioux County...
Sioux Center                 2.76 in   1115 AM 06/03   CWOP
Ireton 5.5 N                 2.46 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
Hawarden                     2.11 in   1120 AM 06/03   CWOP
Orange City 0.4 NNE          1.12 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS

...Woodbury County...
1 ENE Dakota City            2.31 in   1118 AM 06/03   AWS
Sioux Gateway Airport        2.13 in   1052 AM 06/03   ASOS
SIOUX CITY                   1.80 in   1115 AM 06/03   CWOP
3.4 N Hornick                1.65 in   0700 AM 06/03   COOP
Sioux City                   1.50 in   0600 AM 06/03   COOP
Sioux City                   1.03 in   1119 AM 06/03   CWOP

...Minnesota...

...Jackson County...
Okabena 3.1 SW               1.30 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
6 NW Orleans                 1.28 in   1115 AM 06/03   AWS
Lakefield                    1.03 in   1111 AM 06/03   CWOP

...Nobles County...
Worthington 1.9 SW           1.38 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
Worthington 4.0 S            1.04 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS

...Nebraska...

...Dakota County...
South Sioux City             2.14 in   1115 AM 06/03   CWOP
Dakota City 0.48 S           1.25 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS

...Dixon County...
1 WNW Ponca                  4.10 in   0800 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
Concord 4.23 S               1.55 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
Newcastle                    1.40 in   0600 AM 06/03   COOP

...South Dakota...

...Clay County...
Vermillion 0.6 SE            2.12 in   0800 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
Vermillion 1.4 SE            2.11 in   0600 AM 06/03   COCORAHS

...Lincoln County...
Worthing 2.0 W               1.37 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
Canton                       1.05 in   0600 AM 06/03   COOP

...Turner County...
SD RWIS IRENE                1.89 in   1111 AM 06/03   SDDOT
Hurley 0.2 S                 1.34 in   0600 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
SD RWIS Parker               1.19 in   1110 AM 06/03   SDDOT

...Union County...
Elk Point 0.3 WSW            4.08 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
Jefferson 2.9 SW             2.55 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
Jefferson 4.9 S              2.09 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
Jefferson 2.1 WNW            2.08 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
Jefferson 1.1 E              2.07 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
1 WNW Jefferson              1.00 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS

...Yankton County...
SD RWIS Gayville             1.58 in   1110 AM 06/03   SDDOT
Yankton 8.1 W                1.08 in   0800 AM 06/03   COCORAHS
Yankton 9.1 W                1.01 in   0700 AM 06/03   COCORAHS

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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Photos & Video

Wind Damage Near Hospers. Photo shows pieces of tin/sheet metal siding strewn about a yard.

Thunderstorm Wind Damage Near Elk Point, SD. Photo shows a flattened pole-frame building with tin roof/siding.

Thunderstorm Wind Damage North Side of Vermillion. Photo shows a storage facility that has collapsed and shifted off its slab foundation.

Photo of 5 hailstones in a hand with 2 quarters for size comparison. The 3 largest hailstones are larger than the quarters.

Thunderstorm Wind Damage
Near Hospers, IA

(Credit: Angela Kreykes)

Thunderstorm Wind Damage
Near Elk Point, SD

(Credit: EM Jason Westcott)

Thunderstorm Wind Damage
North Side of Vermillion, SD

(Credit: Steven Comstock)

Large Hail west of
Sioux Center, IA

(Credit: Adriane Stamer)

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