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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
Map of the severe thunderstorm warnings which were issued on June 2, 2025. Map of storm reports (large hail and wind damage) from June 2, 2025. Map of the severe thunderstorm watch which was issued for northwest Iowa and northern Nebraska on June 2, 2025.
Severe Weather Warnings - June 2 Preliminary Storm Reports - June 2 Severe Thunderstorm Watch - June 2

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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