Heavy rain and hail reported west of Okaton

Heard on: Brown County Sheriff, Aberdeen Fire/Rescue, State Highway Patrol

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

I'm about 3 mi west of Okaton on I-90.

00:03

We've had heavy rain, some hail.

00:06

I can't tell you how big it is because I can't tell you that.

00:14

No problem, as long as you're not getting dense in your car.

00:20

Suppose it's probably a sub-severe.

00:22

The storms that have been broadly focused around Okaton have in and out of severe limits over the last hour or so.

00:34

Also, we've noticed the amount of moisture in the.

00:40

I with these rain.

00:43

I just wanted to pick your brain about how receptive you guys would be to flooding it.

00:51

It's been kind of dry.

00:56

Yeah, I think there are cracks in the ground in the west end of the county with district.

01:02

I actually mentioned that I've been out in Stanley County once or twice, and the alcohol moisture just went right in the cracks.

01:09

Okay,

01:10

everything clear.

01:15

Yeah, the hail's starting to pick up here a little bit.

01:17

I get a size up.

01:24

Okay, sounds good.

01:31

Roof for many.

01:37

Okay, thanks for the report.

8/24/2026 07:57 PM

Weather Event

I-90, Okaton, SD

Heavy rain and hail reported west of Okaton

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As discussed during the dispatch call, a weather report describes heavy rain and increasing hail near I-90 about three miles west of Okaton, with discussion of possible sub-severe storm conditions and limited flooding concern due to dry ground.

Heavy rain and hail reported west of Okaton

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