Severe Storms Roll Through Yankton County Friday

Severe Storms Roll Through Yankton County Friday

A line of severe storms rolled through Yankton County this morning.

According to Yankton County Emergency Manager Paul Scherschligt, there were a few branches down from older trees in Yankton. There was some corn partially leaning north of Yankton from the storm.

Scherschligt says that winds reached up to sixty-two miles per hour at six fifteen this morning at the airport.

Yankton County EMS Director Steve Hawkins confirms that the ambulance did transport an individual who has a tree branch fall on him during the storm in Yankton. Due to patient confidentiality, no other information about that incident could be released.

Yankton County was under a severe thunderstorm warning from five forty-five until six fifteen Friday morning. Approximately one inch of rain fell in Yankton.