Hailstorm strikes Canova area, farmers assess crop damage

Katelyn Winberg
Sep 3, 2025
Sep 3, 2025

Hail damage in a cornfield just east of Canova, S.D.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Katelyn Winberg

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A weekend storm overnight Aug. 22 brought heavy rain and hail to parts of Miner and McCook counties in eastern South Dakota, leaving farmers in the Canova area assessing damage to late-summer crops.

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A corn stalk that has been stripped of most of its leaves in a field just east of Canova, S.D.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Katelyn Winberg

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Hail damage in a soybean field just east of Canova, S.D.
Tri-State Neighbor photo by Katelyn Winberg

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Born and raised on a farm in southeastern South Dakota, Katelyn currently resides in Sioux Falls. She enjoys attending SDSU football games (her alma mater), going to farmer’s markets and visiting her parents at their family farm. Reach her at kwinberg@tristateneighbor.com.