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August 23, 2002

Severe Hailstorm Damages Eastern North Dakota

Damage Clearly Visible in Satellite Imagery

Severe thunderstorms crossed eastern North Dakota on August 1.Damage occurred in Foster County, (over 90,000 acres) and in Steele, Cass, and Barnes counties, where a damage strip of more than 50,000 acres was observed. The accompanying hail caused widespread damage, which is was visible from both NOAA-16 and Landsat satellite images from early August.

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NOAA 16 - North Dakota

Imagery from July 26, 2002 and August 7.

 

For more information, contact Carl Gernazio (gernazio@fas.usda.gov)
with the Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division, at (202) 690-0136.

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