South Dakota, 1996

Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 10, 1996

July 10, 1996 · NWS ABR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Winds gusting to 80 mph blew a barn down, snapped several large cottonwood trees half way up, and moved a chicken coop off its foundation five feet.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.

Winds gusting to 80 mph blew a barn down, snapped several large cottonwood trees half way up, and moved a chicken coop off its foundation five feet.

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 118 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:13 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell

When
July 10, 10:15 PM CST
Where
Campbell County, 3 mi N of Artas
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
45.930, -99.820

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5566937.