Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 3, 1997

Name: Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 3, 1997
Start: 1997-08-03T00:30
End: 1997-08-03T00:30
Location: South Dakota

August 3, 1997 · NWS ABR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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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.

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 140 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:29 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Deuel

When: August 3, 12:30 AM CST
Where: Deuel County, Goodwin
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 44.880, -96.830

Strong thunderstorm winds blew the roof of a granary against a house, creating a hole in the side of the home and knocking cupboards off the inside of the home. The wall was pushed in about a foot. Parts of the grainary were thrown 1,500 feet. An apple tree was snapped off and thrown 600 feet. Twenty calf shelters were destroyed injuring one calf. Also, many trees were blown down on a nearby golf course.

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, August 1997

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5615846.