Hail, Butte
- When
- August 8, 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Butte County, 3 mi S of Hoover
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 45.070, -103.270
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, August 8, 1997
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 Rapid City radar (KUDX), 111 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:30 UTC.
Event by event
1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Butte
- When
- August 8, 7:30 PM MST
- Where
- Butte County, 3 mi S of Hoover
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.070, -103.270
TRUCK BLOWN OFF HIGHWAY.
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flash Flood and Hail in Nevada, August 8, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, August 8, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Arizona, August 8, 1997
- Funnel Clouds and Waterspout in Texas, August 8 to 29, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, August 8, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Arizona, August 8, 1997
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Texas, August 8 to 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 8, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Texas, August 8 to 9, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, August 8, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, August 8, 1997
More
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5614417, 5614418.