South Dakota, 1997

High Wind in South Dakota, July 2, 1997

July 2, 1997 · NWS FSD · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

Prolonged sustained winds around 40 mph with gusts around 50 mph caused widespread minor tree damage and spotty power line damage. A few trees were blown over, including one in Volga which destroyed a mobile home when it fell.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$107,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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 FSD wrote it up.

Prolonged sustained winds around 40 mph with gusts around 50 mph caused widespread minor tree damage and spotty power line damage. A few trees were blown over, including one in Volga which destroyed a mobile home when it fell.

The radar

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Event by event

16 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Hanson

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Hanson forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
43.675, -97.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hutchinson

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Hutchinson forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
43.335, -97.754 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jerauld

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Jerauld forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
44.066, -98.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Kingsbury

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Kingsbury forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
44.370, -97.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lake

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Lake forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
44.022, -97.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lincoln

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
43.279, -96.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, McCook

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
McCook forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
43.674, -97.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Miner

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Miner forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
44.022, -97.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Minnehaha

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Minnehaha forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
43.674, -96.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Moody

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Moody forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
44.022, -96.671 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Sanborn

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Sanborn forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
44.023, -98.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Turner

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Turner forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
43.311, -97.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Beadle

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Beadle forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
44.415, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Aurora

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Aurora forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
43.718, -98.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Brookings

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Brookings forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
44.370, -96.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Davison

When
July 2, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Davison forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Property damage
$7,000
Coordinates
43.675, -98.146 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or 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: 5606963, 5606964, 5606965, 5606966, 5606967, 5606968, 5606969, 5606970, 5606971, 5606972, 5606973, 5606974, 5612698, 5612699, 5612700, 5612701.