Thunderstorm Wind, Clay
- When
- July 27, 8:50 AM CST to 9:50 AM CST
- Where
- Clay County, Meckling to 5 mi E of Vermillion
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 42.880, -97.130
Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 27, 1997
Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree and power line damage, resulting in several power outages. The worst damage was in Vermillion including the University of South Dakota Campus.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $200,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- 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 FSD wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds caused widespread tree and power line damage, resulting in several power outages. The worst damage was in Vermillion including the University of South Dakota Campus.
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 85 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:52 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
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 West Virginia, July 27, 1997
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 27, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, July 27, 1997
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- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 27, 1997
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- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 27, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 27, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, July 27, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5611474.