Thunderstorm Wind, Butte
- When
- July 6, 9:50 PM MST
- Where
- Butte County, Belle Fourche Arpt
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.680, -103.870
Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 6, 1997
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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), 103 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:50 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- July 6, 10:10 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, Sturgis
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 44.420, -103.500
A tree fell and damaged a trailer home.
Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- July 6, 10:59 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, Ellsworth Afb
- Measured
- 79 kt (91 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.150, -103.100
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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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 6, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Florida, July 6, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 6, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, July 6, 1997
- Flood and Hail in Missouri, July 6, 1997
- Hail in Michigan, July 6, 1997
- Hail in Nebraska, July 6, 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: 5610401, 5610402, 5610403.