Funnel Cloud, Meade
- When
- June 14, 3:20 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 10 mi SE of Sturgis
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail in South Dakota, June 14, 1997
A large severe thunderstorm developed near Tilford and moved east across southern Meade county. The storm produced hail up to four inches in diameter and numerous funnel clouds.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
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- 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
- 5
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 UNR wrote it up.
A large severe thunderstorm developed near Tilford and moved east across southern Meade county. The storm produced hail up to four inches in diameter and numerous funnel clouds.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 50 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:32 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 2 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Pennington
- When
- June 14, 4:00 PM MST to 4:25 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 15 mi E of Rapid City
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Hail, Meade
- When
- June 14, 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 10 mi E of Piedmont
- Measured
- 4 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.230, -103.180
Hail, Meade
- When
- June 14, 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 10 mi E of Piedmont
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.230, -103.180
Hail, Meade
- When
- June 14, 4:45 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, Ellsworth Afb
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.150, -103.100
What these are
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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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: 5604197, 5603698, 5604198, 5604199, 5604200.