Thunderstorm Wind, Aurora
- When
- June 20, 2:55 AM CST to 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Aurora County, White Lake to Plankinton
- Measured
- 65 kt (75 mph)
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 43.730, -98.720
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997
A thunderstorm produced winds which uprooted trees and caused other tree damage. Hail also fell with this storm.
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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.
A thunderstorm produced winds which uprooted trees and caused other tree damage. Hail also fell with this storm.
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 161 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:53 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Aurora
- When
- June 20, 2:55 AM CST to 3:15 AM CST
- Where
- Aurora County, White Lake to Stickney
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 43.730, -98.720
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 20 to 21, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Michigan, June 20 to 23, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, June 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 20, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Nebraska, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 20, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 20, 1997
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, June 1997
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: 5602283, 5602284.