Funnel Cloud, Haakon
- When
- June 22, 7:05 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon County, Philip
- Coordinates
- 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 22, 1997
A severe thunderstorm over southern Haakon county produced three funnel clouds and a wind gust to 60 mph near the town of Philip. No damage was reported with the wind.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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 UNR wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm over southern Haakon county produced three funnel clouds and a wind gust to 60 mph near the town of Philip. No damage was reported with the wind.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:06 UTC.
Event by event
1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Haakon
- When
- June 22, 7:05 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon County, Philip
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.030, -101.670
What these are
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- 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.
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5603721, 5603722.