Thunderstorm Wind, Perkins
- When
- September 6, 3:30 PM MST to 3:35 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins County, 7 mi N of Meadow
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -102.220
Damaging Winds in South Dakota, September 6, 1997
A line of strong thunderstorms developed from northwest to south central South Dakota during the late afternoon hours. Strong winds were the main hazard from these storms, blowing trees and a pole barn over in Perkins County.
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
- $5,000
- 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 line of strong thunderstorms developed from northwest to south central South Dakota during the late afternoon hours. Strong winds were the main hazard from these storms, blowing trees and a pole barn over in Perkins County. Pea size hail with drifts of three to four feet deep were reported in Haakon County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Haakon
- When
- September 6, 4:08 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon County, 6 mi N of Kirley
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.600, -101.300
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.
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The same day elsewhere
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- Lightning Strike in Colorado, September 6, 1997
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- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 6, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 6, 1997
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- Hail in South Dakota, September 6, 1997
- Hail in Utah, September 6, 1997
- Cold in Alabama, September 6, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, September 6, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, September 6, 1997
- Waterspout in Florida, September 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5618047, 5618048.