South Dakota, 1997Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 8, 1997
September 8, 1997 · NWS FSD · 3 events in 1 county or zone
2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- 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.
Hail, Brookings
- When
- September 8, 12:15 PM CST to 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brookings County, Bruce to 12 mi of Volga
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Crop damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 44.550, -97.050
Hail caused crop damage in a path one mile wide and 15 miles long. The damage was limited because of the near maturity of the crops.
Thunderstorm Wind, Brookings
- When
- September 8, 12:15 PM CST
- Where
- Brookings County, 12 mi NW of Bruce
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 44.550, -97.050
Thunderstorm winds destroyed a pole barn and damaged trees over a small area.
Hail, Brookings
- When
- September 8, 12:20 PM CST to 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Brookings County, Sinai
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Coordinates
- 44.250, -97.030
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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.
- Dense Fog in South Dakota, September 8, 19971 death · 2 injured · $20,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, September 8, 1997$6.3 million · 1 in hail · 13 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 8, 1997$700,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 8, 1997$101,000 · 1 in hail · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 8, 1997$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail in Kansas, September 8, 1997$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Utah, September 8, 1997$40,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, September 8, 1997$20,000 · 1.25 in hail · 8 events
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, September 8, 1997$20,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 8, 199752 kt wind · 6 events
- Hail in South Dakota, September 8, 19971.25 in hail · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 8, 19971 in hail · 4 events
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: 5619318, 5619389, 5619319.