Lightning, McCook
- When
- August 23, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- McCook County, Bridgewater
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -97.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning Strike in South Dakota, August 23, 1998
Lightning struck twice at an electrical substation, damaging a transformer and other electrical equipment. Power was cut off to Bridgewater, and to the towns of Emery, Alexandria, and Fulton in neighboring Hanson 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
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Lightning struck twice at an electrical substation, damaging a transformer and other electrical equipment. Power was cut off to Bridgewater, and to the towns of Emery, Alexandria, and Fulton in neighboring Hanson County.
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 52 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:59 UTC.
Event by event
1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Lightning
- A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Tornadoes and Hail in Wisconsin, August 23, 1998
- Rip Current in Florida, August 23, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, August 23, 1998
- Flood in Texas, August 23, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, August 23, 1998
- Rip Current in Delaware, August 23 to 29, 1998
- Rip Current in Florida, August 23, 1998
- Heat in Missouri, August 23 to 25, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Montana, August 23, 1998
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, August 1998
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: 5665399.