South Dakota, 2000

Lightning Strike in South Dakota, September 18, 2000

September 18, 2000 · NWS FSD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 178 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:59 UTC.

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Event by event

1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Gregory

When
September 18, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Gregory County, 3 mi W of Dallas
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
43.192, -99.186 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning caused a grass fire which burned about 500 acres. The amount of damage was not known.

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5174022.