Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- September 5, 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 6 mi NE of Volunteer
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.583, -103.050
Wildfire and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, September 5 to 6, 2000
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 wildfire, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $115,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- 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.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 54 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:01 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.
Wildfire, Meade
- When
- September 5, 5:00 PM MST to September 6, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, Countywide
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Lightning caused seven fires in central Meade County. The largest fire was around 500 acres south of Hereford.
Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- September 5, 5:35 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, Union Center
- Property damage
- $115,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.667
Strong downburst winds flattened a post frame building for a ranch supply business. Two barns and a garage near the business also had their roofs blown off. The winds left a path of damage about 200 yards wide.
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.
- Wildfire
- A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tropical Storm in Guam, September 5 to 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Nebraska, September 5, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Texas, September 5, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, September 5, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 5, 2000
- Wildfire in Texas, September 5 to 6, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Oregon, September 5 to 6, 2000
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, September 5, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, September 5 to 6, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, September 5, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, September 5, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in North Dakota, September 5, 2000
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, September 2000
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: 5158024, 5158025, 5158023.