Thunderstorm Wind, Crook
- When
- August 1, 9:21 PM MST
- Where
- Crook County, Hulett
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.683, -104.600
Damaging Winds in Wyoming, August 1, 2000
A massive downburst started over northeastern Wyoming and intensified as it moved into South Dakota. Aladdin reported numerous uprooted trees, damage to roofs and siding, and a satellite dish blown over.
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
- $25,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS UNR wrote it up.
A massive downburst started over northeastern Wyoming and intensified as it moved into South Dakota. Aladdin reported numerous uprooted trees, damage to roofs and siding, and a satellite dish blown over. One building had a large portion of its roof blown down, and a sign for a business was blown over. Beulah had many homes and small businesses with roof damage. A number of trees had branches broken and a few were uprooted.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 154 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:22 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Crook
- When
- August 1, 9:25 PM MST to 9:40 PM MST
- Where
- Crook County, Aladdin
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.633, -104.183
Thunderstorm Wind, Crook
- When
- August 1, 9:28 PM MST to 9:45 PM MST
- Where
- Crook County, Beulah
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.533, -104.083
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
- Heat in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in California, August 1 to 10, 2000
- Drought in Oklahoma, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Heat in Kansas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Wildfire in Montana, August 1 to 28, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Iowa, August 1, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 1, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000
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: 5169779, 5169780, 5169781.