South Dakota, 2001

Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 9, 2001

July 9, 2001 · NWS UNR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. 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

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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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 9, 7:15 PM MST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 7:15 PM MST, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
815 PM MDT MON JUL 9 2001

HAVE UPDATED ZONES TO REMOVE FLASH FLOOD WATCH. MAINLY STRATIFORM
PCPN ACROSS HILLS AND NOT EXPECTING ANY HEAVY RAINS THERE TONIGHT.
HEAVIEST PCPN WL BE OVR FAR SRN ZONES IN TSTMS.

WL ALSO CLEAN UP WORDING.

.UNR...NONE.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 9, 4:26 PM MST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
526 PM MDT MON JUL 09 2001

TIME(MDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0347 PM    5 E ROZET                 WY   .75 INCH HAIL
07/09/01   CAMPBELL                       REPORTED BY LAW
                                          ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL.

0430 PM    3 S MOORCROFT             WY   60 MPH TSTM GUST
07/09/01   CROOK                          REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.
Local storm report, Jul 9, 4:52 PM MST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
552 PM MDT MON JUL 09 2001

TIME(MDT)  .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE  ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0455 PM    8 S WRIGHT                WY   70 MPH TSTM GUST
07/09/01   CAMPBELL                       REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

0455 PM    8 S WRIGHT                WY   .75 INCH HAIL
07/09/01   6CAMPBELL                       REPORTED BY STORM
                                          SPOTTER.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 154 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:31 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fall River

When
July 9, 7:30 PM MST
Where
Fall River County, 15 mi W of Ardmore
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
43.017, -103.967

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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: 5260150.