South Dakota, 2001

Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 30, 2001

June 30, 2001 · NWS UNR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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 Jun 30, 1:45 AM MST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 1:45 AM MST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
245 AM MDT SAT JUN 30 2001

DISCUSSION DELAYED DUE TO ONGOING SEVERE WEATHER.

.UNR...NONE.

RICHARDS

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 98 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:45 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When
June 30, 4:43 AM MST
Where
Lawrence County, 5 mi W of Spearfish
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
44.500, -103.950

A storm spotter measured a 58 mph wind gust during an early morning thunderstorm.

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

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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: 5253914.