Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- July 13, 3:39 PM MST to 3:42 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 1 mi N of Tilford
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.317, -103.417
Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 13, 2003
Thunderstorms developed over the northeastern slopes of the Black Hills near a surface boundary that was moving across western South Dakota. The storms developed into a line as they moved off the Black Hills and became outflow dominated.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Thunderstorms developed over the northeastern slopes of the Black Hills near a surface boundary that was moving across western South Dakota. The storms developed into a line as they moved off the Black Hills and became outflow dominated. Strong winds were reported with the storms from the Rapid City area, eastward to Elm Springs and Interior before dissipating.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- July 13, 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, (Rca)ellsworth Afb R
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.150, -103.117
Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- July 13, 4:15 PM MST to 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 7 mi SW of Elm Spgs
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.250, -102.617
Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington
- When
- July 13, 4:20 PM MST to 4:40 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 4 mi S of New Underwood
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -102.917
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- July 13, 4:25 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson County, 12 mi S of Interior
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 43.550, -101.983
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
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, July 13, 2003
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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: 5372867, 5372868, 5372869, 5372870, 5372871.