Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 24, 2005

Name: Hail and Damaging Wind in Wyoming, July 24, 2005
Start: 2005-07-24T16:00
End: 2005-07-24T16:20
Location: Wyoming

July 24, 2005 · NWS UNR · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 hail, 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: 2

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 24, 1:15 PM MST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 1:15 PM MST, 2 hours 45 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
215 PM MDT SUN JUL 24 2005

.DISCUSSION...AT 19Z SFC MAP SHOWS WK SFC LOW IN NWRN SD WITH SFC
TROF EXTENDING SOUTHWESTWARD INTO NE WY AND EASTWARD ALONG SD/ND
BORDER. BEST INSTABILITY...THETA-E RIDGE AND BEST THETA-E ADV
EXTENDS ALONG THIS BOUNDARY FM NE WY THRU NRN HALF OF BLACK HILLS
INTO NWRN SD...CU FIRING UP IN BLK HILLS AND TSTMS HAVE ALREADY
DVLPD JUST NORTH OF BOUNDARY IN SRN ND. WOULD EXPECT STORMS TO CONT
TO DVLP THRU THIS AREA OVR NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH SVR WX LIKELY
THIS AFT AND EVENING.

ANOTHER S/W WILL MV THRU FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT...GOOD THETA-E ADV
AND OMEGA WILL CONT TO PROD SCT SHWS/TSTMS THRU THE NIGHT. ON MON
CDFNT IS EXPECTED TO MV THRU FA EARLY. THE TIMING OF FRONT WL BE
CRITICAL TO WHAT THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WILL BE FOR THE DAY. CHC OF
TSTMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TUESDAY. WITH THE COOL
AIR PUSHING IN...EXPECT BELOW NORMAL TEMPS FOR A CHANGE ON TUES.

UPPER LEVEL RIDGE THEN STARTS TO BUILD BACK IN FOR WED/THU WHICH
WILL BRING DRY WX AND A SLOW WARMING TREND BACK TO ABV NORMAL TEMPS
BY THURS.

EXTENDED...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL SLIDE EAST
INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES LATE IN THE WEEK. THIS WILL BRING WARM AND
MAINLY DRY WEATHER BACK TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. WILL CONTINUE TO
KEEP FORECAST DRY THURSDAY THRU SUNDAY...THOUGH ISOLATED STORMS LOOK
POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT...AS A COUPLE OF WEAK
UPPER LEVEL TROUGHS TEMPORARILY BREAK DOWN THE UPPER RIDGE. AT THIS
POINT...THE CHANCES LOOK LOW ENOUGH TO KEEP MENTION OUT.

&&

.AVIATION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER AND WEST OF THE BLACK HILLS...THEN SPREADING
NORTH AND EAST BY THIS EVENING...AFFECTING ALL TWEB ROUTES THROUGH
MIDNIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE AT KRAP AND KGCC WITH VICINITY
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH LATE EVENING.

&&

.UNR...WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 671 UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR WEST-CENTRAL
     AND NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
WY...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 671 UNTIL 900 PM MDT FOR CROOK COUNTY
     IN NORTHEASTERN WYOMING...

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 5:30 AM MST, 10 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
630 AM MDT SUN JUL 24 2005

SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058-
071-251300-
BENNETT-BUTTE-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-HAAKON-
HARDING-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-JACKSON-MELLETTE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-
NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-PERKINS-RAPID CITY-
SHANNON-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-TODD-TRIPP-
WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-ZIEBACH-
630 AM MDT (730 AM CDT) SUN JUL 24 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTHEAST
WYOMING...ALONG WITH WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.

AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THIS WILL
INITIATE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING AND THE
BLACK HILLS THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. THE AREA WITH THE BEST
CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BUFFALO TO
FAITH. THE GREATEST THREAT FROM THESE STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER ON MONDAY FOR NORTHEAST
WYOMING...ALONG WITH SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.  THE AREA
WITH THE GREATEST RISK WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM CAMP
CROOK TO PHILIP TO WINNER. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL
BE THE MAIN THREAT. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN IN THE
FORECAST FOR PARTS OF THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 24, 1:40 PM MST, 2 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
240 PM MDT SUN JUL 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0235 PM     HAIL             12 NW LODGEPOLE         45.93N 102.84W
07/24/2005  0.75 INCH        PERKINS            SD   PUBLIC

&&

LCZEPYHA

Local storm report, Jul 24, 1:45 PM MST, 2 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
245 PM MDT SUN JUL 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0235 PM     TSTM WND GST     15 NW LODGEPOLE         45.96N 102.88W
07/24/2005  60 MPH           ADAMS              ND   PUBLIC

0240 PM     HAIL             15 NW LODGEPOLE         45.96N 102.88W
07/24/2005  0.75 INCH        ADAMS              ND   PUBLIC

&&

LCZEPYHA

Local storm report, Jul 24, 1:59 PM MST, 2 hours 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
259 PM MDT SUN JUL 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0255 PM     HAIL             LEMMON                  45.94N 102.16W
07/24/2005  0.75 INCH        PERKINS            SD   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

LCZEPYHA

Local storm report, Jul 24, 3:05 PM MST, 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
405 PM MDT SUN JUL 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0355 PM     TSTM WND GST     12 SE BUFFALO           45.46N 103.37W
07/24/2005  70 MPH           HARDING            SD   PUBLIC

            WINDOWS BLOW OUT OF HOUSE. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

&&

LCZEPYHA

Local storm report, Jul 24, 3:19 PM MST, 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
419 PM MDT SUN JUL 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0230 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 N RALPH               45.79N 103.07W
07/24/2005  70 MPH           HARDING            SD   CO-OP OBSERVER

0415 PM     HAIL             1 N RALPH               45.79N 103.07W
07/24/2005  0.75 INCH        HARDING            SD   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

LCZEPYHA

Local storm report, Jul 24, 3:28 PM MST, 32 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
428 PM MDT SUN JUL 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0425 PM     HAIL             3 S HARDING             45.35N 103.83W
07/24/2005  0.88 INCH        HARDING            SD   PUBLIC

&&

LCZEPYHA

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:00 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Crook

When: July 24, 4:00 PM MST
Where: Crook County, 10 mi W of Sundance
Measured: 1 in hail
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC
Coordinates: 44.400, -104.583

Thunderstorm Wind, Crook

When: July 24, 4:20 PM MST
Where: Crook County, Sundance
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.400, -104.383

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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

Every storm in Wyoming in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Wyoming, July 2005

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: 5463106, 5463107.