Thunderstorm Wind, Hand
- When
- July 21, 2:20 AM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 8.79 mi NW of Danforth
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 44.350, -98.990
Sixty mph winds brought down some large tree branches.
Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 21, 2008
An isolated severe thunderstorm brought damaging winds of over 60 mph to parts of southern Hand county.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 happened
The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.
An isolated severe thunderstorm brought damaging winds of over 60 mph to parts of southern Hand county.
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 131 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:19 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hand
- When
- July 21, 2:48 AM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 5.94 mi E of Danforth
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.250, -98.760
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.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 126594, 126593.