Thunderstorm Wind, Butte
- When
- June 6, 4:10 PM MST
- Where
- Butte County, 6 mi NW of Belle Fourche
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.731, -103.956
Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, June 6, 2008
A severe thunderstorm developed just west of Belle Fourche and moved eastward across southern Butte County and west central Meade County. The storm produced gusty winds and nickel sized hail.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- 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
- 4
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.
A severe thunderstorm developed just west of Belle Fourche and moved eastward across southern Butte County and west central Meade County. The storm produced gusty winds and nickel sized hail.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 112 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:11 UTC.
Event by event
3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Butte
- When
- June 6, 4:10 PM MST
- Where
- Butte County, 7 mi N of Belle Fourche
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.771, -103.870
Hail, Butte
- When
- June 6, 4:40 PM MST
- Where
- Butte County, 3 mi SE of Newell
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.689, -103.387
Hail, Meade
- When
- June 6, 5:24 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, Opal
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.900, -102.480
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Indiana, June 6 to 7, 2008
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, June 6, 2008
- Strong Wind in Wisconsin, June 6, 2008
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, June 6, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 6, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 6, 2008
- Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 6, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 6, 2008
- Flash Flooding in South Dakota, June 6 to 7, 2008
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, June 6, 2008
- Flash Flood and Flood in Illinois, June 6 to 15, 2008
- Strong Wind in Washington, June 6 to 9, 2008
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, June 2008
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: 100462, 100463, 100465, 100467.