Damaging Winds in South Dakota, April 13, 2010

Name: Damaging Winds in South Dakota, April 13, 2010
Start: 2010-04-13T13:15
End: 2010-04-13T14:15
Location: South Dakota

April 13, 2010 · NWS UNR · 5 events in 2 counties and zones

A severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts around 60 mph across northwestern Bennett and Jackson Counties.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $10,000
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.

A severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts around 60 mph across northwestern Bennett and Jackson Counties.

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 Apr 13, 12:36 PM MST, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 12:36 PM MST, 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 4:30 AM MST, 8 hours 45 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
530 AM MDT TUE APR 13 2010

SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058-
071-141300-
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-
530 AM MDT (630 AM CDT) TUE APR 13 2010

...WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR THE SOUTHWEST...SOUTH CENTRAL...AND WEST
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY INTO THIS EVENING AS
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK THAT SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...PARTICULARLY EAST OF A LINE FROM REVA TO WALL TO PINE
RIDGE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TODAY. THIS WINDS WILL DIMINISH
LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 13, 10:37 AM MST, 2 hours 38 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1137 AM MDT TUE APR 13 2010

SDZ012-024>026-028-072-073-131815-
BUTTE SD-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS SD-NORTHERN BLACK HILLS SD-NORTHERN FOOT
HILLS SD-RAPID CITY SD-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS SD-STURGIS/PIEDMONT
FOOT HILLS SD-
1137 AM MDT TUE APR 13 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PENNINGTON...EASTERN
LAWRENCE...SOUTHWESTERN MEADE AND SOUTHERN BUTTE COUNTIES UNTIL 1215
PM MDT...

AT 1133 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM DOWNTOWN STURGIS TO
BLACK HAWK...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  BEAR BUTTE STATE PARK...
  VALE...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

WETENKAMP

Local storm report, Apr 13, 10:47 AM MST, 2 hours 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1147 AM MDT TUE APR 13 2010

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

1144 AM     HAIL             E TILFORD               44.30N 103.43W
04/13/2010  E0.75 INCH       MEADE              SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MAINLY PEA SIZE HAIL.

&&

MBUNKERS

Special weather statement, Apr 13, 10:48 AM MST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1148 AM MDT TUE APR 13 2010

SDZ012-024>026-028>031-041-042-072>074-131830-
BUTTE SD-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS SD-CUSTER CO PLAINS SD-FALL RIVER
SD-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS SD-NORTHERN BLACK HILLS SD-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS
SD-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS SD-RAPID CITY SD-SHANNON SD-SOUTHERN BLACK
HILLS SD-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS SD-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS SD-
1148 AM MDT TUE APR 13 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN FALL RIVER...EASTERN
CUSTER...CENTRAL PENNINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...SOUTHWESTERN
MEADE...SOUTHEASTERN BUTTE AND NORTHWESTERN SHANNON COUNTIES UNTIL
1230 PM MDT...

AT 1145 AM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF
TILFORD TO 14 MILES EAST OF ORAL...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
  BEAR BUTTE STATE PARK...
  RAPID VALLEY...
  RAPID CITY AIRPORT...
  ELLSWORTH AFB...
  BOX ELDER...
  FARMINGDALE...
  NEW UNDERWOOD...
  HEREFORD...
  SCENIC...
  OWANKA...

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A
STURDY BUILDING.

IN ADDITION...THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO
AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

WETENKAMP

Local storm report, Apr 13, 11:39 AM MST, 1 hour 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1239 PM MDT TUE APR 13 2010

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

1225 PM     HAIL             9 NNE BOX ELDER         44.24N 103.00W
04/13/2010  E1.00 INCH       MEADE              SD   PUBLIC

            60 MPH WIND GUSTS

1220 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 N HEREFORD            44.40N 102.88W
04/13/2010  E70 MPH          MEADE              SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

KEWY

Local storm report, Apr 13, 12:49 PM MST, 26 minutes before

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Local storm report, Apr 13, 1:05 PM MST, 10 minutes before

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The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 119 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:15 UTC.

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Event by event

5 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bennett

When: April 13, 1:15 PM MST
Where: Bennett County, Allen
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.280, -101.930

Estimated 60 mph wind gusts.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: April 13, 1:38 PM MST
Where: Jackson County, 1 mi NE of Wanblee
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.580, -101.656

Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: April 13, 1:40 PM MST
Where: Jackson County, 1 mi NW of Kadoka
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.840, -101.534

Wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: April 13, 2:05 PM MST
Where: Jackson County, Belvidere
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 43.830, -101.270

Estimated wind gust of 60 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When: April 13, 2:15 PM MST
Where: Jackson County, 12.32 mi NE of Belvidere
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 43.961, -101.102

Thunderstorm winds blew roofs off three pole barns and scattered the tin across a county road.

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

Every storm in South Dakota in 2010 Every state in 2010 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, April 2010

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: 215634, 215635, 215636, 215637, 228140.