Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington
- When
- July 2, 3:35 PM MST to 3:40 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, Box Elder
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.120, -103.070
Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 2, 2010
A thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 60 mph in Box Elder.
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
- 1
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 thunderstorm produced a wind gust of 60 mph in Box Elder.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 19 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:35 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Rip Current in Alabama, July 2, 2010
- Tornado in Texas, July 2, 2010
- Tornado and Hail in Montana, July 2, 2010
- Flash Flood in Texas, July 2, 2010
- Flash Flood and Hail in Colorado, July 2, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 2, 2010
- Hail in North Dakota, July 2 to 3, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in New Mexico, July 2 to 3, 2010
- Strong Wind in Georgia, July 2, 2010
- Rip Current in Florida, July 2, 2010
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 2, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Montana, July 2 to 3, 2010
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, July 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: 232361.