Thunderstorm Wind, Bennett
- When
- June 30, 7:01 PM MST
- Where
- Bennett County, Vetal
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.220, -101.380
A spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 30, 2011
A line of severe thunderstorms moved from northwestern Nebraska into south central South Dakota. Strong winds developed across south central South Dakota, with gusts to 70 mph causing minor damage.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- $104,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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 line of severe thunderstorms moved from northwestern Nebraska into south central South Dakota. Strong winds developed across south central South Dakota, with gusts to 70 mph causing minor damage.
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 Jun 30, 2:05 PM MST, 4 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 2:05 PM MST, 4 hours 56 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 305 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011 .DISCUSSION...CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS HAS COLD FRONT STRETCHING SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS EASTERN ND...CENTRAL SD...AND INTO FAR SOUTHWESTERN SD. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS SHOWS SOUTHWEST FLOW IN PLACE ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS. STRONG SHORTWAVE AND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ARE MOVING SLOWLY EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN UT INTO NORTHWESTERN CO. SKIES ARE MOSTLY CLOUDY ACROSS WESTERN AREAS...WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES EAST OF THE BLACK HILLS. TEMPS ARE IN THE 80S ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...90S TOWARD SOUTH CENTRAL SD. DEWPOINTS ARE IN THE 50S AND 60S...HIGHEST OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. WINDS ARE NORTHWESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT...LIGHT WESTERLY ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN SD. REGIONAL RADARS SHOWING SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOPING ACROSS EASTERN WY AND THE NEB PANHANDLE. THEY ARE WEAKENING SOME RIGHT NOW AS THEY MOVE INTO A MORE CAPPED ATMOSPHERE TO THE NORTH AND EAST. UNSETTLED WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS SHORTWAVE CROSSES THE REGION. SEASONABLY WARM AND MOSTLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH SUNDAY AND MUCH OF MONDAY LOOKING MAINLY DRY AT THIS POINT. SHORTWAVE OVER WESTERN CO WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT...BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE TODAY...TONIGHT...AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AS CAP WEAKENS AND MORE ACTIVITY DEVELOPS. THE BETTER THREAT FOR SEVERE LOOKS TO BE FROM SOUTHWESTERN SD...NORTH AND EASTWARD INTO CENTRAL SD. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE BIGGEST THREAT FROM SEVERE STORMS...ESPECIALLY IF A SQUALL LINE DEVELOPS DURING THE EVENING...BUT LARGE HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. BEST INSTABILITY WILL GENERALLY BE IN PLACE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE BLACK HILLS...WITH CAPE VALUES IN THE 1000 TO 1500 J/KG RANGE... LOCALLY HIGHER TOWARD CENTRAL SD. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY WITH SOME STORMS...ESPECIALLY FROM THE BLACK HILLS AREA EASTWARD...WHERE PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE ABOVE AVERAGE. SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN NEB/SOUTHWESTERN SD BY FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN MOVE QUICKLY ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN SD DURING THE DAY. SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE MORNING...ESPECIALLY FROM THE BLACK HILLS AREA NORTH AND EASTWARD. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY THE AFTERNOON. COOLER TEMPS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH CLOUD COVER AND SHOWERS AROUND...HIGHS IN THE 70S. SKIES WILL CLEAR FRIDAY EVENING WITH LOWS MOSTLY IN THE 50S. ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL BE IN PLACE ON SATURDAY. WEAK ENERGY PASSING OVER THE AREA WILL LIKELY PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS... ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS LOOK POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BLACK HILLS AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR AVERAGE...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 70S TO MID 80S. EXTENDED...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE NRN PLAINS EARLY NEXT WEEK WILL BRING MAINLY DRY WX ALONG WITH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPS. THE RIDGE WILL BE A BIT MORE SUPPRESSED TOWARD MIDWEEK...LEADING TO DAILY CHANCES FOR STORMS AND TEMPS NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE AVERAGE. && .AVIATION... A STRONG UPPER WAVE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST AND BRING A GOOD CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. MVFR TO LOCALIZED IFR CONDITIONS WILL COULD BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATER TONIGHT. && .UNR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...NONE. WY...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 1:21 PM MST, 5 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 221 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011 SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058- 071-011300- 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- 221 PM MDT (321 PM CDT) THU JUN 30 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE BIGGEST THREAT FROM ANY SEVERE STORMS...BUT LARGE HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY WITH SOME STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY... ESPECIALLY SOUTH AND EAST OF THE BLACK HILLS. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...BUT A FEW STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO SEVERE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE BLACK HILLS AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 4:41 PM MST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 541 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011 SDZ024-025-072-073-010015- NORTHERN BLACK HILLS SD-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS SD-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS SD-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS SD- 541 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN LAWRENCE AND WESTERN MEADE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM MDT... AT 537 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR GALENA...OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN STURGIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... DOWNTOWN STURGIS... TILFORD... BEAR BUTTE STATE PARK... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN SOUTH DAKOTA MILE MARKERS 23 AND 41... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. CARSTENS
Special weather statement, Jun 30, 5:18 PM MST, 1 hour 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 618 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011 SDZ012-072-073-010100- BUTTE SD-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS SD-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS SD- 618 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN MEADE AND SOUTHEASTERN BUTTE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM MDT... AT 616 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR DOWNTOWN STURGIS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... BEAR BUTTE STATE PARK... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN SOUTH DAKOTA MILE MARKERS 29 AND 40... CARSTENS
Local storm report, Jun 30, 6:10 PM MST, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
710 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0707 PM HAIL 13 W ROCKYPOINT 44.90N 105.37W
06/30/2011 E1.00 INCH CAMPBELL WY PUBLIC
&&
CALDERONLocal storm report, Jun 30, 6:37 PM MST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
737 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0725 PM TSTM WND GST 1 N ROCKYPOINT 44.92N 105.10W
06/30/2011 E60 MPH CAMPBELL WY TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
CALDERONLocal storm report, Jun 30, 6:43 PM MST, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
743 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0728 PM HAIL 1 N ROCKYPOINT 44.91N 105.10W
06/30/2011 E1.00 INCH CAMPBELL WY TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
CALDERONSpecial weather statement, Jun 30, 6:56 PM MST, 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 756 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011 SDZ024-026-028-030-031-072>074-010245- CENTRAL BLACK HILLS SD-CUSTER CO PLAINS SD-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS SD-NORTHERN BLACK HILLS SD-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS SD-RAPID CITY SD-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS SD-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS SD- 756 PM MDT THU JUN 30 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN CUSTER... SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...CENTRAL PENNINGTON AND SOUTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM MDT... AT 751 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PACTOLA RESERVOIR TO 7 MILES EAST OF HERMOSA...AND MOVING NORTH AT 25 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... DOWNTOWN RAPID CITY... PACTOLA RESERVOIR... SILVER CITY... HISEGA... JOHNSON SIDING... FARMINGDALE... NEMO... CAPUTA... BLACK HAWK... RAPID CITY AIRPORT... RAPID VALLEY... BOX ELDER... ELLSWORTH AFB... THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN SOUTH DAKOTA MILE MARKERS 48 AND 76... IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. CARSTENS
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 154 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:00 UTC.
Event by event
12 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Todd
- When
- June 30, 8:11 PM CST
- Where
- Todd County, St Francis
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.130, -100.920
Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Todd
- When
- June 30, 8:20 PM CST
- Where
- Todd County, Mission
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 43.300, -100.670
Winds knocked down power poles and damaged small buildings.
Thunderstorm Wind, Todd
- When
- June 30, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Todd County, Rosebud
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 43.230, -100.870
Winds gusted to 60 mph in Rosebud.
Thunderstorm Wind, Todd
- When
- June 30, 8:25 PM CST
- Where
- Todd County, 6 mi W of Parmelee
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 43.320, -101.139
Thunderstorm Wind, Mellette
- When
- June 30, 8:30 PM CST to 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Mellette County, Norris
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.470, -101.200
Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Todd
- When
- June 30, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Todd County, 2 mi E of Okreek
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.370, -100.340
Strong winds blew shingles off a roof overturned a small structure.
Thunderstorm Wind, Mellette
- When
- June 30, 8:45 PM CST
- Where
- Mellette County, White River
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.570, -100.750
Thunderstorm Wind, Tripp
- When
- June 30, 8:57 PM CST
- Where
- Tripp County, (Icr)winner Airport
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 43.380, -99.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Mellette
- When
- June 30, 9:08 PM CST
- Where
- Mellette County, 9 mi N of Cedar Butte
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.710, -101.020
Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tripp
- When
- June 30, 9:23 PM CST
- Where
- Tripp County, 5 mi NNE of Hamill
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.647, -99.642
A spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Tripp
- When
- June 30, 9:30 PM CST
- Where
- Tripp County, 7 mi N of Ideal
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.631, -99.900
The strong winds moved an empty stock tank, stripped roofing tin from a building, and broke small branches on trees.
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 309862, 309863, 309866, 309876, 309877, 309864, 309882, 309884, 309883, 309886, 309888, 309889.