Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 6, 2013

Name: Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 6, 2013
Start: 2013-07-06T19:00
End: 2013-07-06T19:00
Location: South Dakota

July 6, 2013 · NWS UNR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A line of severe thunderstorms moved from Wyoming and produced strong winds just east of the state line before weakening.

Where it happened

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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 line of severe thunderstorms moved from Wyoming and produced strong winds just east of the state line before weakening.

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 Jul 6, 6:56 PM MST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 6:56 PM MST, 4 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 3:47 AM MST, 15 hours 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
447 AM MDT SAT JUL 6 2013

SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058-
071-071300-
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-
447 AM MDT (547 AM CDT) SAT JUL 6 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM THE BLACK HILLS
INTO CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THERE IS A DAILY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...
OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 4:06 PM MST, 2 hours 54 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
506 PM MDT SAT JUL 6 2013

WYZ054-056-062345-
NORTHERN CAMPBELL WY-WESTERN CROOK WY-
506 PM MDT SAT JUL 6 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING TOWARD KEYHOLE RESERVOIR...

AT 459 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF ROZET...OR 23 MILES
NORTHEAST OF DOWNTOWN GILLETTE...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAIL THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...
  KEYHOLE RESERVOIR...
  CARLILE...
  PINE HAVEN...
  DEVILS TOWER JUNCTION...

BOATERS SHOULD GET TO SHORE IMMEDIATELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4454 10467 4431 10471 4435 10518 4453 10517
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 273DEG 21KT 4444 10504

SANDERS

Special weather statement, Jul 6, 4:18 PM MST, 2 hours 42 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
518 PM MDT SAT JUL 6 2013

WYZ055-070000-
SOUTHERN CAMPBELL WY-
518 PM MDT SAT JUL 6 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHERN CAMPBELL COUNTY...

AT 515 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PINE TREE JUNCTION...OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF WRIGHT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAIL THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 387 WEST OF
WRIGHT AND HIGHWAY 59 SOUTH OF WRIGHT.

&&

LAT...LON 4373 10583 4368 10509 4349 10507 4348 10566
      4350 10591
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 278DEG 30KT 4363 10571

SANDERS

Local storm report, Jul 6, 5:08 PM MST, 1 hour 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
608 PM MDT SAT JUL 06 2013

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

0535 PM     HAIL             3 NNE MOORCROFT         44.30N 104.93W
07/06/2013  E1.75 INCH       CROOK              WY   PUBLIC

            HAIL 4 TO 6 INCHES DEEP. DAMAGE TO SIDING AND TO A
            CAMPER.

&&

DBARBER

Local storm report, Jul 6, 5:39 PM MST, 1 hour 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
639 PM MDT SAT JUL 06 2013

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

0632 PM     HAIL             7 NNE ROCKYPOINT        44.99N 105.05W
07/06/2013  E1.25 INCH       CROOK              WY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0632 PM     TSTM WND GST     7 NNE ROCKYPOINT        44.99N 105.05W
07/06/2013  E60 MPH          CROOK              WY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

WFO UNR

Local storm report, Jul 6, 6:11 PM MST, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 6, 6:38 PM MST, 22 minutes before

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The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 132 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:01 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fall River

When: July 6, 7:00 PM MST
Where: Fall River County, 9.56 mi W of Edgemont
Measured: 76 kt (87 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Department of Highways
Coordinates: 43.305, -104.020

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 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, July 2013

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: 458542.