Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington
- When
- July 17, 2:09 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 8.98 mi WSW of Hill City
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Park/Forest Service
- Coordinates
- 43.870, -103.740
Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 17, 2015
A severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts near 60 mph at Bear Mountain.
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 severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts near 60 mph at Bear Mountain.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 78 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:08 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
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Utah, July 17 to 18, 2015
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 17 to 18, 2015
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 17, 2015
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Indiana, July 17, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in California, July 17 to 19, 2015
- Tornadoes and Hail in South Dakota, July 17, 2015
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Arizona, July 17 to 20, 2015
- Excessive Heat in Missouri, July 17 to 19, 2015
- Wildfire in California, July 17, 2015
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in California, July 17 to 21, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 17, 2015
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 17 to 21, 2015
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 596009.