Thunderstorm Wind, Fall River
- When
- September 23, 5:23 PM MST
- Where
- Fall River County, 11.53 mi E of Oelrichs
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.188, -103.001
Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 23, 2016
A severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts near 70 mph in far eastern Fall River County.
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 severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts near 70 mph in far eastern Fall River County.
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 Sep 23, 4:17 PM MST, 1 hour 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 23, 4:17 PM MST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion For Western SD and Northeastern WY
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
517 PM MDT Fri Sep 23 2016
.SHORT TERM...(This Evening Through Saturday Night)
Issued at 200 PM MDT Fri Sep 23 2016
20z surface analysis shows low pressure centered over eastern
colorado with a warm front arcing northward from southwestern into
central and eastern South Dakota. A surface trough extends
northward from the low into northeastern Wyoming. The surface low
is expected to track quickly northward across western South Dakota
tonight and into eastern Montana/western North Dakota on Saturday
morning. The upper low is located over far southwestern Wyoming
this afternoon and will track eastward tonight...reaching the
Black Hills area on Saturday morning. Temperatures have risen into
the mid 90s in the area of sunshine south of the warm front over
south central South Dakota, with lower 60s in the region of
stratus over far northwestern South Dakota. A band of showers and
thunderstorms has already developed in the area of strongest lift
to the west of the sfc trough in central Wyoming. That region will
shift northeastward during the rest of this afternoon and
evening. While instability isn't all that strong over northeastern
Wyoming and western South Dakota, 0-6km Bulk Shear is around 50kts
already over northeastern Wyoming. The shear is expected to
increase over western SD this afternoon and evening as the sfc low
moves northward and the upper low approaches from the east. Severe
thunderstorms are possible.
A fast moving cold front will push into northwestern CWA Saturday
afternoon with gusty west to northwest winds. NAM weakest with GFS
showing 45-55kt 850mb wind and well-defined cold air advection.
Have issued wind headlines for parts of nwrn SD from late Saturday
afternoon through Saturday night.
.LONG TERM...(Sunday Through Friday)
Issued at 200 PM MDT Fri Sep 23 2016
Upper trof associated with storm system will cross the
western Dakotas Sunday with northwest flow over the forecast area.
Some showers still possible early on Sunday over far northwestern
SD, with clearing skies through the day. Tight pressure gradient
will continue over SD, although NW winds will decrease slightly over
northwestern SD, winds will increase over the rest of the SD
plains. Temperatures will start warming over northwestern WY and
far western SD Sunday, but cool air advection persists over
central SD. An upper ridge will build over the Rockies for warmer
and drier weather through midweek.
&&
.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS Through 00Z Saturday Evening)
Issued At 517 PM MDT Fri Sep 23 2016
Showers and thunderstorms, some severe, will impact the region
this evening. Will see MVFR to IFR cigs/vis in some of the
stronger storms and showers overnight. Should see VFR cigs/vis by
tomorrow morning across parts of western/central South Dakota, but
MVFR/IFR cigs/vis will linger across portions of northeastern
Wyoming through tomorrow morning.
&&
.UNR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...Wind Advisory from 5 PM Saturday to 6 AM MDT Sunday for SDZ014-
025-026-031-032-072-073.
High Wind Watch from Saturday afternoon through late Saturday
night for SDZ001-002-012-013.
WY...None.
&&
SHORT TERM...10
LONG TERM...55
AVIATION...McKemyHazardous weather outlook, Sep 23, 6:31 AM MST, 10 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 731 AM MDT FRI SEP 23 2016 WYZ054-055-241400- NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL- 731 AM MDT FRI SEP 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF FOG AND DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. ACTIVE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY BETWEEN 400 PM AND 800 PM. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES... OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY SDZ046-047-049-241400- MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP- 831 AM CDT FRI SEP 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF FOG AND DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES... OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-072>074-WYZ056>058-071-241400- HARDING-PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH- NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-RAPID CITY- SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS- CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-FALL RIVER- OGLALA LAKOTA-JACKSON-BENNETT-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS- SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-WESTERN CROOK- WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON-NORTHEASTERN CROOK- 731 AM MDT FRI SEP 23 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA...WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHEAST WYOMING...AND THE BLACK HILLS OF WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF FOG AND DRIZZLE ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. ACTIVE THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...MAINLY BETWEEN 400 PM AND 800 PM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE BLACK HILLS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. WIND GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT 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, Sep 23, 3:22 PM MST, 2 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 422 PM MDT FRI SEP 23 2016 SDZ027-041-232245- SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS SD-FALL RIVER SD- 422 PM MDT FRI SEP 23 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN FALL RIVER COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM MDT... AT 421 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR ARDMORE...OR 26 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EDGEMONT...MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HOT SPRINGS...EDGEMONT...PROVO...ARDMORE...RUMFORD... COTTONWOOD SPRINGS DAM... CASCADE FALLS AND WESTERN ANGOSTURA RESERVOIR. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4348 10399 4345 10347 4300 10340 4300 10382 TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 168DEG 47KT 4295 10360 CARSTENS
Local storm report, Sep 23, 4:29 PM MST, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
529 PM MDT FRI SEP 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0515 PM TSTM WND GST 15 NW EDGEMONT 43.47N 104.01W
09/23/2016 E60 MPH FALL RIVER SD TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZE HAIL LASTED A FEW MINUTES
0515 PM HAIL 15 NW EDGEMONT 43.47N 104.01W
09/23/2016 E0.25 INCH FALL RIVER SD TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZE HAIL LASTED A FEW MINUTES
&&
MCKEMYLocal storm report, Sep 23, 4:53 PM MST, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
553 PM MDT FRI SEP 23 2016
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0542 PM TSTM WND GST 2 N ANGOSTURA RESERVOIR 43.35N 103.43W
09/23/2016 E70 MPH FALL RIVER SD TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL COVERED GROUND. WINDS BLEW OVER SWINGSET.
0542 PM HAIL 2 N ANGOSTURA RESERVOIR 43.35N 103.43W
09/23/2016 E0.88 INCH FALL RIVER SD TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL COVERED GROUND. WINDS BLEW OVER SWINGSET.
&&
MCKEMYSpecial weather statement, Sep 23, 5:16 PM MST, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 616 PM MDT FRI SEP 23 2016 SDZ028-240045- CENTRAL BLACK HILLS SD- 616 PM MDT FRI SEP 23 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN PENNINGTON COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM MDT... AT 616 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BEAR MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT...OR NEAR HILL CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HILL CITY...JOHNSON SIDING...SILVER CITY...ROCHFORD...MYSTIC... PACTOLA RESERVOIR...DEERFIELD RESERVOIR AND BEAR MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM MDT FOR WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4386 10359 4387 10384 4414 10377 4414 10340 TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 202DEG 19KT 4392 10370 CARSTENS
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:23 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
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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: 657579.