Thunderstorm Wind, Butte
- When
- April 17, 8:15 PM MST
- Where
- Butte County, Hoover
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 45.110, -103.270
The observer estimated wind gusts around 60 mph.
Damaging Wind in South Dakota, April 17, 2017
A severe thunderstorm produced wind gusts to 60 mph in the Hoover area.
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 to 60 mph in the Hoover area.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 115 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:14 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 Flooding in Puerto Rico, April 17 to 18, 2017
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, April 17, 2017
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, April 17, 2017
- Flooding in Wisconsin, April 17 to 24, 2017
- Flash Flood and Hail in Arkansas, April 17 to 21, 2017
- Hail in Texas, April 17, 2017
- Flooding in Maine, April 17 to 18, 2017
- Flooding in New Hampshire, April 17 to 19, 2017
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, April 17, 2017
- Hail in Texas, April 17, 2017
- Flash Flood in Oklahoma, April 17, 2017
- Waterspout in Gulf of Mexico, April 17, 2017
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, April 2017
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: 685276.