Thunderstorm Wind, Butte
- When
- April 17, 7:28 PM MST
- Where
- Butte County, 1 mi N of Belle Fourche
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.684, -103.850
Damaging Winds in South Dakota, April 17, 2017
A line of severe thunderstorms developed over southern Butte and Lawrence Counties and tracked eastward across Meade County. The storms produced wind gusts over 60 mph and small hail.
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
- 6
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 developed over southern Butte and Lawrence Counties and tracked eastward across Meade County. The storms produced wind gusts over 60 mph and small hail.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:28 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- April 17, 7:28 PM MST
- Where
- Lawrence County, 5 mi W of Spearfish
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.490, -103.961
Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence
- When
- April 17, 7:35 PM MST
- Where
- Lawrence County, 4 mi E of Spearfish
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 44.490, -103.779
Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- April 17, 7:48 PM MST to 7:53 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 2 mi WNW of Sturgis
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.421, -103.547
Thunderstorm Wind, Butte
- When
- April 17, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Butte County, Newell
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.710, -103.420
Thunderstorm Wind, Meade
- When
- April 17, 8:45 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 3 mi ESE of Elm Springs
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.293, -102.474
The observer estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
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.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 685277, 685280, 685281, 685279, 685278, 685282.