Thunderstorm Wind, Harding
- When
- July 29, 11:53 AM MST
- Where
- Harding County, (2wx)buffalo
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 45.600, -103.550
Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 29, 2018
A thunderstorm briefly became severe over Harding County, producing wind gusts over 60 mph in Buffalo.
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 thunderstorm briefly became severe over Harding County, producing wind gusts over 60 mph in Buffalo.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 174 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:54 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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- Tornadoes and Hail in Colorado, July 29, 2018
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 29, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, July 29, 2018
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in West Virginia, July 29, 2018
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, July 29, 2018
- Flash Flood in Georgia, July 29, 2018
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Nevada, July 29 to 30, 2018
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Wyoming, July 29, 2018
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 29 to 30, 2018
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Colorado, July 29, 2018
- Lightning Strikes in California, July 29, 2018
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 770115.