Thunderstorm Wind, Perkins
- When
- July 7, 9:35 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins County, Bison
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.520, -102.470
Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 7, 2018
A thunderstorm became severe as it moved east into Perkins County. The storm produced wind gusts over 65 mph.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 became severe as it moved east into Perkins County. The storm produced wind gusts over 65 mph.
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 Jul 7, 4:08 PM MST, 5 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 4:08 PM MST, 5 hours 27 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Rapid City SD 634 AM MDT Sat Jul 7 2018 SDZ001-024-025-028-029-072-WYZ054>058-071-081300- Harding-Northern Black Hills-Northern Foot Hills- Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills- Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell- Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-Weston-Northeastern Crook- 634 AM MDT Sat Jul 7 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwestern South Dakota...the Black Hills of South Dakota...northeast Wyoming...and the Black Hills of Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated thunderstorms, possibly strong to marginally severe, could develop late this afternoon and evening across the area. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Isolated thunderstorms are possible Sunday into early next week across parts of the area, mainly during the late afternoon and evening hours. Severe storms are not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity SDZ002-012-013-081300- Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains- 634 AM MDT Sat Jul 7 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwestern South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A heat advisory is in effect for this afternoon. High temperatures will be around 100 degrees across the area, with heat index values as high as 105. Isolated thunderstorms, possibly strong to marginally severe, could develop late this afternoon and evening across the area. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Isolated thunderstorms are possible Sunday into early next week across parts of the area, mainly during the late afternoon and evening hours. Severe storms are not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity SDZ026-027-030-031-041-042-044-047-073-074-081300- Rapid City-Southern Foot Hills-Custer Co Plains- Pennington Co Plains-Fall River-Oglala Lakota-Bennett-Todd- Southern Meade Co Plains-Hermosa Foot Hills- 634 AM MDT Sat Jul 7 2018 /734 AM CDT Sat Jul 7 2018/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A heat advisory is in effect for this afternoon. High temperatures will be around 100 degrees across the area, with heat index values as high as 105. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Isolated thunderstorms are possible Sunday evening. Severe storms are not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity SDZ014-032-043-046-049-081300- Ziebach-Haakon-Jackson-Mellette-Tripp- 634 AM MDT Sat Jul 7 2018 /734 AM CDT Sat Jul 7 2018/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A heat advisory is in effect through early Sunday evening. Heat index values as high as 105 are expected this afternoon and Sunday afternoon across much of the area. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Isolated thunderstorms are possible Sunday evening. Severe storms are not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity
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</html>The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 158 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:32 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Perkins
- When
- July 7, 9:44 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins County, 7 mi S of Shadehill
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 45.669, -102.180
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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- Damaging Wind in Texas, July 7, 2018
- Flash Flooding and Dust Storm in Arizona, July 7 to 9, 2018
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 7 to 8, 2018
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Florida, July 7, 2018
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in California, July 7 to 9, 2018
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 7, 2018
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, July 7, 2018
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, July 7 to 9, 2018
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, July 2018
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: 761449, 761450.