Thunderstorm Wind, Bennett
- When
- September 20, 7:40 PM MST
- Where
- Bennett County, 5 mi ENE of Martin
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.198, -101.638
Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 20, 2019
Severe thunderstorms moved northeast into Bennett County before weakening. They produced 60 mph wind gusts near Martin.
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.
Severe thunderstorms moved northeast into Bennett County before weakening. They produced 60 mph wind gusts near Martin.
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 20, 6:58 PM MST, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 20, 6:58 PM MST, 42 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Rapid City SD 928 AM MDT Fri Sep 20 2019 WYZ054>056-071-211300- Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-Western Crook- Northeastern Crook- 928 AM MDT Fri Sep 20 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Chances for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. While a strong to severe storm is possible, widespread severe weather is 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 updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity SDZ001-002-012>014-024>026-028-031-032-049-072-073-WYZ057-058- 211300- Harding-Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach- Northern Black Hills-Northern Foot Hills-Rapid City- Central Black Hills-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Tripp- Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-Southern Meade Co Plains- Wyoming Black Hills-Weston- 928 AM MDT Fri Sep 20 2019 /1028 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwestern South Dakota...south central South Dakota...southwestern South Dakota...the Black Hills of South Dakota...northeast Wyoming... and the Black Hills of Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected later this afternoon and evening. Severe storms are likely with large hail and gusty winds the main threats. Locally heavy rainfall is also possible across western South Dakota. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Strong northwest winds will develop across the western SD plains on Saturday. Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph, with gusts around 45 mph, will be possible. .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 SDZ027-029-030-041>044-046-047-074-211300- Southern Foot Hills-Southern Black Hills-Custer Co Plains- Fall River-Oglala Lakota-Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd- Hermosa Foot Hills- 928 AM MDT Fri Sep 20 2019 /1028 AM CDT Fri Sep 20 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central South Dakota...southwestern South Dakota...and the Black Hills of South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected later this afternoon and evening. Severe storms are likely, with large hail, gusty winds, and heavy rain. Additionally, isolated tornadoes will be possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Strong northwest winds will develop across the western SD plains on Saturday. Sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph, with gusts around 45 mph, will be possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity
In the hours before
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</html>The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 141 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:37 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
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, September 20 to 21, 2019
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Minnesota, September 20 to 21, 2019
- High Surf in Florida, September 20, 2019
- Flash Flooding and Hail in North Dakota, September 20 to 21, 2019
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, September 20 to 22, 2019
- Flash Flood in Missouri, September 20, 2019
- Hail in North Dakota, September 20, 2019
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, September 20, 2019
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 20, 2019
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 20, 2019
- Hail in Wyoming, September 20, 2019
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, September 20, 2019
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, September 2019
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: 849556.