Thunderstorm Wind, Fall River
- When
- April 30, 6:55 PM MST
- Where
- Fall River County, 0.5 mi W of Hot Springs Municipal Airport
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 43.370, -103.390
Damaging Winds in South Dakota, April 30, 2020
Strong winds accompanied a line of severe thunderstorms as they moved across southwestern South Dakota.
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.
Strong winds accompanied a line of severe thunderstorms as they moved across southwestern South Dakota.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:57 UTC.
Event by event
6 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Fall River
- When
- April 30, 7:08 PM MST
- Where
- Fall River County, 11.61 mi E of Oelrichs
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.190, -103.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Custer
- When
- April 30, 7:15 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, 11.85 mi ENE of Buffalo Gap
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.530, -103.080
The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Custer
- When
- April 30, 7:18 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, 3 mi WSW of Fairburn
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.673, -103.266
Thunderstorm Wind, Oglala Lakota
- When
- April 30, 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota County, 5 mi NE of Porcupine
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 43.281, -102.260
Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington
- When
- April 30, 8:08 PM MST to 8:12 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 3 mi NNW of Scenic
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.820, -102.573
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.
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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: 882304, 882305, 882308, 882307, 882309, 882310.