Thunderstorm Wind, Stanley
- When
- July 6, 8:31 PM MST
- Where
- Stanley County, 0.85 mi NE of Hayes
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -101.010
Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 6, 2020
Severe winds occurred across parts of central South Dakota with wind gusts from 60 to near 85 mph.
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
- 7
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 ABR wrote it up.
Severe winds occurred across parts of central South Dakota with wind gusts from 60 to near 85 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 Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 6, 4:24 PM MST, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 4:24 PM MST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
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The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 03:31 UTC.
Event by event
7 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Stanley
- When
- July 6, 8:49 PM MST
- Where
- Stanley County, 8.8 mi SSW of Lacy
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.390, -100.770
Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes
- When
- July 6, 10:09 PM CST
- Where
- Hughes County, 0.99 mi W of Pierre
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.370, -100.350
Thunderstorm Wind, Lyman
- When
- July 6, 10:34 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman County, 4.48 mi WSW of Mc Clure
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.050, -100.330
Thunderstorm Wind, Lyman
- When
- July 6, 10:51 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman County, 0.85 mi SW of Presho Muni Arpt
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.910, -100.040
Thunderstorm Wind, Lyman
- When
- July 6, 11:09 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman County, 9.32 mi SSE of Presho
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.770, -100.000
Thunderstorm Wind, Lyman
- When
- July 6, 11:38 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman County, 0.5 mi E of Reliance Arpt
- Measured
- 72 kt (83 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.850, -99.560
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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- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 6, 2020
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wyoming, July 6, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 6, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, July 6, 2020
- Damaging Winds in District of Columbia, July 6, 2020
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maryland, July 6 to 7, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 6, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 6, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, July 6, 2020
- Damaging Winds in West Virginia, July 6, 2020
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: 908358, 908378, 908359, 908361, 908362, 908376, 908377.