South Dakota, 2022

Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 2, 2022

July 2, 2022 · NWS UNR · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

A line of severe thunderstorms developed over Fall River and Custer Counties, producing wind gusts to 70 mph as it moved east across much of southwestern South Dakota.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 line of severe thunderstorms developed over Fall River and Custer Counties, producing wind gusts to 70 mph as it moved east across much of southwestern South Dakota.

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.

In the hours before

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The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 104 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:22 UTC.

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Event by event

4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fall River

When
July 2, 6:24 PM MST to 6:29 PM MST
Where
Fall River County, 10.54 mi W of Hot Springs
Measured
58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
43.430, -103.690

Thunderstorm Wind, Fall River

When
July 2, 7:20 PM MST
Where
Fall River County, 8 mi E of Smithwick
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.300, -103.061

The spotter estimated wind gusts at near 70 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Fall River

When
July 2, 7:27 PM MST
Where
Fall River County, 11.48 mi E of Oelrichs
Measured
53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
43.188, -103.002

Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson

When
July 2, 9:03 PM MST
Where
Jackson County, 4 mi E of Cactus Flats
Measured
54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
43.830, -101.820

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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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: 1026884, 1026885, 1026887, 1026888.