Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes
- When
- July 2, 11:58 PM CST
- Where
- Hughes County, (Pir)pierre Arpt
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -100.280
Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 2 to 3, 2022
An area of low pressure slowly crossing the region brought severe storms to central South Dakota during the early morning hours of July 3rd. Winds exceeding 65 mph caused tree damage around the Pierre area.
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
- 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 ABR wrote it up.
An area of low pressure slowly crossing the region brought severe storms to central South Dakota during the early morning hours of July 3rd. Winds exceeding 65 mph caused tree damage around the Pierre area. A peak wind gust of 69 mph was reported at the Pierre Municipal Airport.
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 190 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:57 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes
- When
- July 3, 12:03 AM CST
- Where
- Hughes County, 1.21 mi SE of Pierre
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 44.360, -100.310
The public report was from social media with a photo of an uprooted tree.
Thunderstorm Wind, Hughes
- When
- July 3, 12:05 AM CST
- Where
- Hughes County, (Pir)pierre Arpt
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 44.380, -100.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Lyman
- When
- July 3, 12:13 AM CST
- Where
- Lyman County, 0.85 mi SW of Presho Muni Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.910, -100.040
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.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1045270, 1045271, 1045272, 1045273.