Thunderstorm Wind, Fall River
- When
- April 18, 4:45 PM MST
- Where
- Fall River County, 9.55 mi W of Edgemont
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.300, -104.020
Damaging Winds in South Dakota, April 18, 2023
A line of thunderstorms produced a few gusts around 60 mph over portions of Fall River and Custer Counties.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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 thunderstorms produced a few gusts around 60 mph over portions of Fall River and Custer Counties.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:43 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Custer
- When
- April 18, 5:06 PM MST
- Where
- Custer County, 8 mi W of Jewel Cave Natl Mon
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.730, -103.990
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
- Flooding in South Dakota, April 18 to 30, 2023
- Hail and High Wind in Nebraska, April 18, 2023
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Montana, April 18 to 20, 2023
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, April 18 to 19, 2023
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 18 to 19, 2023
- Hail and High Wind in Utah, April 18, 2023
- Strong Wind in Hawaii, April 18 to 19, 2023
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Iowa, April 18 to 19, 2023
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 18 to 25, 2023
- Frost and Freeze in Washington, April 18, 2023
- High Wind in California, April 18, 2023
- High Wind in Colorado, April 18, 2023
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1084457, 1084459.