Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington
- When
- April 25, 3:24 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 8 mi S of Wall
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 43.874, -102.240
Damaging Winds in South Dakota, April 25, 2024
A cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms developed across eastern Pennington County and tracked east-southeast into northwest Jackson County, producing wind gusts to around 60 mph.
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 cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms developed across eastern Pennington County and tracked east-southeast into northwest Jackson County, producing wind gusts to around 60 mph.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:26 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington
- When
- April 25, 3:27 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, Wall
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.990, -102.240
Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington
- When
- April 25, 3:32 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 3 mi NW of Wasta
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.101, -102.493
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- April 25, 3:48 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson County, 6 mi W of Cottonwood
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.970, -102.021
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: 1167905, 1167906, 1167907, 1167904.