South Dakota, 2025

Damaging Winds in South Dakota, September 10, 2025

September 10, 2025 · NWS UNR · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

A few thunderstorms become strong to severe over the evening and produced marginal severe weather across Pennington and Box Elder counties.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 few thunderstorms become strong to severe over the evening and produced marginal severe weather across Pennington and Box Elder counties.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:38 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington

When
September 10, 10:40 PM MST
Where
Pennington County, 4.9 mi SW of Rapid City
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.030, -103.300

Wind gust from decaying thunderstorm. Red Rocks SD Mesonet station 028BH.

Thunderstorm Wind, Pennington

When
September 10, 10:40 PM MST
Where
Pennington County, 4.18 mi S of Rapid City
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
44.020, -103.240

NWS employee measured wind gust from decaying thunderstorm.

Thunderstorm Wind, Meade

When
September 10, 10:59 PM MST
Where
Meade County, 0.69 mi N of Ellsworth Afb
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Other Federal Agency
Coordinates
44.160, -103.100

Ellsworth AFB personnel reported wind gust.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1298093, 1298094, 1298095.