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Dangerous Cold Persists through Monday; Wintry Weather from the Northern Plains to the Great Lakes

Bitter cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills will persist from Florida to the Northeast through Monday. Daily record low temperatures are forecast across the Southeast and Florida, with some all-time February low temperature records possible across Florida. An Alberta clipper will spread wintry precipitation across the Northern Plains today and into the upper Great Lakes into tonight. Read More >

Overview

June 27, 2017 - Thunderstorms developed across northeastern Wyoming in the afternoon and strengthened as they moved into South Dakota. The storms produced very strong winds, which caused damage across the area. The Rapid City Airport measured a gust of 75 mph while the Custer County airport recorded a gust of 69 mph, one of the strongest ever at that location. Some hail accompanied these storms, with quarter-sized the largest reported. Below are photos of tree damage, the radar loop, and the list of storm reports. 

Rapid Valley Rapid Valley South of Custer South of Custer
Rapid Valley Rapid Valley South of Custer South of Custer

 

Downed tree 1 E Downtown Rapid City Tree damage in Custer Tree damage in Custer Tree damage in west Rapid
1 E Downtown Rapid City Custer Custer West Rapid
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