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One of 18 National Register listings published here for Beadle County · listed in 1993 · category: Structure.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
One of 18 National Register listings published here for Beadle County · listed in 1993 · category: Structure.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of South Dakota Dept. of Transportation Bridge No. 03-338-100 between 2018 and 2020, burning about 150 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | IROQUOIS |
| 21 March 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | South Dakota Wildland Fire Suppression | FAST |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cavour, the town this property stands in, in 47 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 22 hail, 20 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2003 | Tornado (F3) | Cavour | $1,500,000 | A tornado destroyed farm buildings and numerous trees, resulting in F3 damage southwest of Cavour. Homes and businesses within the town of Cavour were severely damaged (F2). Winds of 120 mph were measured by an anemometer on top of a grain elevator in Cavour. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including 8 inch diameter limbs broken off. Power lines were knocked down by tree debris. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged farm buildings. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | Thunderstorm winds heavily damaged a south side barn door and roof. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts peaked at 64 mph at 230 am CST at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Cavour. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | Multiple trees were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph was measured by the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD515 3 miles east of Cavour. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | A thunderstorm wind gust of 66 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD515 3 miles east of Cavour. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | A brief period of thunderstorm wind gusts of 58 mph or greater was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD515 3 miles east of Cavour. A peak wind gust of 65 mph occurred at 1342CST. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | A large tree fell on and crushed a passenger vehicle. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | Thunderstorm wind gust was measured by South Dakota RWIS near Cavour. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | South Dakota RWIS station SD515, three miles east of Cavour, measured a peak wind gust of 75 mph. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | Downed power lines. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | Flag pole downed and shingles blown off barn roof. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | Quite a few trees downed with the town. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Cavour | - | Hail to tennis ball size. |
| September 2016 | Hail | Cavour | - | Quarter size hail was accompanied by heavy rain. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Cavour | - | Hail size varied from marble to ping pong ball. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | Thunderstorm winds and accompanying small hail damaged crops. The amount of crop damage was not known. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Cavour | - | Heavy rainfall of over 5 inches caused flash flooding of roads, basements, and other low areas. Road erosion was observed just north of Cavour. The amount of damage was not known. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Cavour | - | Large hail covered the ground. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Cavour | - | Large hail was accompanied by wind gusts estimated at 50 mph. |
| June 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Cavour | - | A brief tornado caused no reported damage. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Cavour | - | Large hail caused crop damage. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| July 2009 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Cavour | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 93001269 in Record Group 79. |
| Beadle County | All 18 listed properties in this county. |