Thunderstorm Wind in McPherson County, South Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind May 17, 2024 · McPherson County, South Dakota

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A member of the public reported that thunderstorm wind gusts had torn shingled off of a roof.

The wider storm

A cold front moving northwest to southeast helped support strong to severe storms that mainly generated high winds, with a peak wind gust of 90 mph at the Grand River Remote Automatic Weather Station (RAWS) situated 11 miles south of the community of Bullhead. Additional wind gust resulted in damage to grain bins and power poles 2 miles north northwest of, and 3 miles northwest of Sand Lake Wildlife Refuge respectively. Shingle damage was reported at a residence 2 miles east of Eureka and thunderstorm winds also resulted in local brownout conditions 8 miles east northeast of Frederick.

Began near Eureka (45.7700, -99.5800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1169115. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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