Thunderstorm Wind — Potter, South Dakota

2024-06-18 · near Lebanon, Potter, South Dakota

Wider weather episode

A line of storms forming along a front produced sporadic high winds in portions of north central and northeast South Dakota during the overnight hours of July 17th into the early morning hours of July 18th. Wind speeds of 81 mph were recorded 4 miles north of Agar, 70 mph 1 mile east-southeast of Bowdle and 61 mph 5 miles west of Seneca and at the Aberdeen regional airport. The COOP observer 1 mile north of Pollock also estimated wind speeds topped out at 60 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1175865. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.