Thunderstorm Wind — Jerauld, South Dakota

2024-07-14 · near Lane, Jerauld, South Dakota

54 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Thunderstorm wind gusts peaked at 62 mph at 202 am CST at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Lane.

Wider weather episode

An organized line of thunderstorms developed across western South Dakota during the evening hours of July 13 and spread eastward through the night. The environment featured 2000-3000 J/kg MUCAPE, 25 to 35 knots of deep-layer shear, and an increasingly warm and dry capped layer farther eastward through South Dakota. Widespread damaging wind developed with the mesoscale convective system with gusts from 60 to 75 mph common.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1205710. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.