Thunderstorm Wind — Kingsbury, South Dakota

2024-08-26 · near De Smet, Kingsbury, South Dakota

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds blew the top off a grain bin, which was secured with large bolts.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms, spurred by a ridge-rider mid-level wave across North Dakota, formed generally near a weak surface convergence boundary across far northern Nebraska and southeast South Dakota and a surface front over central and northeastern South Dakota. The storms weakened before moving too far eastward due to a strong thermal cap, but this warm and drier layer allowed storms to briefly produce some stronger winds east of the James River.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1206187. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.