High Wind — Clay, South Dakota

2025-04-14 · Clay, South Dakota

Event narrative

Aided by rain showers, winds briefly gusted above 58 mph, with a peak gust of 60 mph at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Irene.

Wider weather episode

West-northwest synoptic winds gusted between 45 and 55 mph across southeast South Dakota during the afternoon and early evening of April 14 within a post-frontal cold air advection regime. Scattered showers developed, helping to bring even stronger severe gusts to the surface at a few locations. Peak gusts at these locations ranged from 58 to 62 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1256328. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.