Thunderstorm Wind — Charles Mix, South Dakota

2025-05-14 · near Geddes, Charles Mix, South Dakota

Event narrative

Trees blown down in Geddes.

Wider weather episode

Storms erupted along a frontal boundary as a deep and negatively tilted trough lifted out of the central Rockies and approached the boundary during the late evening and overnight. Storms initiated across central Nebraska, lifting northeast and quickly becoming linear with winds from 60 to 65 mph common from south central to east central South Dakota during the early overnight hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1262658. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.