Thunderstorm Wind — Turner, South Dakota

2025-05-15 · near Parker, Turner, South Dakota

Event narrative

The initial thunderstorm wind gust to 61 mph was measured at 0023CST with the peak of 65 mph at 0025CST.

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 1262666. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.