High Wind in Sanborn, South Dakota

High Wind May 15, 2025 – May 16, 2025 · Sanborn, South Dakota

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

While the highest winds were inconsistent over the period, winds did reach sustained levels from 40 to 42 mph at times near Forestburg and Woonsocket, with gusts up to 60 mph near Forestburg.

The wider storm

A deepening area of low pressure across the Northern Plains on May 15 into early May 16 resulted in a period of very strong synoptic winds. The strongest winds were somewhat spotty, but a few gusts from 58 to 67 mph were recorded at times from late morning of the 15th into early morning on the 16th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1268537. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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