Thunderstorm Wind — Hand, South Dakota

2025-06-29 · near Ree Hgts, Hand, South Dakota

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms during the early morning hours of June 29th produced multiple wind gust observations in excess of 60 mph. A peak wind gusts of 70 mph was measured by the South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet station near Stephan, and a South Dakota State University station near Highmore would observe a peak gust of 69 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1275286. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.