Thunderstorm Wind — Brookings, South Dakota

2025-06-28 · near Volga, Brookings, South Dakota

Event narrative

Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by South Dakota Mesonet station VGAS2 Volga.

Wider weather episode

Elevated storms re-intensified in the early morning hours on the nose of the low-level jet. With effective shear around 30 knots and around 1000 J/kg MUCAPE, storms were able to organize into a short bowing segment, which produced a short path of damaging wind gusts across east central South Dakota with speeds measured up to around 75 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1278660. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.