Thunderstorm Wind in Kingsbury County, South Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind June 28, 2025 · Kingsbury County, South Dakota

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds caused considerable tree damage and downed around 1 mile of power poles.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Badger (44.4400, -97.2100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1278666. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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