Thunderstorm Wind — Union, South Dakota

2025-07-07 · near Elk Pt, Union, South Dakota

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds damaged trees around Elk Point, which led to sporadic power outages.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms fired along a convergence zone pushing southeast across southeast South Dakota during the afternoon, with instability as high as 1500-2500 J/kg and modest effective shear of 25 to 35 knots. While storm shear and cold pool dynamics remained balanced, isolated large hail and damaging wind gusts gradually transitioned to the latter before weakening during the mid-evening hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1282930. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.