Thunderstorm Wind — Beadle, South Dakota

2025-07-23 · near (hon)huron Arpt, Beadle, South Dakota

71 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

An initial severe gust of 68 mph was measured at 0803 CST, followed by a peak gust of 82 mph at 0818 CST.

Wider weather episode

A west-to-east oriented broken line of thunderstorms along the South Dakota-Nebraska border near sunrise on July 23 rapidly lifted north the remainder of the morning in response to a strong low-level jet. Damaging wind gusts were observed across portions of Aurora and Beadle Counties with the Huron Regional Airport (KHON) reporting a wind gust of 82 mph. Tree damage was reported across Huron and Plankinton, South Dakota with isolated structural damage in other parts of the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1287270. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.