Thunderstorm Wind — Deuel, South Dakota

2025-08-16 · near Johnsonville, Deuel, South Dakota

Event narrative

The Deuel County Emergency Manager reported that thunderstorm winds, estimated between 60 and 70 mph tipped a semi-truck.

Wider weather episode

Thunderstorms moving across northeast South Dakota during the early morning hours produced strong winds and wind damage, heavy rainfall, and a brief tornado. A peak wind gust of 80 mph was recorded at the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) mesonet station 4 miles west southwest of Stone Bridge, while the SDDOT mesonet station near Turnerville recorded a peak wind gust of 77 mph. Winds were so strong in and around Watertown that the Codington County Emergency Manager reported an innumerable number of trees had fallen across town.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1290390. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.