High Wind in Stanley, South Dakota

High Wind October 20, 2025 · Stanley, South Dakota

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The South Dakota Department of Transportation Mesonet station 12 miles east of Hayes measured a wind gust of 62 mph (54 kts).

The wider storm

A system moving east rapidly strengthened and stalled, resulting in high winds across central, north-central, and northeast South Dakota for the better part of a day. A peak wind gust of 63 mph was recorded by the Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) 10 miles south of Bullhead. Additionally, a 62 mph gust was measured at the South Dakota Department of Transportation Mesonet station 12 miles east of Hayes.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1293130. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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