High Wind in Aurora, South Dakota

High Wind October 20, 2025 · Aurora, South Dakota

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sustained winds briefly reached 40 to 44 mph with a peak wind gust of 58 mph at the South Dakota Mesonet site near White Lake.

The wider storm

A surface low pressure system moved across South Dakota into northwest Minnesota on October 20, allowing a strong cold front to sweep across the region. Surface winds shifted to northwest behind the front, gusting at times between 40 and 55 mph. A couple locations across south-central South Dakota briefly reported sustained winds in excess of 40 mph with gusts to 58 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1298139. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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