High Wind in Clay, South Dakota

High Wind January 21, 2026 · Clay, South Dakota

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Northwest winds were sustained from 30 to 39 mph with gusts high as 61 mph at Vermillion.

The wider storm

Winds behind yet another arctic front reached speeds from 35 to 55 mph with gusts as high as 75 mph across southeast South Dakota. When periods of light snowfall occurred that would total between one and two inches north of Highway 18, gusty winds produced considerable near-blizzard and very brief blizzard conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1315470. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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