High Wind in Bon Homme, South Dakota

High Wind January 21, 2026 · Bon Homme, South Dakota

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Northwest winds were sustained from 40 to 42 mph with gusts as high as 65 mph 4 miles east-southeast of Tyndall and 60 mph near Scotland.

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 1315473. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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