High Wind in Roberts, South Dakota

High Wind May 14, 2026 · Roberts, South Dakota

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) Road Weather Information System (RWIS) located 1 mile west northwest of the town of Summit recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph. Additionally, the SDDOT RWIS 6 miles south southwest of Peever recorded a peak wind of 58 mph.

The wider storm

The difference in pressure between a departing high pressure system to the east and a low to the north helped generate strong winds on the morning of May 14th across northeast South Dakota. A peak wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at the South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet station near Summit, while the ASOS at the Aberdeen Regional Airport recorded a peak gust of 59 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1326786. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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