High Wind in Brown, South Dakota

High Wind May 14, 2026 · Brown, South Dakota

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The ASOS located at the Aberdeen Regional Airport recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph, while the South Dakota State University mesonet station 9 miles north northeast of Groton topped out at 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 1326788. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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