High Wind in Aurora, South Dakota

High Wind March 28, 2026 · Aurora, South Dakota

43 mph

Measured sustained (37 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sustained winds were between 40 and 43 mph at times at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Plankinton.

The wider storm

Strong south-southwest wind developed within a tight surface pressure gradient between a departing high pressure system and developing low pressure system across the Northern Rockies. Deep daytime mixing allowed for isolated sustained winds around 40 mph and gusts to 58 mph across south-central South Dakota.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1327853. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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