Thunderstorm Wind in Kingsbury County, South Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind June 9, 2026 · Kingsbury County, South Dakota

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Powerlines were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts in Lake Preston.

The wider storm

A large-scale mid-level trough nudged out into the Northern Plains while a strong frontal boundary moved out across the Dakotas. Storms initiated with up to 3000 J/kg elevated CAPE near a surface boundary. Storms quickly organized into a linear system with short bowing segments which produced gusts of 60 to 75 mph. A large trailing stratiform precipitation shield developed featuring a strong wake-low an hour or two after the strong thunderstorm outflow winds with gusts up to 70 mph.

Began near Lake Preston Arpt (44.3600, -97.3800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1346139. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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