Thunderstorm Wind in Beadle County, South Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind June 15, 2026 · Beadle County, South Dakota

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm wind gust was measured by the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site north of Wolsey.

The wider storm

A mid-level disturbance rotated through cyclonic northwest flow established over the Northern Plains. Scattered storms developed along a weak surface convergence boundary with minimal MLCAPE around 500 J/kg during the afternoon, but managed to yield an isolated damaging wind gust in southeast South Dakota and isolated large hail in southwest Minnesota.

Began near Wolsey (44.4600, -98.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1346237. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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