Thunderstorm Wind in Minnehaha County, South Dakota

Thunderstorm Wind June 22, 2015 · Minnehaha County, South Dakota

100 mph

Estimated gust (87 kt)

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Thunderstorm winds estimated at 100 mph caused widespread damage to trees and power lines and damaged several homes. Many trees were blown over or completely uprooted. At least one house was completely destroyed, and others had parts of their roofs blown off. Windows were broken and a large camper was rolled several times and torn apart. Other vehicles were damaged, some severely by garage debris or falling trees. Grandstands at a baseball field were damaged. At least one barn and several silos and smaller structures at area farms were destroyed. The elevator in town was severely damaged. No injuries were reported.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms caused damaging winds at numerous locations in southeast South Dakota before sunrise on the morning of June 22nd. Some of the winds spread away from the storms, still at damaging levels despite no longer being directly connected with the storms.

Began near Garretson (43.7200, -96.5601).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 583107. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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