Brookings storm history

Northwest winds gusting above 35 mph caused blowing and drifting of existing snow cover. Visibilities dropped below a half mile at times, and drifting snow blocked some roads. Wind chills lowered to near 20 below zero during the night. A 65 year old woman died of exposure after s…

Very strong winds, likely the result of a downburst in a severe thunderstorm, destroyed an apartment building, five mobile homes, 15 garages, and 16 vehicles, and damaged many other homes and vehicles. 12 people were treated for minor injuries from the storm. The storm also cause…

Thunderstorm winds caused widespread structural, tree, and power line damage in and near Sinai. The roof was ripped off a mobile home, a well drilling business was destroyed, the siding from another business was ripped off, part of a grain elevator was smashed, several garages we…

Large hail falling over an area 20 miles long and almost 5 miles wide caused property and crop damage. The hail damaged siding and windows of homes as well as vehicles. An estimated 60,000 acres of crops were destroyed or damaged. Hail was discovered piled up 6 inches deep in som…

Short duration near-blizzard conditions occurred, divided by a longer improvement in conditions as falling snow ended for a time during the afternoon and early evening. Gusty northwest winds from 30 to 45 mph were concurrent with light snowfall, which totaled 1.0 to 2.0 inches ar…

Northwest winds were sustained between 40 and 46 mph at times, with gusts as high as 58 mph at a South Dakota Mesonet site at Volga.

Synoptic northwest winds were sustained from 40 to 48 mph with a peak gust of 56 mph at a South Dakota Mesonet site at Volga and 55 mph at an Automated Weather Observing System site at Brookings.

Snowfall totaled 2.5 inches 1.6 miles south of Brookings.

A long-duration snowfall totaled 5.5 inches 5 miles west of Bruce and at Brookings, and 3.7 inches at Aurora. During a brief break in snowfall during the evening of November 28, a period of light freezing rain and freezing drizzle resulted in a few hundredths of an inch ice accum…

Sustained winds were from 30 to 39 mph, with a peak gust of 52 mph at the South Dakota Mesonet site near Volga and 49 mph at Brookings.

Gusty winds from 40 to 55 mph along with a period of late afternoon snowfall which totaled 1 to 2 inches around Brookings led to visibility as low as one-half mile near Brookings and Volga.

The Big Sioux River near Bruce rose above flood stage on the morning of September 18th, cresting around 0.79 feet above flood stage (8.79 ft) on the 19th. The river fell below flood stage during the early morning on September 20th.

Thunderstorm wind gusts knocked over lawn furniture and broke 2 to 4 inch diameter tree branches.

The Big Sioux River near Bruce rose above flood stage on the evening of August 18th, cresting around 2.22 feet above flood stage (10.22 ft) on August 20th. This crest is in the moderate flood category. The river remained above flood stage into September.

The Big Sioux River near Estelline rose above flood stage on the morning of August 17th, cresting around 2.53 feet above flood stage (1646.53 ft) on August 19th. This crest is in the moderate flood category. The river then fell below flood stage on the morning of August 28th.

Thunderstorm wind gusts blew numerous items off a deck.

Thunderstorms knocked over a couple of light poles near U.S. Highway 14 in Volga.

Several 4 to 5 inch diameter tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.

The Big Sioux River near Bruce rose above flood stage on the evening of August 7th, cresting around 0.47 feet above flood stage (8.47 ft) on August 8th. The river then fell below flood stage on the morning of August 11th.

The Big Sioux River near Estelline rose above flood stage on the afternoon of August 6th, cresting around 0.47 feet above flood stage (1644.47 ft) on August 8th. The river then fell below flood stage on the evening of August 10th.

Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree branch along Faculty Drive.

The Big Sioux River near Estelline continued above flood stage from July. The river then fell below flood stage on the morning of August 3rd.

The Big Sioux River near Bruice continued above flood stage from July. The river then fell below flood stage on the morning of August 4th.

The Big Sioux River near Bruce rose above flood stage on the morning of July 29th, cresting around 1.59 feet above flood stage (9.59 ft) on July 31st. The river stayed above flood stage into early August.

The Big Sioux River near Estelline rose above flood stage on the morning of July 28th, cresting around 2.15 feet above flood stage (1646.15 ft) later that day. This is in the moderate category. The river stayed above flood stage into early August.

Dangerous heat index readings reached an afternoon peak as high as 109 degrees near Elkton, 108 degrees at the South Dakota Mesonet site VGAS2 near Volga, and 107 degrees at the South Dakota Mesonet site BKMS2 in Brookings on July 27.

Medary Creek near Medary remained above flood stage from June. The creek fell below flood stage the evening of July 1st.

The Big Sioux River near Estelline continued above flood stage from June. The river then fell below flood stage on the afternoon of July 4th.

The Big Sioux River near Bruce continued above flood stage from June, further rising to a crest around 2.49 feet above flood stage (10.49 feet). The river then fell below flood stage during the early morning of July 6th.

The Big Sioux River near Brookings continued above flood stage from June, further rising to a crest around 1.39 feet above flood stage (10.39 feet). The river then fell below flood stage during the afternoon of July 9th.

The Big Sioux River near Brookings rose above flood stage the morning of June 30th, cresting around 0.98 feet above flood stage (9.98 feet) on June 30th. The river continued rising into early July.

Six Mile Creek above Brookings rose above flood stage the afternoon of June 29th, cresting around 1.05 feet above flood stage (1635.05 feet) on June 30th. The creek then quickly fell below flood stage on the afternoon on June 30th.

Medary Creek near Medary rose above flood stage the morning of June 29th, cresting around 0.83 feet above flood stage (1588.83 feet) on June 30th. The creek stayed above flood stage into early July.

Big Sioux River near Estelline rose above flood stage the morning of June 29th, cresting around 3.03 feet above flood stage (1647.03 feet) on June 30th. This crest is in the Moderate category. The river stayed above flood stage into early July.

Big Sioux River near Bruce rose above flood stage the morning of June 29th, cresting around 1.70 feet above flood stage (9.70 feet) on June 30th. The river stayed above flood stage into early July.

Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by South Dakota Mesonet station VGAS2 Volga.

Thunderstorm wind gusts measured at the Brookings Municipal Airport.

Winds were measured by a personal weather station.

Thunderstorm winds were measured by South Dakota Mesonet station VGAS2 Volga.

Thunderstorm wind gusts measured at the Brookings Municipal Airport.

Thunderstorm wind gusts brought a large tree limb down on powerlines.

Several three-inch tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts.

Daily afternoon and evening heat indices ranged from 100 to 107 degrees with a maximum heat index of 107 degrees at personal weather stations near Toronto and Elkton on June 20, 106 degrees at the Automated Weather Observing System site at Brookings on June 21, and 105 degrees at…

Wind gust measured by South Dakota Mesonet station BKMS2 Brookings 2NE.

Several trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds in White.

The Otter Tail Power Company reported several power poles were broken/down along 206th Street between 463rd and 464th Avenue.