Roberts storm history

The Roberts County Sheriff issued No Travel Advised with the South Dakota Department of Transportation estimating visibility was 1/4 mile or less along Interstate 29. A peak wind gust of 49 mph was recorded at 642 pm by the South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet statio…

No Travel Advised was issued for Roberts county thanks to a combination of winds gusting between 60 and 70 mph and snow showers leading to localized blizzard conditions.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol reported multiple slide-ins and a jackknifed semi-trailer near the New Effington exit of Interstate 29.

Interstate 29 was closed from Watertown to the North Dakota/South Dakota state line due to blizzard and hazardous road conditions, including multiple stalled and jackknifed semis and slide-ins. The South Dakota Department of Transportation Mesonet station at Summit recorded a pea…

A peak wind gust of 67 mph was recorded by the South Dakota Department of Transportation Mesonet station 6 miles south-southwest of Peever.

A peak wind gust of 60 mph was recorded by the South Dakota Department of Transportation Mesonet station 6 miles south-southwest of Peever.

The South Dakota Department of Transportation Road Automated Weather Stations 6 miles south southwest of Peever and 1 mile west northwest of Summit would record wind gusts of 64 and 63 mph at 14:56 and 15:29 CST respectively.

Roberts County Emergency Management reports that barricades were required at several locations where water has come up over highways and secondary roads, from portions of highway 15 near Wilmot all the way up to 123rd St 3 miles north of Agency Village.

Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph resulted in broken branches.

A peak gust of 77 mph was recorded by the South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet station one mile north-northwest of Summit.

A COOP observer in Wilmot relayed that several large tree branches were downed around town by the thunderstorm winds.

A trained spotter estimated winds up to 60 mph were responsible for some minor tree damage, including a few branches down.

The caller stated that their calf shelters were thrown into the fence by estimated 65 mph wind gusts.

A farmer estimated winds up to 60 mph in combination with the hail caused scattered crop damage.

The South Dakota Department of Transportation reported water over the roadway.

Emergency management reports several county and township roads under water, in addition to the number of streets under water in the city of Sisseton. Flooding would impact numerous businesses, including Lakes Gas, where about 40 propane tanks were observed floating in flood water…

High winds could cause a building collapse in the city of Sisseton. The peak wind gust at the Automated Weather Observing System at the Sisseton Municipal Airport was 60 mph, while a peak wind gust of 74 mph was recorded by the South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet st…

Roberts county sheriff advised no travel at noon on April 1st, while the South Dakota Highway Patrol posted photos that afternoon and evening of passenger vehicles and semi trucks in the ditch along Interstate 29 along with their warnings to avoid travel in the area. The COOP obs…

South Dakota Highway Patrol posted photos of a vehicle that had slid off the road and onto a frozen pond 2 miles north of the Summit exit.

Multiple semi-trucks and trucks with trailers were blown off Interstate 29. The peak wind gusts at the Sisseton ASOS nearby was 58 mph. The highest wind gust in Roberts county was observed at the DOT station near Summit with a peak gust of 62 mph.