Spink storm history

On Friday, July 22nd, a 13-year-old girl was swept downstream while swimming in the James River near Frankfort. The search was postponed around 11:30 p.m. Friday due to the dangers of the current and the inability to see in the dark. The girl's body was found around 9:25 a.m. on …

High winds caused power disruptions for over 100 customers in Spink County on the morning of December 18th. During this time, multiple weather stations across the area recorded a peak wind gust close to 60 mph.

A peak wind gust of 69 mph was recorded by the South Dakota Department of Transportation weather station located three miles south of Conde. The windstorm resulted in power outages for 1,192 residents.

Several branches were broken near the tops of three separate cottonwood trees four miles north-northwest of Crandall. A cattle lick tub filled with rocks was also shifted approximately 30 to 40 feet.

Strong thunderstorm winds, estimated at 60 mph, and hail between the size of nickels and pennies would damage siding and shingles at a residence near Mansfield.

A large tree fell over onto a garage in Conde.

The public reported branches and powerlines were knocked down due to thunderstorm winds gusts in Redfield.

A trained spotter reported numerous tree branches downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm winds blew building material off a trailer and scattered it across the property.