Thunderstorm Wind, Hamlin
- When
- May 18, 8:45 PM CST to 8:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hamlin County, Lake Norden to Hayti
- Measured
- 87 kt (100 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.580, -97.200
Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 18, 1996
A 100 mph wind blew down 38 large trees on Highway 81 from the junction of the Lake Norden corner on Highway 28 to the junction of the Hayti corner. Also, 4 double posted and 5 single posted signs were broken off, and 1 single posted steel sign was bent over.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.
A 100 mph wind blew down 38 large trees on Highway 81 from the junction of the Lake Norden corner on Highway 28 to the junction of the Hayti corner. Also, 4 double posted and 5 single posted signs were broken off, and 1 single posted steel sign was bent over. Also, at Lake Poinsett a trailer house was moved over 3 feet and a barn was blown over near Lake Norden.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Heat in Virginia, May 18 to 21, 1996
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- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 18, 1996
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- Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 18, 1996
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More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5566758.