Thunderstorm Wind, Kingsbury
- When
- March 29, 5:50 AM CST to 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Kingsbury County, Iroquois to Bancroft
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 44.370, -97.850
Damaging Wind in South Dakota, March 29, 1998
Thunderstorm winds damaged grain bins and other farm structures, blew the wall of a garage, moved another garage off its foundation, blew off shingles, and caused other minor building and tree damage.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- 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 FSD wrote it up.
Thunderstorm winds damaged grain bins and other farm structures, blew the wall of a garage, moved another garage off its foundation, blew off shingles, and caused other minor building and tree damage.
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 125 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 11:48 UTC.
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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- Tornado in Minnesota, March 29, 1998
- Tornado in Minnesota, March 29, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Minnesota, March 29, 1998
- Tornado in Minnesota, March 29, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, March 29, 1998
- Tornado in Minnesota, March 29, 1998
- Hail and High Wind in Kansas, March 29 to 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, March 29, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Wisconsin, March 29, 1998
- Hail in Minnesota, March 29, 1998
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, March 1998
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: 5632289.