South Dakota, 2009

High Wind in South Dakota, July 13 to 14, 2009

July 13 to 14, 2009 · NWS ABR · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

High winds developed behind an exiting area of thunderstorms causing damage along with some injuries. Wind gusts to 50 to 70 mph were estimated or measured across parts of north central and northeast South Dakota.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
3
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

High winds developed behind an exiting area of thunderstorms causing damage along with some injuries. Wind gusts to 50 to 70 mph were estimated or measured across parts of north central and northeast South Dakota.

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Event by event

3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Corson

When
July 13, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Corson forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Injuries
3 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NWS Storm Survey
Coordinates
45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mobile home was rolled twenty feet and destroyed by gradient winds associated with a wake low pressure area. The mobile home was not tied down and caught fire as it rolled into a propane tank. The three people inside the mobile home at the time all escaped with minor injuries.

High Wind, Marshall

When
July 14, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Broadcast Media
Coordinates
45.759, -97.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Sixty mph gradient winds associated with a wake low pressure area took a roof off a hunters lodge in Britton.

High Wind, Roberts

When
July 14, 4:15 AM CST
Where
Roberts forecast zone
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Seventy mph gradient winds associated with a wake low pressure area downed several trees northwest of New Effington. Also, many acres of crops were flattened.

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 190007, 190011, 190013.