South Dakota, 2010

High Wind in South Dakota, April 13, 2010

April 13, 2010 · NWS FSD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Strong southerly gradient winds on a warm early Spring day reached sustained speeds of 45 mph with gusts as high as 64 mph in the Missouri River Valley at Chamberlain during the afternoon of April 13th.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.

Strong southerly gradient winds on a warm early Spring day reached sustained speeds of 45 mph with gusts as high as 64 mph in the Missouri River Valley at Chamberlain during the afternoon of April 13th.

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1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Brule

When
April 13, 1:26 PM CST to 3:20 PM CST
Where
Brule forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
43.718, -99.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Southerly winds on a warm day reached sustained speeds of 45 mph with gusts to 64 mph at Chamberlain in the Missouri River Valley.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 223789.