Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- July 22, 5:25 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, 3.99 mi NNW of Okaton
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.920, -100.940
Sixty mph winds were estimated.
Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 22, 2018
A couple severe thunderstorms moving along Interstate-90 blew two semis off the road in two separate locations.
Where it happened
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- Wind
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- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 couple severe thunderstorms moving along Interstate-90 blew two semis off the road in two separate locations.
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 153 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:23 UTC.
Event by event
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- July 22, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, 2.56 mi NW of Okaton
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 43.900, -100.930
Estimated seventy mph winds blew a semi truck and camper over on Interstate-90 west northwest of Okaton with some minor injuries. Part of the interstate was closed for a time to clean up the debris.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- July 22, 7:07 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, 5.55 mi N of Draper
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.000, -100.520
Sixty mph winds were estimated.
Thunderstorm Wind, Jones
- When
- July 22, 7:10 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, 4.53 mi W of Draper
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 43.910, -100.620
An estimated seventy mph wind blew over a second semi truck on Interstate-90 west and southwest of Draper.
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.
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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: 774961, 774957, 774963, 774960.