South Dakota, 2022

Damaging Winds and High Wind in South Dakota, June 14, 2022

June 14, 2022 · NWS FSD · 4 events in 2 counties and zones

A cluster of showers and thunderstorms developed in the overnight warm advection zone ahead of an advancing cold front. Fairly prevalent warm and dry air aloft produced an environment favorable for wind gusts, some of which occurred as showers and thunderstorms weakened in the overnight hours.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$38,000
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 FSD wrote it up.

A cluster of showers and thunderstorms developed in the overnight warm advection zone ahead of an advancing cold front. Fairly prevalent warm and dry air aloft produced an environment favorable for wind gusts, some of which occurred as showers and thunderstorms weakened in the overnight hours.

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:02 UTC.

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Event by event

3 thunderstorm wind, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yankton

When
June 14, 1:04 AM CST to 1:06 AM CST
Where
Yankton County, 5.72 mi SW of Napa
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
42.870, -97.510

Several tree limbs were downed along the shoreline of Lewis and Clark Lake by thunderstorm winds.

High Wind, Bon Homme

When
June 14, 1:12 AM CST to 1:25 AM CST
Where
Bon Homme forecast zone
Measured
59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
42.988, -97.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wake low developed with a small area of damaging non-thunderstorm winds in and near Tyndall. A South Dakota Road Weather Information System site 5 miles east-southeast of Tyndall measured a wind gust of 68 mph, and several tree limbs were reported down in Tyndall by the cooperative weather observer.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yankton

When
June 14, 1:14 AM CST to 1:16 AM CST
Where
Yankton County, 0.51 mi E of (Ykn)chan Gurney Arp
Measured
54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
42.920, -97.370

A thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph was measured by Automated Weather Observing System site KYKN 2 miles northeast of Yankton.

Thunderstorm Wind, Yankton

When
June 14, 1:17 AM CST to 1:19 AM CST
Where
Yankton County, 2.53 mi W of Gayville
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Crop damage
$38,000
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
42.880, -97.220

A thunderstorm wind gust of 63 mph was measured by South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD532 2 miles west-southwest of Gayville. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.

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.
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: 1035606, 1035612, 1035609, 1035611.