Thunderstorm Wind, Walworth
- When
- September 14, 3:53 PM CST
- Where
- Walworth County, 3.66 mi ESE of Selby Arpt
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.450, -99.960
Damaging Wind in South Dakota, September 14, 2024
Weak low pressure in central South Dakota helped to support a broad complex of weak thunderstorms, one of which collapsed and generated a 65 mph wind gust at the South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet 5 miles southwest of Java.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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 ABR wrote it up.
Weak low pressure in central South Dakota helped to support a broad complex of weak thunderstorms, one of which collapsed and generated a 65 mph wind gust at the South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet 5 miles southwest of Java.
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 121 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:55 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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- Flash Flooding in Alabama, September 14 to 15, 2024
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Florida, September 14 to 15, 2024
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, September 14, 2024
- Flash Flood and Flood in Texas, September 14 to 15, 2024
- Dense Fog in Maryland, September 14, 2024
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Florida, September 14, 2024
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: 1215507.