South Dakota, 2025

High Wind in South Dakota, December 14 to 15, 2025

December 14 to 15, 2025 · NWS ABR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Locally high winds developed on the evening of December 14th lasting into the early morning hours of December 15th. The South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet 6 miles south southwest of Peever recorded a peak wind gust of 64 mph.

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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 ABR wrote it up.

Locally high winds developed on the evening of December 14th lasting into the early morning hours of December 15th. The South Dakota Department of Transportation mesonet 6 miles south southwest of Peever recorded a peak wind gust of 64 mph.

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Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Roberts

When
December 14, 9:59 PM CST to December 15, 1:04 AM CST
Where
Roberts forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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: 1303004.