South Dakota, 2025Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 20, 2025
June 20, 2025 · NWS ABR · 6 events in 3 counties and zones
Strong storms in north central South Dakota would go on to produce high winds, with a peak wind gust of 64 mph measured at the South Dakota Department of Transportation weather station 2 miles north of Herreid.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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Strong storms in north central South Dakota would go on to produce high winds, with a peak wind gust of 64 mph measured at the South Dakota Department of Transportation weather station 2 miles north of Herreid.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 20, 4:11 PM MST, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 4:11 PM MST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 20, 2:10 PM MST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
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</html>Thunderstorm Wind, Corson
- When
- June 20, 7:15 PM MST
- Where
- Corson County, Mc Intosh
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.920, -101.350
A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm winds topped out at about 70 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Corson
- When
- June 20, 7:20 PM MST
- Where
- Corson County, 11.1 mi S of Bullhead
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.610, -101.060
Thunderstorm Wind, Corson
- When
- June 20, 7:32 PM MST
- Where
- Corson County, 4.55 mi WNW of Mc Laughlin
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 45.840, -100.910
A trained spotter estimates wind gusts topped out at 60 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind, Corson
- When
- June 20, 7:35 PM MST
- Where
- Corson County, 4.8 mi WNW of Mc Laughlin
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.850, -100.910
Thunderstorm Wind, Campbell
- When
- June 20, 9:05 PM CST
- Where
- Campbell County, 1.38 mi N of Herreid Muni Arpt
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.870, -100.070
Thunderstorm Wind, McPherson
- When
- June 20, 9:26 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson County, 8.66 mi W of Long Lake
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.880, -99.410
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in North Dakota, June 20 to 21, 20253 deaths · EF5 · 49 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, June 20 to 21, 20251 death · 1 injured · $22 million · EF2 · 110 events
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, June 20 to 21, 2025$16 million · 104 kt wind · 34 events
- Strong Wind in New York, June 20, 20251 death · $15,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 20, 20251 death · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 20, 2025$80,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event
- Flash Flood and Hail in Minnesota, June 20 to 21, 2025$21,000 · 3 in hail · 24 events
- Excessive Heat in Nebraska, June 20 to 22, 202530 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 20 to 21, 2025$10,000 · 1 in hail · 25 events
- Excessive Heat in South Dakota, June 20 to 22, 202524 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 20, 20253.6 in hail · 22 events
- Heat in Texas, June 20 to 24, 202521 events
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: 1271526, 1271527, 1271528, 1271529, 1271530, 1271531.