Pacific tropical moisture wrapping into a storm will continue a multi-day heavy rainfall event this week that will impact the Southwest into the Plains. Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of mainly severe wind gusts appear possible across portions of the southern Plains this afternoon into tonight. There is also a risk of isolated severe winds gusts and tornadoes in Kansas into Nebraska. Read More >
Overview
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A cluster of severe thunderstorms with winds of 60 to 80 mph moved through south central South Dakota between 8 and 9 AM CDT on May 15, 2017. Wind gusts up 80 mph caused damage to trees and few buildings in Armour, South Dakota. There was also a recorded wind gust of 72 mph north of Armour. Damage was also reported in Parkston, South Dakota where a 63 mph wind gust was recorded with these storms at 830 AM CDT. A storm survey was done by the NWS Sioux Falls this morning. |
 Semi-truck blown off the road south of Armour, SD |
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| Sign blown flat by 80 mph in Armour, SD | Damage to trees and building in Armour, SD | Damage to a metal shed in Armour, SD |
Photos & Video:
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| Damage to building in Armour, SD (Photo by: National Weather Service) |
Damage to a second building in Armour, SD (Photo by: National Weather Service) |
Damage to trees in Armour, SD (Photo by: National Weather Service) |
Radar:
Reflectivity images of severe thunderstorms that occurred during the morning of May 15, 2017.
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| Radar image at 8:04 AM CDT as damaging winds move through Armour, SD. | Radar image at 8:31 AM CDT as damaging winds up to 65 mph move through Parkston, SD. |
GOES-16 visible and infrared satellite image of storms over southern South Dakota as 80 mph winds reach Armour, SD. Courtesy of Scott Bachmeier, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies |
Storm Reports
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0805 AM TSTM WND DMG ARMOUR 43.32N 98.34W
05/15/2017 DOUGLAS SD EMERGENCY MNGR
SHINGLES OFF ROOFS, SOME BUILDING DAMAGE.
0805 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S ARMOUR 43.29N 98.34W
05/15/2017 DOUGLAS SD EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ ***
SEMI TRUCK BLOWN OFF THE ROAD.
0830 AM TSTM WND DMG PARKSTON 43.39N 97.99W
05/15/2017 HUTCHINSON SD EMERGENCY MNGR
8 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES DOWN.
0830 AM TSTM WND GST 1 SE PARKSTON 43.38N 97.97W
05/15/2017 M63 MPH HUTCHINSON SD MESONET
SDSU MESONET STATION.
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