Strong Winds Move Through The Area - July 15, 2025

Overview

During the late afternoon and evening hours of Tuesday, July 15, 2025 scattered thunderstorms quickly developed across central South Dakota into eastern South Dakota. As these storms developed, brief hail was observed, along with strong wind gusts. Near the city of Chamberlain, a brief tornado touched down in the Missouri River and traveled on the western side of the river.

As storms merged, they formed into a strong line. This line moved southeast through the evening producing scattered high wind reports between 50 and 75 mph. Storms weakened as they approached I-29, continuing to move east with lower wind speeds but beneficial rainfall.

Radar Loop - July 15, 2025

Storm Reports
Rain

Storm Reports

Here's a look at local storm reports from the evening of July 15th into the early overnight hours of July 16th. While there were some reports of large hail, most of the storm reports were related to strong wind gusts and associated damage as they moved through the region.

Preliminary Local Storm Reports - July 15, 2025

Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1201 PM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0736 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     5 W Yankton             42.88N 97.49W
07/15/2025  M66 MPH          Yankton            SD   Public

            Measured by personal weather station. First
            severe gust at 736 pm at 61 mph, and 66 mph
            at 741 pm.

0628 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 E Wagner              43.08N 98.28W
07/15/2025  M63 MPH          Charles Mix        SD   Public

            Personal weather station.

0435 PM     Hail             9 NNE Chamberlain       43.92N 99.24W
07/15/2025  E1.00 Inch       Brule              SD   Public

            In addition to a few quarter sized hail
            stones, rainfall was about 0.30 to 0.40
            inch.

0740 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 NNE Yankton           42.92N 97.38W
07/15/2025  M54 MPH          Yankton            SD   AWOS



0757 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 E Irene               43.08N 97.08W
07/15/2025  M55 MPH          Turner             SD   Dept of Highways

            Mesonet station 320 SD RWIS IRENE.

0825 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 N Humboldt            43.67N 97.07W
07/15/2025  M51 MPH          Minnehaha          SD   Public

            Personal weather station.

0835 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Hartford                43.63N 96.95W
07/15/2025                   Minnehaha          SD   Trained Spotter

            Wind gusts estimated at 60-65 mph knocked a
            couple trees down. Heavy rain followed,
            reducing visibility to about 100 feet .

0848 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 S Crooks              43.60N 96.79W
07/15/2025  M72 MPH          Minnehaha          SD   Mesonet

            Personal weather station.

0849 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 SW Crooks             43.65N 96.82W
07/15/2025  M52 MPH          Minnehaha          SD   Public

            Personal weather station.

0725 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 W Howard              44.01N 97.55W
07/15/2025  M61 MPH          Miner              SD   Dept of Highways

            Mesonet station 297 SD RWIS Howard.

0822 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 SE Montrose           43.67N 97.15W
07/15/2025  M62 MPH          McCook             SD   Dept of Highways

            Mesonet station 18 SD RWIS Montrose.

0851 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 NW Beresford          43.09N 96.79W
07/15/2025  M57 MPH          Lincoln            SD   Public

            Via personal weather station.

0845 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 NNW Chester           43.93N 96.94W
07/15/2025  M63 MPH          Lake               SD   Public

            Via personal weather station.

0608 PM     Hail             4 W De Smet             44.39N 97.63W
07/15/2025  E1.00 Inch       Kingsbury          SD   Trained Spotter



0707 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Parkston                43.39N 97.99W
07/15/2025                   Hutchinson         SD   Emergency Mngr

            Strong wind gusts pushed through town,
            breaking many tree branches, blowing out a
            grain bin, and registering about 53 mph at
            the airport.

0738 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     Freeman                 43.35N 97.43W
07/15/2025                   Hutchinson         SD   Public

            Tree down blocking the road near 3rd and
            Cherry. Via social media.

0742 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     5 S Freeman             43.28N 97.42W
07/15/2025  M61 MPH          Hutchinson         SD   Dept of Highways

            Mesonet station 163 SD RWIS Freeman. Initial
            severe gust at 742 pm with a peak gust of 61
            mph at 744 pm.

0439 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     1 ESE Dallas            43.23N 99.49W
07/15/2025  M57 MPH          Gregory            SD   Mesonet

            Mesonet station 307 SD RWIS Dallas.

0442 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     7 SSE Dallas            43.14N 99.49W
07/15/2025  M55 MPH          Gregory            SD   Mesonet

            Mesonet station GGMS2 Gregory 7SSW.

0442 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 E Dixon               43.39N 99.44W
07/15/2025  M71 MPH          Gregory            SD   Dept of Highways

            Mesonet station 283 SD RWIS Dixon.

0501 PM     Hail             5 S Gregory             43.16N 99.41W
07/15/2025  E1.25 Inch       Gregory            SD   Trained Spotter

            In addition to hail up to half dollar size,
            heavy rain and 40-50 mph wind gusts stripped
            some leaves from trees.

0504 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 SE Burke              43.15N 99.26W
07/15/2025  E55 MPH          Gregory            SD   Public

            Measured by personal weather station.

0517 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     6 NNE Herrick           43.19N 99.12W
07/15/2025  M64 MPH          Gregory            SD   Public

            Personal weather station.

0555 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Bonesteel               43.08N 98.95W
07/15/2025  E60 MPH          Gregory            SD   Trained Spotter



0608 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 WSW Pickstown         43.05N 98.57W
07/15/2025  M61 MPH          Gregory            SD   Dept of Highways

            Mesonet station 244 SD RWIS Ft. Randall Dam.

0611 PM     Tstm Wnd Dmg     4 WSW Harrison          43.43N 98.61W
07/15/2025                   Douglas            SD   Emergency Mngr

            Damage across town included uprooted tree,
            roof and siding damage from flying debris,
            damage to metal barn and a bent street sign.

0620 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     5 W Armour              43.32N 98.44W
07/15/2025  M62 MPH          Douglas            SD   Public

            Personal weather station.

0620 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 S Corsica             43.38N 98.41W
07/15/2025  M74 MPH          Douglas            SD   Dept of Highways

            Mesonet station 304 SD RWIS Corsica.

0625 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     Armour                  43.32N 98.35W
07/15/2025  E61 MPH          Douglas            SD   Public

            Personal weather station.

0625 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 N Armour              43.35N 98.34W
07/15/2025  M65 MPH          Douglas            SD   Public

            Personal weather station.

0625 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 S Corsica             43.38N 98.41W
07/15/2025  M77 MPH          Douglas            SD   Mesonet

            Mesonet station 304 SD RWIS Corsica.

0640 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     10 W Dimock             43.49N 98.19W
07/15/2025  M56 MPH          Douglas            SD   Public

            personal weather station.

0706 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     6 SSW Mitchell          43.66N 98.09W
07/15/2025  M63 MPH          Davison            SD   Public

            personal weather station.

0532 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     9 SW Platte             43.30N 98.99W
07/15/2025  M63 MPH          Charles Mix        SD   Public

            Personal weather station.

0535 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     7 W Geddes              43.27N 98.85W
07/15/2025  M54 MPH          Charles Mix        SD   Public

            Personal weather station.

0546 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 W Geddes              43.26N 98.76W
07/15/2025  M73 MPH          Charles Mix        SD   Mesonet

            Mesonet station RLAS2 Lake Andes RAWS.

0605 PM     Tstm Wnd Gst     3 N Lake Andes          43.19N 98.54W
07/15/2025  M58 MPH          Charles Mix        SD   Public

            Personal weather station.

Rain Reports

Here's a closer look at rainfall totals across the region.

Observed Precipitation - July 15, 2025

...PRECIPITATION REPORTS FROM JULY 15, 2025...

Location                     Amount

...Iowa...

...Buena Vista County...
Storm Lake 3.1 S             2.04 in

...Cherokee County...
Cherokee 5.1 S               0.45 in
Cherokee 4.5 NNW             0.39 in
0.9 NE Cherokee              0.38 in

...Clay County...
Spencer Municipal Airport    2.32 in
Spencer 7.0 S                1.49 in

...Dickinson County...
Milford 1.4 NNE              1.51 in
Spirit Lake                  1.37 in
Milford 1.0 SSE              1.34 in
TERRIL                       1.15 in
Wahpeton                     1.07 in
Milford                      1.03 in
0.6 E Spirit Lake            0.98 in
Lake Park 0.2 N              0.89 in
Lake Park                    0.63 in
Lake Park 3.2 SSE            0.59 in
2.1 NW Orleans               0.41 in

...Ida County...
Arthur 3.7 SSW               0.78 in

...Lyon County...
5 SSW Ellsworth              1.65 in
4 SW George                  0.91 in
Larchwood 1.2 NNE            0.72 in
Rock Rapids 7.7 WNW          0.70 in

...OBrien County...
Sheldon                      1.05 in
Hartley                      0.80 in

...Osceola County...
MAY CITY                     1.68 in
Ocheyedan                    0.73 in
Sibley 6.1 NNE               0.53 in

...Plymouth County...
6 NNE Jefferson              1.11 in
Loess Hills Tnc Broken       0.99 in
6.2 NW Hinton                0.85 in
Le Mars 0.9 SE               0.83 in
Le Mars 1.0 E                0.75 in
Remsen                       0.72 in
Big Sioux River              0.44 in
4.0 W Hinton                 0.29 in

...Sioux County...
Hawarden                     0.83 in
Ireton 5.5 N                 0.78 in
Sioux Center                 0.73 in
Orange City 0.4 NNE          0.72 in
Orange City 0.4 WNW          0.66 in
Orange City                  0.66 in
Sioux Center 2.6 N           0.63 in
Floyd River                  0.44 in

...Woodbury County...
SIOUX CITY                   0.86 in
1 ENE Dakota City            0.83 in
Sioux Gateway Airport        0.66 in
1.2 N Sioux City             0.65 in
Sioux City                   0.63 in
3.4 N Hornick                0.45 in

...Minnesota...

...Cottonwood County...
2.6 NW Windom                0.13 in
PRINSBURG                    0.10 in

...Jackson County...
Lakefield                    1.06 in
Lakefield 0.9 NNE            1.03 in
Jackson 4.6 NNW              0.75 in
Jackson 7.8 SW               0.72 in
Lakefield 7.8 N              0.62 in
6 NW Orleans                 0.46 in

...Lincoln County...
Pipestone 14.3 N             0.69 in
Ivanhoe 5.7 E                0.49 in
Hendricks 8.0 SE             0.45 in

...Lyon County...
4 S Cottonwood               0.58 in
Marshall                     0.48 in
Balaton 2.1 SE               0.46 in
Marshall 3.7 W               0.44 in
Marshall Municipal Airport   0.41 in
Marshall                     0.41 in
Ghent 0.2 NNE                0.40 in
Ghent 2.8 ENE                0.37 in
Russell                      0.30 in

...Murray County...
Chandler 2.8 WNW             1.90 in
Chandler 2.7 SSE             1.24 in
Fulda 0.9 SSE                0.89 in
7.5 S Dovray                 0.82 in
Slayton Municipal Airport    0.66 in
Slayton 0.8 SSW              0.66 in

...Nobles County...
Worthington 2 NNE            1.25 in
Worthington Airport          1.11 in
Worthington 1.9 SW           1.06 in
Bigelow 1.8 NW               0.68 in
Adrian 4.8 S                 0.47 in
Brewster 0.1 SW              0.46 in
Adrian 1.5 NW                0.42 in
Worthington 4.0 S            0.30 in

...Pipestone County...
Pipestone                    1.73 in
Redstone RAWS                1.37 in
Edgerton 0.2 WSW             0.80 in
6.0 NW Ihlen                 0.61 in
2.1 N Pipestone              0.57 in

...Rock County...
Hills 0.2 NW                 1.11 in
2.3 NE Sherman               0.58 in
Beaver Creek 5.8 NW          0.55 in
Luverne                      0.51 in

...Nebraska...

...Dakota County...
South Sioux City             0.72 in

...Dixon County...
Concord 4.23 S               1.05 in
1 WNW Ponca                  0.89 in
Newcastle                    0.82 in

...South Dakota...

...Aurora County...
Stickney 3.8 SW              0.50 in
Plankinton 3.8 W             0.13 in
White Lake (SD Mesonet)      0.06 in

...Beadle County...
Huron 6.8 NNE                0.56 in
Huron Regional Airport       0.31 in
Huron 1.8 S                  0.30 in
Huron 2.0 S                  0.30 in

...Bon Homme County...
Springfield 7.6 WNW          1.02 in
Avon 2.1 W                   0.98 in

...Brookings County...
Aurora 0.3 NE                1.74 in
Aurora 0.3 NNE               1.57 in
Aurora 7.5 N                 1.27 in
Elkton                       0.55 in
Astoria 2.2 SSE              0.55 in
Elkton                       0.54 in
Brookings 2 NE               0.44 in
Brookings 2.8 SSW            0.43 in
Aurora 2NNE                  0.42 in
Toronto 3.9 SW               0.39 in
Brookings 1.6 S              0.38 in
Brookings 0.3 E              0.38 in
Brookings 0.2 SSW            0.38 in
Bruce 5.3 W                  0.35 in
Bruce 5.2 NNW                0.35 in
Brookings 1.4 SW             0.31 in
Brookings 5.3 N              0.31 in
Brookings 6.5 NNW            0.30 in
Volga 0.1 S                  0.28 in
Astoria 4 SSE (SD Mesonet)   0.23 in
Brookings Municipal Airport  0.16 in
Brookings 2NE                0.15 in

...Brule County...
Chamberlain 0.3 W            1.14 in
Chamberlain 0.6 N            1.00 in
Chamberlain 0.5 W            0.73 in
Chamberlain 7.5 NNE          0.59 in
Pukwana 1.9 S                0.50 in
SD RWIS Kimball              0.26 in
Kimball 3.9 ENE              0.15 in
Kimball 6.7 SE               0.09 in

...Charles Mix County...
Lake Andes 2.4 N             1.68 in
SD RWIS WAGNER               1.43 in
Wagner 0.8 NW                1.40 in
Platte                       1.37 in
Academy 2 NE                 1.29 in
Lake Andes RAWS              1.12 in
Dante 3.1 S                  1.01 in
7.6 SW Platte                0.78 in

...Clay County...
Vermillion 1.4 SE            0.87 in

...Davison County...
Mitchell Municipal Airport   0.85 in
Ethan                        0.63 in
Mitchell 1.0 SE              0.58 in
Mitchell 7.3 S               0.57 in
Ethan 4.5 WSW                0.52 in

...Douglas County...
SD RWIS Corsica              1.96 in
Armour 6.3 NNE               1.18 in
Corsica 0.1 SSE              0.95 in
Corsica 4.3 W                0.76 in
Dimock 10.2 W                0.38 in

...Gregory County...
Gregory                      1.25 in
Herrick 8.2 SSW              1.16 in
Burke 8.6 NNE                1.16 in
Butte 8NNW                   0.83 in
Dallas 8.8 S                 0.63 in
Burke 10.5 SSE               0.60 in
Bonesteel 0.1 S              0.52 in
2 N Bonesteel                0.45 in
SD RWIS Dixon                0.39 in
SD RWIS Dallas               0.39 in
Gregory 7SSW                 0.35 in
Burke 6.7 S                  0.24 in

...Hanson County...
SD RWIS Alexandria           1.46 in
Spencer 5.6 NW               1.30 in
Alexandria 6.4 N             0.90 in
Alexandria 7.5 SSE           0.40 in
Alexandria 3.4 SE            0.30 in
Alexandria 2.6 SSW           0.27 in

...Hutchinson County...
SD RWIS Tripp                1.37 in
Parkston 6.5 WSW             0.73 in
Emery 10.8 S                 0.48 in
Menno 7ESE                   0.18 in
Parkston (SD Mesonet)        0.14 in

...Jerauld County...
SD RWIS Lane                 0.46 in
Wessington Springs 9.3 SSW   0.13 in

...Kingsbury County...
De Smet 0.2 SSE              2.16 in
Lake Preston 10.5 NNE        0.57 in
SD RWIS Arlington            0.52 in
Oldham 0.9 E                 0.25 in

...Lake County...
Madison 2SE                  3.30 in
Wentworth 4.7 SSW            1.83 in
Madison 6S                   0.53 in

...Lincoln County...
Harrisburg 1.1 WSW           1.20 in
HARRISBURG                   1.07 in
Harrisburg 0.8 NNE           1.07 in
Harrisburg 0.7 NNE           1.04 in
Sioux Falls 4.0 SSE          0.98 in
Lennox 3.3 NE                0.87 in
Tea 1.1 NNW                  0.87 in
Sioux Falls 4.5 SSW          0.81 in
Sioux Falls 4.2 S            0.79 in
Sioux Falls 3.6 S            0.78 in
Worthing 2.0 W               0.75 in
Sioux Falls 3.6 SSE          0.72 in
Canton                       0.50 in

...McCook County...
Canova                       1.70 in
Salem 5NE                    1.43 in
Montrose 5.8 NW              1.36 in
SD RWIS Montrose             1.25 in
Montrose 3.1 SW              1.18 in
SD RWIS STANLEY CORNER       1.15 in
Montrose 2.4 E               1.14 in
Parker 7.2 N                 0.79 in
Parker 9.7 N                 0.79 in
Bridgewater                  0.50 in

...Miner County...
SD RWIS Howard               1.69 in
Howard                       0.90 in
Howard 0.7 SSW               0.90 in
Howard 5.3 W                 0.70 in

...Minnehaha County...
Crooks 0.7 WSW               2.56 in
Crooks 0.2 S                 2.20 in
Sioux Falls 5.5 N            1.76 in
EROS DATA CNTR SIOUX FALLS 1 1.74 in
Colton 3.8 S                 1.69 in
SIOUX FALLS                  1.50 in
Montrose 3.7 E               1.50 in
Hartford 0.7 ENE             1.34 in
Renner 4.1 NW                1.17 in
Dell Rapids 7.6 W            1.14 in
Sioux Falls 5.1 ENE          1.10 in
Hartford 0.5 N               1.10 in
Dell Rapids 0.9 WNW          1.10 in
4 ESE Sioux Falls            1.09 in
Sioux Falls 3.6 ESE          1.09 in
Sioux Falls 3.4 ESE          1.09 in
Sioux Falls 3.3 E            1.08 in
Sioux Falls 2.6 ESE          1.07 in
Sioux Falls 3.3 E            1.02 in
5 W Garretson                1.01 in
Sioux Falls Airport          0.98 in
Sioux Falls                  0.95 in
Sioux Falls 3.3 E            0.95 in
Sioux Falls 5.2 E            0.95 in
5 SSE Baltic                 0.94 in
Sioux Falls                  0.94 in
Sioux Falls 5.0 SE ARPT      0.94 in
SIOUX FALLS                  0.93 in
Sioux Falls 4.0 SE           0.91 in
Sioux Falls 3.7 NW           0.90 in
Sioux Falls 4.9 WSW          0.88 in
Sioux Falls 4.2 WSW          0.88 in
Sioux Falls 3.3 W            0.85 in
Sioux Falls 3.7 WSW          0.85 in
Sioux Falls 3.0 S            0.84 in
Sioux Falls 1.9 SSW          0.84 in
Garretson 1.7 WSW            0.83 in
Sioux Falls 4.9 ESE          0.82 in
Sioux Falls 4.1 WSW          0.82 in
Sioux Falls 1.6 SW           0.78 in
2.7 NE Hartford              0.75 in
Garretson 4.2 SSE            0.74 in
Sioux Falls 3.0 S            0.73 in
Sioux Falls 1.2 WSW          0.70 in

...Moody County...
SD RWIS Ward                 2.19 in
Flandreau                    2.05 in
Brookings 8.1 S              0.69 in
Colman 10.6 N                0.53 in

...Sanborn County...
SD RWIS Forestburg           0.81 in
Woonsocket 0.2 WSW           0.68 in
3.8 SE Forestburg            0.26 in
Letcher 0.5 E                0.23 in
Woonsocket 4NNW              0.13 in

...Turner County...
SD RWIS IRENE                2.03 in
SD RWIS Parker               1.36 in
Hurley 0.2 S                 0.85 in
Marion                       0.81 in
1 S Centerville              0.76 in
Marion 4.8 NNW               0.64 in
Parker 6.8 WSW               0.30 in
Parker 7NNE                  0.23 in

...Union County...
SD RWIS North Sioux City     1.92 in
Elk Point 0.3 WSW            0.92 in
Jefferson 1.1 E              0.86 in
1 WNW Jefferson              0.84 in
Jefferson 4.9 S              0.83 in
Jefferson 2.1 WNW            0.82 in
Jefferson 2.9 SW             0.78 in
Jefferson                    0.75 in

...Yankton County...
Mission Hill 0.1 NNW         1.15 in
Yankton Municipal Airport    1.02 in
Yankton 0.3 ENE              0.93 in
Yankton 1.0 ESE              0.91 in
Yankton 4.1 SW               0.80 in
Yankton 9.1 W                0.78 in

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