Peak Wind Speeds Recorded Thus Far In Intense Autumn Storm

An intense mid-Autumn storm, which produced record low pressure for the continental U.S. as it moved from Minnesota into southern Ontario, continues to produce very strong winds across the area. Through midday Wednesday, listed below are the peak wind speeds recorded.

**Southeast South Dakota**
Location	Wind Speed (mph)	Time (CDT)
Brookings	49	215 pm 10/26
Chamberlain	60	948 am 10/26
Huron	63	941 pm 10/26
Madison	59	1150 pm 10/26
Mitchell	59	511 am 10/27
Sioux Falls	58	459 am 10/27
Yankton	51	1155 am and 1255 pm 10/26, 715 am 10/27

**Southwest Minnesota**
Location	Wind Speed (mph)	Time (CDT)
3 W Dovray	61	131 am 10/27
3 S Hendricks	64	220 am 10/27
Jackson	62	1131 pm 10/26
4 ENE Jeffers	63	1026 pm 10/26
1 WNW Lake Benton	62	415 pm 10/26
4 SE Lakefield	60	156 am 10/27
Luverne	52	1038 pm 10/26
Marshall	58	215 pm and 615 pm 10/26
Pipestone	53	1214 am 10/27
2 NE Rushmore	63	1056 pm 10/26
Slayton	53	1216 am 10/27
Tracy	45	813 pm 10/26
Windom	55	253 pm 10/26
Worthington	59	755 pm 10/26

**Northwest Iowa**
Location	Wind Speed (mph)	Time (CDT)
Le Mars	47	1255 pm 10/26
Orange City	58	655 am 10/27
Sheldon	52	715 am 10/27
Sioux City	51	1212 pm, 120 pm, and 344 pm 10/26
Spencer	58	1224 pm 10/26
4 W Spirit Lake	53
2 NE Truesdale	55	742 am 10/27
4 NW Wahpeton	58	550 pm 10/26

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Peak Wind Speeds Recorded Thus Far In Intense Autumn Storm