HIGHMORE, (KCCR) — Hyde County continues digging out from an extreme high-speed wind event early Monday morning. Aaron Dorn with the National Weather Service in Aberdeen says gravity waves or oscillations in the atmosphere may have contributed to the longevity and strength of the storm…
Typically, late-night squall lines produce extreme winds, but Dorn says the right conditions can create small storms with big punches…
Dorn says the weather service isn’t going to survey the damage in Hyde County…
Dorn says Monday’s storm is exceedingly rare…
South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden declared a state of emergency for areas impacted by the storm. Tuesday. Right now, it’s too early to determine if the damage to public infrastructure meets required thresholds necessary for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration.
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