This Day in Weather History: May 6th

Weather History - May 6th

May 6th, 1988:

High winds produced blowing dust, reducing visibility to less than one-half mile in northeastern South Dakota. Wind gusts of 62 mph were reported at Aberdeen. A small building was destroyed in Gettysburg, and a building was damaged near Timber Lake. Winds also blew over a tractor-trailer, injuring a man in Okaton.

May 6th, 1999:

High winds of 35 to 50 mph, gusting to over 60 mph, blew across central and north central South Dakota from the early morning to the late evening hours, causing some damage. In Pierre, the high winds blew a large tree down and tore loose a piece of the sheet metal cornice atop a downtown building. The high winds knocked the centerfield lights to the ground at the Legion Memorial Park in Mobridge. In Jones County, a semi-tractor trailer was blown over and damaged. A fishing tournament at Lake Oahe had to be postponed due to the high winds.