May 2022 Midwest derecho

The next day, the SPC maintained the enhanced risk for the same general areas of the upper Great Plains, but introduced a large 30% area for damaging winds, alongside a smaller 45% corridor for destructive winds over southwestern Minnesota, eastern South Dakota, and extreme northwestern Iowa.

While the outlook favored a more linear mode composed of a long squall line, the possibilities for individual supercell thunderstorms was also discussed.

3500-4500 J/kg CAPE values placed themselves over the area of concern, alongside 300-500 m2/s2 helicity and 45-55-kt wind shear, hence the increase for tornado potential.

[4][9] While the event was primarily dominated by the severe derecho that developed, multiple tornadoes were also reported, mainly in South Dakota and Minnesota.

Its strong winds lofted and accumulated a thick cloud of dust, resulting in a haboob that accompanied the derecho.

Another person was killed in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, after a grain bin was thrown onto a vehicle by strong winds.

Map of tornado warnings and confirmed tornadoes from the derecho.
EF2 tornado damage to a home south of Gary, South Dakota.