Strong low pressure developed across central South Dakota on Saturday, which moved slowly toward northern Minnesota by Sunday morning. Southerly winds gusted as high as 50 to 70 mph at times in the late morning and afternoon, which caused sporadic tree and building damage across the area. A considerable amount of blowing dust also occurred with the strongest winds, with visibility briefly a mile or less. The strong winds combined with very low humidity and dormant vegetation resulted in numerous wildfires.

High Wind in DICKINSON, IOWA
From 23-APR-22 12:00:00 to 23-APR-22 13:45:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Sustained winds reached 40 to 43 mph at times during the afternoon at a personal weather station 2 miles west of Terril, with a peak wind gust of 58 mph at 1244CST.

High Wind in IDA, IOWA
From 23-APR-22 10:45:00 to 23-APR-22 15:45:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 38.00 MS
Reported by: Mesonet

Sustained winds occasionally reached from 40 to 44 mph during the late morning and  afternoon at Iowa Mesonet station MCSI4 10 miles south of Marcus, as well as Automated Weather Observing System site KCKP near Cherokee.

High Wind in PLYMOUTH, IOWA
From 23-APR-22 10:00:00 to 23-APR-22 13:30:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Reported by: AWOS

Sustained winds reached 40 to 45 mph at times during the late morning and afternoon at Automated Weather Observing System site KLRJ near Le Mars, with a peak wind gust of 60 mph at 1255CST.

High Wind in CHEROKEE, IOWA
From 23-APR-22 10:45:00 to 23-APR-22 15:45:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 38.00 MS
Reported by: Mesonet

Sustained winds occasionally reached from 40 to 44 mph during the late morning and  afternoon at Iowa Mesonet station MCSI4 10 miles south of Marcus, as well as Automated Weather Observing System site KCKP near Cherokee.

High Wind in OSCEOLA, IOWA
From 23-APR-22 11:00:00 to 23-APR-22 12:30:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 36.00 MS
Reported by: Mesonet

Sustained winds occasionally reached around 40 mph during the late morning and early afternoon at Iowa Mesonet station SBEI4 7 miles southwest of Ocheyedan.

High Wind in SIOUX, IOWA
From 23-APR-22 08:30:00 to 23-APR-22 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Reported by: AWOS

Sustained winds reached 40 to 48 mph at times during the late morning and afternoon at Automated Weather Observing System site KSXK near Maurice, with a peak wind gust of 63 mph at 1215CST.

High Wind in O'BRIEN, IOWA
From 23-APR-22 09:30:00 to 23-APR-22 14:45:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Reported by: AWOS

Sustained winds reached 40 to 44 mph at times during the late morning and afternoon at Automated Weather Observing System site KSHL near Sheldon, with a peak wind gust of 62 mph at 1205CST.

High Wind in CLAY, IOWA
From 23-APR-22 10:45:00 to 23-APR-22 15:30:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 54.00 MG
Reported by: ASOS

Sustained winds reached 40 to 44 mph at times during the late morning and afternoon at Automated Surface Observing System site KSPW 3 miles west-northwest of Spencer, with a peak wind gust of 62 mph at 1113CST.

High Wind in BUENA VISTA, IOWA
From 23-APR-22 09:15:00 to 23-APR-22 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Reported by: AWOS

Sustained winds reached 40 to 49 mph at times during the late morning and afternoon at Automated Weather Observing System site KSLB near Storm Lake, with a peak wind gust of 61 mph at 1045CST.

High Wind in WOODBURY, IOWA
From 23-APR-22 09:15:00 to 23-APR-22 15:30:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 59.00 MG
Reported by: ASOS

Sustained winds reached 40 to 45 mph at times during the late morning and afternoon at Automated Surface Observing System site KSUX near Sergeant Bluff, with a peak wind gust of 68 mph at 1525CST.

Wildfire in PLYMOUTH, IOWA
From 23-APR-22 13:00:00 to 23-APR-22 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A grassfire erupted 3 miles southeast of Merrill near the intersection of Key Avenue and 250th Street, and spread rapidly to the northeast.  The wind-driven fire scorched more than 1000 acres, destroying one home on the southwest corner of the intersection of County Road C44 and Lake Avenue.  At one point, seven area fire departments were on the fire.  This was the most significant of five concurrent fires across the county.  Visibility was near zero at times with smoke and blowing dust, and this resulted in one firefighting vehicle getting stuck in a ditch, overtaken and burned by the rapidly moving fire.

High Wind in LYON, IOWA
From 23-APR-22 09:00:00 to 23-APR-22 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 40.00 MS
Reported by: Mesonet

Sustained winds reached 40 to 46 mph at times during the later morning and afternoon at  Iowa Mesonet station DONI4 3 miles east-northeast of Doon as well as a personal weather station 3 miles northeast of Larchwood.  Strong winds downed power lines on a farm near Rock Rapids, which started a structure fire.  Numerous grass fires were also scattered around the county.