Oklahoma didn’t suffer any strong wind damage this week, but wind farms in South Dakota certainly did.

Several wind turbines were toppled by the 130 MPH winds that hit the central part of the state Monday morning. They were described as straight line winds and not tornadoes. But the winds compared to those recorded in some tornadoes.

The 131-mph wind was recorded at Holabird in Hyde County at 6:15 a.m. local time.

A picture of the extensive damage showed at least 7 of the wind towers were bent over by the powerful Mother Nature.

According to a report by Energy News Beat, storm chaser Jakob McMillin documented the scene in a widely shared post on X (formerly Twitter), showing multiple wind turbine towers collapsed or heavily damaged, with blades and structural debris scattered across the prairie. In replies to his post, McMillin stated he observed “over 20” turbines destroyed or critically damaged.

The Affected Wind Farm

The damaged facility is the South Dakota Wind Energy Center (also known as the Highmore Wind Energy Project or Highmore Wind Farm), located approximately 10 miles south of Highmore.

• Number of turbines: 27
• Turbine model: GE Vernova 1.5s (1.5 MW each)
• Total nameplate capacity: 40.5 MW
• Commissioning year: 2003 (South Dakota’s first major wind farm)
• Owner/Operator: NextEra Energy Resources (formerly FPL Energy)
• Power purchaser: Basin Electric Power Cooperative

The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.

Here’s a look at June 29, 2026, results for each game:

Winning Powerball numbers from June 29 drawing

10-14-41-53-59, Powerball: 03, Power Play: 2

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Winning Lotto America numbers from June 29 drawing

08-13-29-30-31, Star Ball: 04, ASB: 03

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Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from June 29 drawing

04-25-26-31-36, Bonus: 04

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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize

• Prizes of $100 or less: Can be claimed at any South Dakota Lottery retailer.
• Prizes of $101 or more: Must be claimed from the Lottery. By mail, send a claim form and a signed winning ticket to the Lottery at 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.
• Any jackpot-winning ticket for Dakota Cash or Lotto America, top prize-winning ticket for Lucky for Life, or for the second prizes for Powerball and Mega Millions must be presented in person at a Lottery office. A jackpot-winning Powerball or Mega Millions ticket must be presented in person at the Lottery office in Pierre.

Deliberately slowed rush-hour traffic in downtown Sioux Falls is serving as a preview for commuters ahead of a major, yearslong overhaul of the city’s aging viaduct overpasses.

And Downtown Sioux Falls Inc. is using the opportunity to study traffic patterns in advance of the reconstruction of the 10th and 11th street overpasses on the east end of the core commercial district. Though the state-led project is still years away, the temporary traffic-calming measures are helping engineers gather data on vehicle speeds, volumes and behaviors.

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