High Wind, Sheridan
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.575, -100.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in North Dakota, February 10, 1996
The same storm system that brought the blizzard conditions to northcentral and northeastern North Dakota also brought high winds to the southwest and southcentral parts of the state. ) both reported a peak gust of 62 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 19 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BIS wrote it up.
The same storm system that brought the blizzard conditions to northcentral and northeastern North Dakota also brought high winds to the southwest and southcentral parts of the state. Dickinson(Stark Co.) and Bismarck(Burleigh Co.) both reported a peak gust of 62 mph. Jamestown(Stutsman Co.) had a peak gust of 68 mph. New construction projects in Jamestown had walls blown down. In McClusky(Sheridan Co.) the large plate glass window in the newspaper building was blown in.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Wells
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wells forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.588, -99.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Eddy
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Eddy forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.718, -98.902 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Foster
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Foster forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.457, -98.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Morton
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morton forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
High Wind, Burleigh
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Burleigh forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.977, -100.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Kidder
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kidder forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.980, -99.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Stutsman
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stutsman forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.979, -98.959 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Slope
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Slope forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.447, -103.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hettinger
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hettinger forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.433, -102.460 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Grant
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.358, -101.640 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Bowman
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bowman forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.113, -103.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Adams
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.097, -102.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sioux
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sioux forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
High Wind, Emmons
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Emmons forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.285, -100.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Logan
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.457, -99.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, La Moure
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- La Moure forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.457, -98.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, McIntosh
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- McIntosh forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.112, -99.441 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Dickey
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dickey forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 46.110, -98.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Mercer
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.309, -101.831 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Oliver
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oliver forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 47.115, -101.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, McLean
- When
- February 10, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- McLean forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Iowa, February 10 to 11, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Minnesota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Ohio, February 10 to 11, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Minnesota, February 10 to 11, 1996
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 10, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, February 10, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, February 10 to 11, 1996
- High Wind in South Dakota, February 10, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5535425, 5535426, 5535427, 5535428, 5535429, 5535430, 5535431, 5535432, 5535433, 5535434, 5535435, 5535436, 5535437, 5535438, 5535439, 5535440, 5535441, 5535442, 5535443, 5538975, 5538976, 5538977.