High Wind, Lyman
- When
- April 24, 5:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman forecast zone
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, April 24, 1996
A fast moving cold front moved across central and north central South Dakota from the early to the middle evening creating high winds from 30 to 50 mph with isolated gusts to 80 mph. Some gusts include, 58 mph at Mobridge, 60 mph at Mclaughlin and Kennebec, 65 mph at Timber Lake, and 80 mph at Presho.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 12
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 ABR wrote it up.
A fast moving cold front moved across central and north central South Dakota from the early to the middle evening creating high winds from 30 to 50 mph with isolated gusts to 80 mph. Some gusts include, 58 mph at Mobridge, 60 mph at Mclaughlin and Kennebec, 65 mph at Timber Lake, and 80 mph at Presho. In Presho, one-third of the old high school roof was blown off and a corner section of the elementary school roof was blown off. In Mobridge, a tree was uprooted.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Campbell
- When
- April 24, 5:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Walworth
- When
- April 24, 5:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Walworth forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Dewey
- When
- April 24, 5:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dewey forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Potter
- When
- April 24, 5:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Potter forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Corson
- When
- April 24, 5:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Corson forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sully
- When
- April 24, 5:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sully forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.716, -100.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hughes
- When
- April 24, 5:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hyde
- When
- April 24, 5:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hyde forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jones
- When
- April 24, 5:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.961, -100.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Buffalo
- When
- April 24, 5:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -99.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Stanley
- When
- April 24, 5:30 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stanley forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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 South Dakota, April 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Idaho, April 24, 1996
- Flood in Idaho, April 24 to 26, 1996
- High Wind in Utah, April 24, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 24, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, April 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Nebraska, April 24, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, April 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Montana, April 24, 1996
- Debris Flow in Oregon, April 24 to 26, 1996
- Flood in Vermont, April 24, 1996
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, April 1996
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5543630, 5543631, 5543632, 5543633, 5543634, 5543635, 5543636, 5543637, 5543638, 5543639, 5543640, 5543641.