High Wind, Butte / Except X Sw Butte
- When
- November 7, 6:00 AM MST to 10:30 PM MST
- Where
- Butte / Except X Sw Butte forecast zone
- Measured
- 42 kt (48 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.906, -103.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, November 7, 1997
Strong northwest winds between 30 mph and 50 mph howled across western South Dakota most of November 2. A gust of 58 mph was recorded at Ellsworth Air Force Base, while a gust of 53 mph was recorded at Badlands National Park.
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 UNR wrote it up.
Strong northwest winds between 30 mph and 50 mph howled across western South Dakota most of November 2. A gust of 58 mph was recorded at Ellsworth Air Force Base, while a gust of 53 mph was recorded at Badlands National Park.
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, Perkins
- When
- November 7, 6:00 AM MST to 10:30 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.491, -102.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Harding
- When
- November 7, 6:00 AM MST to 10:30 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 41 kt (47 mph)
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Oglala Lakota
- When
- November 7, 6:00 AM MST to 10:30 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota forecast zone
- Measured
- 41 kt (47 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.336, -102.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jackson
- When
- November 7, 6:00 AM MST to 10:30 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.694, -101.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Bennett
- When
- November 7, 6:00 AM MST to 10:30 PM MST
- Where
- Bennett forecast zone
- Measured
- 42 kt (48 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.195, -101.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Tripp
- When
- November 7, 6:00 AM MST to 10:30 PM MST
- Where
- Tripp forecast zone
- Measured
- 42 kt (48 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.346, -99.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Mellette
- When
- November 7, 6:00 AM MST to 10:30 PM MST
- Where
- Mellette forecast zone
- Measured
- 42 kt (48 mph)
- Coordinates
- 43.581, -100.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Ziebach
- When
- November 7, 6:00 AM MST to 10:30 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.980, -101.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Haakon
- When
- November 7, 6:00 AM MST to 10:30 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Meade Co. Plains / Except X Sw Meade
- When
- November 7, 6:50 AM MST
- Where
- Meade Co. Plains / Except X Sw Meade forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pennington Plains / E Pennington
- When
- November 7, 7:05 AM MST
- Where
- Pennington Plains / E Pennington forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (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
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, November 7 to 8, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, November 7 to 8, 1997
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, November 7 to 8, 1997
- Heavy Rain in New York, November 7 to 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, November 7, 1997
- Coastal Flood and Strong Wind in Delaware, November 7 to 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, November 7, 1997
- Heavy Rain in New Jersey, November 7 to 9, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Maryland, November 7 to 8, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Connecticut, November 7 to 9, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, November 7, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, November 7 to 8, 1997
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, November 1997
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: 5624766, 5624767, 5624768, 5624769, 5624770, 5624771, 5624772, 5624773, 5624774, 5624775, 5624764, 5624765.