High Wind, Harding
- When
- November 22, 3:22 PM MST to 4:30 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, November 22, 1998
Strong northwest winds from 55 to 86 mph were reported through the region following a cold frontal passage. Winds gusted high right at the front moved through and then decreased into the 25 to 45 mph range for another one to two hours in some areas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 10
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 from 55 to 86 mph were reported through the region following a cold frontal passage. Winds gusted high right at the front moved through and then decreased into the 25 to 45 mph range for another one to two hours in some areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Northern Foot Hills / N Lawrence / X Sw Butte / Part of Sw Meade
- When
- November 22, 3:40 PM MST to 4:45 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Foot Hills / N Lawrence / X Sw Butte / Part of Sw Meade forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.359, -103.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Black Hills / Lawrence Except N / Lawrence Except Sw Meade
- When
- November 22, 4:10 PM MST to 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Black Hills / Lawrence Except N / Lawrence Except Sw Meade forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.310, -103.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Central Foot Hills / C Pennington / Part of E Custer
- When
- November 22, 4:33 PM MST to 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Central Foot Hills / C Pennington / Part of E Custer forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pennington Plains / E Pennington
- When
- November 22, 4:44 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Plains / E Pennington forecast zone
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ellsworth AFB had the strongest gust. Rapid City Airport had 68 KTS. The town of Wasta had several (10) large trees blown over and shingles blown off roofs.
High Wind, Meade Co. Plains / Except X Sw Meade
- When
- November 22, 4:58 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Meade Co. Plains / Except X Sw Meade forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Ziebach
- When
- November 22, 5:26 PM MST to 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.980, -101.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jackson
- When
- November 22, 5:30 PM MST to 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph)
- Reported by
- PARK/FOREST SERVICE
- Coordinates
- 43.694, -101.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Haakon
- When
- November 22, 5:51 PM MST to 6:45 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Oglala Lakota
- When
- November 22, 6:40 PM MST to 7:40 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.336, -102.552 (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
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5670527, 5670522, 5670521, 5670520, 5670518, 5670525, 5670519, 5670526, 5670523, 5670524.