High Wind, Pennington Plains
- When
- February 10, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, February 10, 1999
A deep low pressure system moved across South Dakota creating a tight pressure gradient over the western coounties. A strong cold front associated with this system moved eastward through the region and winds became very strong around noon, and then died down around sunset as the cold front and low pressure system moved into northeastern South Dakota.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
A deep low pressure system moved across South Dakota creating a tight pressure gradient over the western coounties. A strong cold front associated with this system moved eastward through the region and winds became very strong around noon, and then died down around sunset as the cold front and low pressure system moved into northeastern South Dakota.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Central Foot Hills
- When
- February 10, 12:00 PM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Foot Hills forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Meade Co. Plains
- When
- February 10, 12:00 PM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Meade Co. Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Ziebach
- When
- February 10, 3:00 PM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.980, -101.666 (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
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 10 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, February 10, 1999
- High Wind in New Mexico, February 10, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 10, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 10 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, February 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 10 to 11, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 10 to 11, 1999
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, February 10, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, February 10, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, February 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 10, 1999
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, February 1999
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5682436, 5682433, 5682434, 5682435.