High Wind, Harding
- When
- February 3, 6:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, February 3, 1999
This was a large scale synoptic wind event that stretched across the region. Strong winds were in the 35 to 45 mph range with gusts to over 70 mph from 7 am until sunset in portions of Western and South Central South Dakota.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
- 14
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.
This was a large scale synoptic wind event that stretched across the region. Strong winds were in the 35 to 45 mph range with gusts to over 70 mph from 7 am until sunset in portions of Western and South Central South Dakota.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Butte
- When
- February 3, 7:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Butte forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.906, -103.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Perkins
- When
- February 3, 7:00 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Perkins forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.491, -102.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Foot Hills
- When
- February 3, 7:30 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Foot Hills forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 44.359, -103.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Haakon
- When
- February 3, 8:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sustained winds over 40 mph
High Wind, Pennington Plains
- When
- February 3, 9:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Central Foot Hills
- When
- February 3, 9:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Foot Hills forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph)
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Ziebach
- When
- February 3, 9:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.980, -101.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Custer Plains
- When
- February 3, 9:30 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Custer Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 43.678, -103.451 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Meade Co. Plains
- When
- February 3, 9:30 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Meade Co. Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jackson
- When
- February 3, 10:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 43.694, -101.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sustained winds over 40 mph
High Wind, Mellette
- When
- February 3, 11:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Mellette forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 43.581, -100.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sustained winds around 40 mph
High Wind, Todd
- When
- February 3, 11:00 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 43.193, -100.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sustained winds around 40 mph
High Wind, Tripp
- When
- February 3, 11:30 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Tripp forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 43.346, -99.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Sustained winds around 40 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.
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The same day elsewhere
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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: 5682286, 5682285, 5682287, 5682284, 5682289, 5682280, 5682281, 5682288, 5682282, 5682283, 5682290, 5682291, 5682292, 5682293.