High Wind, Buffalo
- When
- May 6, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -99.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, May 6, 1999
High winds of 35 to 50 mph gusting over 60 mph blew across central and north central South Dakota from the early morning to the late evening hours causing some damage. In Pierre, the high winds blew a large tree down and tore loose a piece of the sheet metal cornice atop a downtown building.
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.
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- Wind
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- 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.
High winds of 35 to 50 mph gusting over 60 mph blew across central and north central South Dakota from the early morning to the late evening hours causing some damage. In Pierre, the high winds blew a large tree down and tore loose a piece of the sheet metal cornice atop a downtown building. At the Legion Memorial Park in Mobridge, the high winds knocked the centerfield lights to the ground. In Jones County, a semi tractor trailer was blown over and damaged. The fishing tournament on Lake Oahe had to be postponed as result of the high winds. There was also a lot of tree branches downed across the area.
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
- May 6, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Corson
- When
- May 6, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Corson forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Dewey
- When
- May 6, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dewey forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hughes
- When
- May 6, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hyde
- When
- May 6, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hyde forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jones
- When
- May 6, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 43.961, -100.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lyman
- When
- May 6, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Potter
- When
- May 6, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Potter forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sully
- When
- May 6, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sully forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.716, -100.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Stanley
- When
- May 6, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stanley forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Walworth
- When
- May 6, 6:00 AM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Walworth forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.430, -100.032 (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
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- High Wind in Ohio, May 6, 1999
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- Damaging Winds in Ohio, May 6, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 6, 1999
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Michigan, May 6, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, May 6 to 7, 1999
- Flood in Tennessee, May 6, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, May 6, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, May 6, 1999
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, May 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5699965, 5699966, 5699967, 5699968, 5699969, 5699970, 5699971, 5699972, 5699973, 5699974, 5699975, 5699976.