High Wind, Stanley
- When
- April 19, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stanley forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, April 19, 2000
High winds of 35 to 45 mph gusting over 60 mph caused some spotty tree and structure damage in central South Dakota. The south end of the grandstand at the fairgrounds near Onida was blown completely out by the high winds.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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 45 mph gusting over 60 mph caused some spotty tree and structure damage in central South Dakota. The south end of the grandstand at the fairgrounds near Onida was blown completely out by the high winds.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Jones
- When
- April 19, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.961, -100.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sully
- When
- April 19, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sully forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.716, -100.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hughes
- When
- April 19, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lyman
- When
- April 19, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hyde
- When
- April 19, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hyde forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Buffalo
- When
- April 19, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -99.205 (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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 19, 2000
- Tornado in Kansas, April 19, 2000
- Tornado in Kansas, April 19, 2000
- Tornado in Kansas, April 19, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 19 to 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, April 19, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, April 19, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 19 to 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 19, 2000
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 19, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 19 to 20, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 19, 2000
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, April 2000
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: 5140721, 5140722, 5140723, 5140793, 5140794, 5140795, 5140796.