High Wind, Harding
- When
- April 2, 7:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 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, April 2, 2000
High winds developed behind a cold front that moved through the region. Winds were sustained from 40 to 45 mph with gusts 60 to 70 mph.
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.
High winds developed behind a cold front that moved through the region. Winds were sustained from 40 to 45 mph with gusts 60 to 70 mph. The peak gust was 72 mph at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
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, Butte
- When
- April 2, 7:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Butte forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.906, -103.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Central Foot Hills
- When
- April 2, 7:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Foot Hills forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Custer Plains
- When
- April 2, 7:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Custer Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.678, -103.451 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Haakon
- When
- April 2, 7:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon forecast zone
- Measured
- 38 kt (44 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Meade Co. Plains
- When
- April 2, 7:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Meade Co. Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Foot Hills
- When
- April 2, 7:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Foot Hills forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.359, -103.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pennington Plains
- When
- April 2, 7:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Perkins
- When
- April 2, 7:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins forecast zone
- Measured
- 39 kt (45 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.491, -102.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Ziebach
- When
- April 2, 7:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach forecast zone
- Measured
- 39 kt (45 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
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- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, April 2 to 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, April 2, 2000
- Hail in Alabama, April 2, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 2, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 2, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 2, 2000
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5141043, 5141044, 5141045, 5141046, 5141047, 5141048, 5141049, 5141050, 5141051, 5141052.