High Wind in South Dakota, December 27 to 28, 2000

Name: High Wind in South Dakota, December 27 to 28, 2000
Start: 2000-12-27T23:12
End: 2000-12-28T11:00
Location: South Dakota

December 27 to 28, 2000 · NWS UNR · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

A cold front moved across the region overnight brought sustained winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts to around 70 mph. The peak wind was 72 mph at Buffalo.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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 cold front moved across the region overnight brought sustained winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts to around 70 mph. The peak wind was 72 mph at Buffalo.

The radar

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Event by event

15 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Oglala Lakota

When: December 27, 11:12 PM MST to December 28, 11:00 AM MST
Where: Oglala Lakota forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 43.336, -102.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Harding

When: December 27, 11:49 PM MST to December 28, 9:00 AM MST
Where: Harding forecast zone
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Perkins

When: December 27, 11:53 PM MST to December 28, 4:00 AM MST
Where: Perkins forecast zone
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 45.491, -102.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Butte / Except X Sw Butte

When: December 28, 12:00 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
Where: Butte / Except X Sw Butte forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.906, -103.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pennington Plains / E Pennington

When: December 28, 12:14 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
Where: Pennington Plains / E Pennington 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 / Except X Sw Meade

When: December 28, 1:56 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
Where: Meade Co. Plains / Except X Sw Meade forecast zone
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Central Foot Hills / C Pennington / Part of E Custer

When: December 28, 2:30 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
Where: Central Foot Hills / C Pennington / Part of E Custer forecast zone
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Custer Plains / X E Custer

When: December 28, 2:30 AM MST to 8:00 AM MST
Where: Custer Plains / X E Custer forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 43.678, -103.451 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Haakon

When: December 28, 2:37 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
Where: Haakon forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Tripp

When: December 28, 6:43 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
Where: Tripp forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 43.346, -99.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Mellette

When: December 28, 6:44 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
Where: Mellette forecast zone
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 43.581, -100.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Bennett

When: December 28, 7:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
Where: Bennett forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 43.195, -101.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ziebach

When: December 28, 7:15 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
Where: Ziebach forecast zone
Measured: 46 kt (53 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 44.980, -101.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jackson

When: December 28, 7:30 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Measured: 44 kt (51 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 43.694, -101.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Todd

When: December 28, 7:49 AM MST to 8:30 AM MST
Where: Todd forecast zone
Measured: 35 kt (40 mph)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 43.193, -100.718 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, December 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: 5177393, 5177252, 5177392, 5177254, 5177391, 5177389, 5177385, 5177386, 5177387, 5177395, 5177390, 5177253, 5177396, 5177388, 5177394.