High Wind, Aurora
- When
- December 28, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Aurora forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.718, -98.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, December 28, 2000
Strong winds of 30 to 40 mph with occasional gusts to 60 mph existed for several hours.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 FSD wrote it up.
Strong winds of 30 to 40 mph with occasional gusts to 60 mph existed for several hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Bon Homme
- When
- December 28, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bon Homme forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.988, -97.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Brule
- When
- December 28, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brule forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.718, -99.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Charles Mix
- When
- December 28, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Charles Mix forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.208, -98.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Clay
- When
- December 28, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.915, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Davison
- When
- December 28, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Davison forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.675, -98.146 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Douglas
- When
- December 28, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.387, -98.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Gregory
- When
- December 28, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gregory forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.192, -99.186 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hanson
- When
- December 28, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hanson forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.675, -97.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hutchinson
- When
- December 28, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.335, -97.754 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Yankton
- When
- December 28, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Yankton forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.009, -97.395 (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
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 28, 2000
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 28 to 29, 2000
- Blizzard in South Dakota, December 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 28 to 29, 2000
- High Wind in North Dakota, December 28, 2000
- Blizzard in South Dakota, December 28, 2000
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 28, 2000
- High Wind in South Dakota, December 28, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, December 28, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, December 28, 2000
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, December 28, 2000
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5168530, 5168531, 5168532, 5168533, 5168534, 5168535, 5168536, 5168537, 5168538, 5168539, 5168540.