High Wind, Walworth
- When
- January 10, 12:55 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Walworth forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, January 10, 2000
High winds gusting to over 60 mph caused some spotty damage across central and north central South Dakota. Near Mobridge, the high winds blew a semi tractor-trailor off the road and tipped it over while it was heading westbound on Highway 12.
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.
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- Wind
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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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 ABR wrote it up.
High winds gusting to over 60 mph caused some spotty damage across central and north central South Dakota. Near Mobridge, the high winds blew a semi tractor-trailor off the road and tipped it over while it was heading westbound on Highway 12. The semi tractor-trailer sustained quite a bit of damage as a result. The high winds also damaged the windmill at the museum in Mobridge breaking off the tail and bending several of the blades. Some high wind reports included, 56 mph at Mclaughlin, 58 mph at Onida and Mobridge, and 63 mph at Pierre.
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, Corson
- When
- January 10, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Corson forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Dewey
- When
- January 10, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dewey forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Stanley
- When
- January 10, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stanley forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Potter
- When
- January 10, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Potter forecast zone
- Measured
- 36 kt (41 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Campbell
- When
- January 10, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jones
- When
- January 10, 1:28 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 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
- January 10, 1:30 PM CST to 8:00 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
- January 10, 1:53 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lyman
- When
- January 10, 1:54 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman forecast zone
- Measured
- 38 kt (44 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.896, -99.847 (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.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5128530, 5128522, 5128523, 5128524, 5128529, 5128531, 5128525, 5128528, 5128527, 5128526.