South Dakota, 2000

High Wind in South Dakota, January 10, 2000

January 10, 2000 · NWS FSD · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Sustained winds near 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph persisted from early afternoon into the early evening. The winds blew down a section of a wall of a bank under construction in Mitchell, and destroyed a storage shed in western Beadle County.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

Sustained winds near 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph persisted from early afternoon into the early evening. The winds blew down a section of a wall of a bank under construction in Mitchell, and destroyed a storage shed in western Beadle County.

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Event by event

4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Beadle

When
January 10, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Beadle forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
44.415, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Davison

When
January 10, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Davison forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Property damage
$3,000
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
43.675, -98.146 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jerauld

When
January 10, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Jerauld forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
44.066, -98.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Sanborn

When
January 10, 1:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
Where
Sanborn forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
44.023, -98.091 (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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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: 5131549, 5131550, 5131551, 5131552.