High Wind, Northern Foot Hills
- When
- November 1, 7:30 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Foot Hills forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.359, -103.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, November 1, 2000
An intense winter storm system that brought heavy snow to the Black Hills also brought very strong winds to the western South Dakota plains. Northwest winds of 35 to 40 mph were common throughout the day into the evening.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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.
An intense winter storm system that brought heavy snow to the Black Hills also brought very strong winds to the western South Dakota plains. Northwest winds of 35 to 40 mph were common throughout the day into the evening. Many locations had gusts to 60 mph, while the peak gust was 70 mph at Ellsworth Air Force Base.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Central Foot Hills
- When
- November 1, 7:32 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Foot Hills forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Meade Co. Plains
- When
- November 1, 7:55 AM MST to 12:00 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, Pennington Plains
- When
- November 1, 7:55 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 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
- November 1, 8:00 AM MST to 1:00 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
- November 1, 1:00 PM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Perkins
- When
- November 1, 4:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins forecast zone
- Measured
- 38 kt (44 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.491, -102.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Ziebach
- When
- November 1, 6:00 PM MST to 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach forecast zone
- Measured
- 36 kt (41 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
- Drought in Texas, November 1 to 30, 2000
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, November 1 to 2, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 1 to 2, 2000
- Blizzard and High Wind in Wyoming, November 1, 2000
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, November 1, 2000
- Drought in North Carolina, November 1 to 30, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Tornado in North Dakota, November 1, 2000
- Tornado in Minnesota, November 1, 2000
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, November 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: 5162374, 5162294, 5162373, 5162375, 5162295, 5162296, 5162376, 5162377.