South Dakota, 2000High Wind in South Dakota, November 18 to 19, 2000
November 18 to 19, 2000 · NWS UNR · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
High winds were ushered into the region by a cold front. Sustained wind speeds were from 35 to 45 mph with gusts to near 60 mph.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
High winds were ushered into the region by a cold front. Sustained wind speeds were from 35 to 45 mph with gusts to near 60 mph. The highest measured gust was 59 mph at Ellsworth AFB, while gusts were estimated to 70 mph across eastern Butte County.
High Wind, Pennington Plains
- When
- November 18, 1:55 AM MST to November 19, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Pennington Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 37 kt (43 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Perkins
- When
- November 18, 11:58 AM MST to November 19, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Perkins forecast zone
- Measured
- 37 kt (43 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.491, -102.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Harding
- When
- November 18, 10:56 PM MST to November 19, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Butte
- When
- November 19, 12:00 AM MST to 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Butte forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.906, -103.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Meade Co. Plains
- When
- November 19, 1:58 AM MST to 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Meade Co. Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 18 to 19, 200011 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, November 18, 200056 kt wind · 3 events
- High Wind in Arizona, November 18, 200077 kt wind · 2 events
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 18 to 19, 20002 events
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 18, 20001 event
- Winter Storm in Alaska, November 18 to 19, 20001 event
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: 5162284, 5162285, 5162281, 5162282, 5162283.