High Wind, Meade Co. Plains
- When
- January 11, 10:55 AM MST to 1:59 PM MST
- Where
- Meade Co. Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, January 11, 2002
High winds developed in a tight pressure gradient following a frontal passage. Winds across northwestern South Dakota became sustained at 35 to 45 mph with frequent gusts 55 to 63 mph for a few hours behind the front.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
High winds developed in a tight pressure gradient following a frontal passage. Winds across northwestern South Dakota became sustained at 35 to 45 mph with frequent gusts 55 to 63 mph for a few hours behind the front.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Pennington Plains
- When
- January 11, 11:54 AM MST
- Where
- Pennington Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 47 kt (54 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Harding
- When
- January 11, 12:29 PM MST to 1:34 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 46 kt (53 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (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
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, January 2002
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: 5279083, 5279084, 5279082.