High Wind, Lyman
- When
- November 12, 5:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lyman forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, November 12, 2003
High winds brought down a 70 foot gas station sign in Kennebec. The sign fell onto a shed causing considerable damage to it.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 brought down a 70 foot gas station sign in Kennebec. The sign fell onto a shed causing considerable damage to it. Also a 25 foot radio tower on the Kennebec courthouse was knocked down.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Dense Fog in Florida, November 12, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, November 12 to 13, 2003
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Wisconsin, November 12 to 13, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Ohio, November 12, 2003
- High Wind in Iowa, November 12, 2003
- High Wind in Michigan, November 12 to 13, 2003
- Tornado in Ohio, November 12, 2003
- High Wind in Ohio, November 12 to 13, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in California, November 12, 2003
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, November 12 to 13, 2003
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Michigan, November 12 to 13, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in California, November 12, 2003
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, November 2003
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5331463.