High Wind, Harding
- When
- September 10, 11:49 AM MST to 12:50 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 39 kt (45 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, September 10, 2003
A strong storm system moved across the Northern Plains during the day, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to much of northwest and west central South Dakota. Northwest winds increased to 30 to 45 mph late in the morning and continued through the afternoon.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 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 UNR wrote it up.
A strong storm system moved across the Northern Plains during the day, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to much of northwest and west central South Dakota. Northwest winds increased to 30 to 45 mph late in the morning and continued through the afternoon. Wind gusts to near 60 mph were recorded across areas from Faith to Philip during the late afternoon hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Pennington Co Plains
- When
- September 10, 1:13 PM MST to 2:15 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Haakon
- When
- September 10, 2:46 PM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Meade Co Plains
- When
- September 10, 4:04 PM MST to 5:07 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (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
- Lightning Strike in Texas, September 10, 2003
- Flash Flood and Flood in Kansas, September 10 to 12, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Nebraska, September 10 to 12, 2003
- Flash Flood in Kansas, September 10 to 11, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, September 10, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Oklahoma, September 10 to 12, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, September 10 to 11, 2003
- Lightning Strike in Kansas, September 10, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, September 10 to 11, 2003
- Winter Weather in Colorado, September 10 to 11, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, September 10, 2003
- Hail in Kansas, September 10, 2003
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, September 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: 5337116, 5337118, 5337119, 5337117.