High Wind, Tripp
- When
- April 8, 10:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Tripp forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.346, -99.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, April 8, 2005
Strong southerly winds developed across south central South Dakota during the late morning and persisted through the afternoon. The strongest winds were felt across Tripp County, where the winds were sustained at 35 to 50 mph, with gusts to 65 mph.
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 UNR wrote it up.
Strong southerly winds developed across south central South Dakota during the late morning and persisted through the afternoon. The strongest winds were felt across Tripp County, where the winds were sustained at 35 to 50 mph, with gusts to 65 mph.
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
- Lightning Strike in Florida, April 8, 2005
- Strong Wind in Colorado, April 8, 2005
- Winter Storm in California, April 8 to 10, 2005
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, April 8, 2005
- Tornado in California, April 8, 2005
- Tornado in California, April 8, 2005
- Strong Wind in Colorado, April 8, 2005
- Wildfire in North Dakota, April 8, 2005
- Tornado in California, April 8, 2005
- Strong Wind in Utah, April 8, 2005
- High Wind in Nevada, April 8, 2005
- Strong Wind in Colorado, April 8, 2005
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, April 2005
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: 5442887.