South Dakota, 2007

High Wind in South Dakota, November 13, 2007

November 13, 2007 · NWS UNR · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

A strong cold front swept across the region, bringing gusty winds to much of northwestern South Dakota during the day.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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 cold front swept across the region, bringing gusty winds to much of northwestern South Dakota during the day.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 13, 3:15 AM MST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 13, 3:15 AM MST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Harding

When
November 13, 8:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
Where
Harding forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Perkins

When
November 13, 8:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
Where
Perkins forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.491, -102.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Butte

When
November 13, 9:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where
Butte forecast zone
Measured
35 kt (40 mph) estimated sustained
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.906, -103.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Meade Co Plains

When
November 13, 10:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where
Southern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
Measured
53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Meade Co Plains

When
November 13, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where
Northern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
Measured
36 kt (41 mph) measured sustained
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Pennington Co Plains

When
November 13, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where
Pennington Co Plains forecast zone
Measured
43 kt (49 mph) measured sustained
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Haakon

When
November 13, 11:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
Where
Haakon forecast zone
Measured
37 kt (43 mph) measured sustained
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
44.294, -101.540 (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

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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: 64053, 64054, 64056, 64065, 64058, 64062, 64064.