Strong southwesterly winds developed across the Black Hills during the afternoon and persisted through much of the night. Wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were common across the higher terrain of the Black Hills and the northern and eastern foothills.
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The episode as NWS UNR wrote it up.
Strong southwesterly winds developed across the Black Hills during the afternoon and persisted through much of the night. Wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were common across the higher terrain of the Black Hills and the northern and eastern foothills. The strongest winds were noted in the Spearfish and Hermosa areas, where a few gusts exceeded 90 mph.
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 Jan 26, 10:30 PM MST, 3 hours 30 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 500 AM MST SAT JAN 26 2008 SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058- 071-271400- BENNETT-BUTTE-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-HAAKON- HARDING-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-JACKSON-MELLETTE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK- NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS- NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-PERKINS-RAPID CITY- SHANNON-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS- SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-TODD-TRIPP- WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-ZIEBACH- 500 AM MST (600 AM CST) SAT JAN 26 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT OVER PARTS OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AGAIN GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BLACK HILLS. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...MUCH COLDER AIR...AND SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL INVADE THE AREA MONDAY...AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT RACES ACROSS THE REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AND THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE PLAINS NORTH AND EAST OF THE BLACK HILLS. THE COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. BUNKERS
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The strong winds caused a semi-trailer to jack knife on interstate 90 in Spearfish. Downed tree branches, signs, and damage to roofs were also reported around Spearfish.
Siding blew off one building and shingles blew off of several buildings at Crazy Horse National Monument.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Dakota in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, January 2008
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: 76088, 76096, 76084, 76106, 76082, 76103, 76105, 76092.