South Dakota, 2008High Wind in South Dakota, July 11, 2008
July 11, 2008 · NWS UNR · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
An unseasonably strong cold front crossed the Northern Plains. Gusty northwesterly winds developed behind the front during the late morning and early afternoon.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
An unseasonably strong cold front crossed the Northern Plains. Gusty northwesterly winds developed behind the front during the late morning and early afternoon.
High Wind, Perkins
- When
- July 11, 8:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 45.491, -102.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A large tent in Lemmon was ripped apart by the strong winds.
High Wind, Southern Meade Co Plains
- When
- July 11, 8:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pennington Co Plains
- When
- July 11, 9:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 39 kt (45 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Harding
- When
- July 11, 11:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Meade Co Plains
- When
- July 11, 11:00 AM MST to 3:00 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
- 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.
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 11, 20083 deaths · $40,000 · 1 event
- Rip Current and High Surf in Delaware, July 11 to 16, 200855 injured · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 11, 20082 injured · $200,000 · EF3 · 95 events
- Heat in Nevada, July 11, 20082 deaths · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 11, 2008$1.4 million · EF2 · 30 events
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 11, 2008$2.5 million · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 11, 2008$690,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events
- Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 11 to 12, 20081 injured · $108,000 · 70 kt wind · 16 events
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, July 11, 2008$130,000 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, July 11, 20081 injured · $75,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, July 11, 2008$77,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 11, 2008$63,000 · 60 kt wind · 5 events
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: 129666, 129691, 129689, 129664, 129682.