South Dakota, 2009High Wind in South Dakota, January 18, 2009
January 18, 2009 · NWS UNR · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A tight pressure gradient across western South Dakota produced gusty northwest winds during the late morning and afternoon. Wind gusts reached 65 mph in the Rapid City area.
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- 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.
A tight pressure gradient across western South Dakota produced gusty northwest winds during the late morning and afternoon. Wind gusts reached 65 mph in the Rapid City area.
High Wind, Sturgis / Piedmont Foothills
- When
- January 18, 9:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sturgis / Piedmont Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Meade Co Plains
- When
- January 18, 9:00 AM MST to 6:00 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, Rapid City
- When
- January 18, 10:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Rapid City forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pennington Co Plains
- When
- January 18, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (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.
- Winter Weather in Delaware, January 18, 200910 injured · 3 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, January 18 to 19, 2009$250,000 · 3 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in Ohio, January 18, 2009$225,000 · 3 events
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 18, 20095 injured · 13 events
- Winter Weather in Illinois, January 18 to 19, 20094 injured · 1 event
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, January 18, 200918 events
- Heavy Snow in Maine, January 18, 200917 events
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, January 18, 200912 events
- Heavy Snow in Maine, January 18 to 19, 200911 events
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 18, 200911 events
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 18 to 21, 20098 events
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 18 to 19, 20097 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 146176, 146177, 146174, 146175.