High Wind, Harding
- When
- January 9, 3:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, January 9, 2009
A strong cold front brought gusty northwest winds to the northwestern South Dakota plains. Sustained winds 35 to 50 mph and gusts to 65 mph were recorded across the area.
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.
- 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
- 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 brought gusty northwest winds to the northwestern South Dakota plains. Sustained winds 35 to 50 mph and gusts to 65 mph were recorded across the area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Sturgis / Piedmont Foothills
- When
- January 9, 6:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sturgis / Piedmont Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- 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 9, 6:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 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
- January 9, 8:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Butte
- When
- January 9, 9:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Butte forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.906, -103.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Foot Hills
- When
- January 9, 9:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Foot Hills forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.359, -103.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Rapid City
- When
- January 9, 9:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Rapid City forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (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
- Strong Wind in Nevada, January 9, 2009
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 9 to 10, 2009
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Indiana, January 9 to 10, 2009
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 9 to 10, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 9 to 10, 2009
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 9 to 10, 2009
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 2009
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 9 to 10, 2009
- Winter Weather in Colorado, January 9 to 10, 2009
- Winter Storm in Michigan, January 9 to 10, 2009
- Winter Weather in Colorado, January 9, 2009
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, January 2009
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: 146132, 146143, 146145, 146140, 146134, 146135, 146137.