South Dakota, 2010

High Wind in South Dakota, April 13, 2010

April 13, 2010 · NWS ABR · 18 events in 18 counties and zones

Very strong south winds developed over central and northeast South Dakota in the early afternoon and continued into the early evening hours. South winds of 30 to 50 mph with gusts to near 70 mph caused some structural and shingle damage across the area.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
18

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 ABR wrote it up.

Very strong south winds developed over central and northeast South Dakota in the early afternoon and continued into the early evening hours. South winds of 30 to 50 mph with gusts to near 70 mph caused some structural and shingle damage across the area. In Presho, the chamber sign was blown down with a carport tipped and damaged. A pickup on Interstate-90 lost a camper to the high winds.

The high winds, combined with lowered humidity and dry fuels, helped fan several grassland fires across the region. The largest fire was started from a downed power line in Campbell County near the town of Glenham. The fire grew to be five miles long by two miles wide and traveled eight miles before it was brought under control. Almost 6000 acres were burned with nearly 20 fire departments dispatched.

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 Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 13, 9:40 AM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 9:40 AM CST, 2 hours 20 minutes before
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Event by event

18 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Corson

When
April 13, 12:00 PM CST to 5:15 PM CST
Where
Corson forecast zone
Measured
35 kt (40 mph) estimated sustained
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Dewey

When
April 13, 12:00 PM CST to 5:15 PM CST
Where
Dewey forecast zone
Measured
35 kt (40 mph) estimated sustained
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lyman

When
April 13, 12:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Lyman forecast zone
Measured
58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Sully

When
April 13, 1:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Sully forecast zone
Measured
53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.716, -100.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hughes

When
April 13, 1:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Hughes forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hyde

When
April 13, 1:30 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Hyde forecast zone
Measured
43 kt (49 mph) measured sustained
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Faulk

When
April 13, 2:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Faulk forecast zone
Measured
53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.071, -99.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Stanley

When
April 13, 2:15 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Stanley forecast zone
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jones

When
April 13, 2:15 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Jones forecast zone
Measured
35 kt (40 mph) estimated sustained
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
43.961, -100.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Campbell

When
April 13, 2:15 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Campbell forecast zone
Measured
35 kt (40 mph) estimated sustained
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Walworth

When
April 13, 2:15 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Walworth forecast zone
Measured
35 kt (40 mph) measured sustained
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Potter

When
April 13, 2:15 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Potter forecast zone
Measured
35 kt (40 mph) estimated sustained
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, McPherson

When
April 13, 2:15 PM CST to 5:15 PM CST
Where
McPherson forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.766, -99.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Buffalo

When
April 13, 2:40 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Buffalo forecast zone
Measured
35 kt (40 mph) estimated sustained
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
44.076, -99.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Edmunds

When
April 13, 2:50 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Edmunds forecast zone
Measured
39 kt (45 mph) measured sustained
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.419, -99.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Brown

When
April 13, 3:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Brown forecast zone
Measured
35 kt (40 mph) measured sustained
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
45.590, -98.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Spink

When
April 13, 3:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Spink forecast zone
Measured
35 kt (40 mph) estimated sustained
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.938, -98.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hand

When
April 13, 3:40 PM CST to 4:40 PM CST
Where
Hand forecast zone
Measured
35 kt (40 mph) measured sustained
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.548, -99.005 (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.

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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: 226532, 226544, 226573, 226561, 226568, 226579, 226577, 226549, 226552, 226554, 226556, 226559, 226574, 226582, 226576, 226584, 226585, 226580.