High Wind, Harding
- When
- April 8, 11:00 PM MST to April 9, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, April 8 to 9, 2010
A quick moving cold front brought strong winds to portions of the northwestern and west central South Dakota plains overnight. Sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph and gusts around 60 mph developed behind the front and persisted for a couple of hours.
Where it happened
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.
- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS UNR wrote it up.
A quick moving cold front brought strong winds to portions of the northwestern and west central South Dakota plains overnight. Sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph and gusts around 60 mph developed behind the front and persisted for a couple of hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Pennington Co Plains
- When
- April 8, 11:00 PM MST to April 9, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Pennington Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Meade Co Plains
- When
- April 8, 11:00 PM MST to April 9, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 37 kt (43 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Meade Co Plains
- When
- April 9, 12:00 AM MST to 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 37 kt (43 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Rapid City
- When
- April 9, 12:00 AM MST to 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Rapid City forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- 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
- Tornado in Georgia, April 8, 2010
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 8, 2010
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Alabama, April 8, 2010
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 8, 2010
- Wildfire and High Wind in Montana, April 8 to 9, 2010
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, April 8, 2010
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 8, 2010
- Tornado and Strong Wind in South Carolina, April 8, 2010
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Idaho, April 8, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 8, 2010
- High Wind in Montana, April 8, 2010
- High Wind in Montana, April 8, 2010
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, April 2010
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 223423, 223431, 223433, 223425, 223428.