High Wind, Harding
- When
- January 3, 4:30 PM MST to 10:30 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 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 3, 2014
An Arctic cold front moved through the region, bringing strong winds to portions of western South Dakota. The strongest winds developed in the Buffalo area, where northwesterly winds of 35 to 45 mph and gusts over 60 mph were recorded.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 1
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.
An Arctic cold front moved through the region, bringing strong winds to portions of western South Dakota. The strongest winds developed in the Buffalo area, where northwesterly winds of 35 to 45 mph and gusts over 60 mph were recorded.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, January 3, 2014
- Cold in Wisconsin, January 3, 2014
- Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, January 3, 2014
- Coastal Flood in Maine, January 3, 2014
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Wyoming, January 3 to 4, 2014
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 3 to 4, 2014
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 3 to 4, 2014
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 3 to 4, 2014
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, January 3 to 4, 2014
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, January 3 to 5, 2014
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 3, 2014
- Frost and Freeze in Texas, January 3, 2014
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, January 2014
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: 487009.