Winter Weather, Pennington Co Plains
- When
- January 8, 7:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Co Plains forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind and Winter Weather in South Dakota, January 8, 2015
Strong winds developed across the area behind a passing low pressure system. Northwest winds of 30 to 50 mph, with gusts to 75 mph, were recorded across the western South Dakota plains.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 13
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.
Strong winds developed across the area behind a passing low pressure system. Northwest winds of 30 to 50 mph, with gusts to 75 mph, were recorded across the western South Dakota plains. The strong winds caused blowing and drifting of existing snow cover, reducing visibilities. A band of snow moved through Rapid City over the noon hour. The snow and strong winds created whiteout conditions for over an hour.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 winter weather, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Harding
- When
- January 8, 8:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Perkins
- When
- January 8, 8:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.491, -102.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Ziebach
- When
- January 8, 8:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.980, -101.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Meade Co Plains
- When
- January 8, 8:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Rapid City
- When
- January 8, 9:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Rapid City forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Butte
- When
- January 8, 9:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Butte forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.906, -103.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northern Meade Co Plains
- When
- January 8, 9:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Haakon
- When
- January 8, 9:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Todd
- When
- January 8, 10:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.193, -100.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Tripp
- When
- January 8, 10:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tripp forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.346, -99.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Sturgis / Piedmont Foothills
- When
- January 8, 9:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sturgis / Piedmont Foothills forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Jackson
- When
- January 8, 10:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.694, -101.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- 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
- Blizzard in Iowa, January 8, 2015
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 8 to 10, 2015
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, January 8 to 10, 2015
- Extreme Cold in Indiana, January 8, 2015
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 8 to 9, 2015
- Winter Weather in Indiana, January 8 to 9, 2015
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, January 8, 2015
- Blizzard and Winter Weather in South Dakota, January 8, 2015
- Cold in Ohio, January 8, 2015
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 8, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, January 8 to 9, 2015
- Winter Weather in Iowa, January 8, 2015
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, January 2015
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 551319, 551314, 551315, 551318, 551325, 548456, 551316, 551317, 551320, 551322, 551323, 551324, 551321.