South Dakota, 2015

High Wind in South Dakota, November 12, 2015

November 12, 2015 · NWS ABR · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Strong winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts generally over 50 mph occurred throughout the afternoon across northeast South Dakota behind a strong low pressure area heading into the Great Lakes region. A few bursts of high winds occurred during this event with gusts over 60 mph especially in the Sisseton Hills region.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

Strong winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts generally over 50 mph occurred throughout the afternoon across northeast South Dakota behind a strong low pressure area heading into the Great Lakes region. A few bursts of high winds occurred during this event with gusts over 60 mph especially in the Sisseton Hills region.

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 Nov 11, 5:43 PM CST, 18 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 5:43 PM CST, 18 hours 27 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Clark

When
November 12, 12:10 PM CST
Where
Clark forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.858, -97.729 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Roberts

When
November 12, 12:30 PM CST
Where
Roberts forecast zone
Measured
54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Grant

When
November 12, 1:20 PM CST
Where
Grant forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.172, -96.768 (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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 609304, 609306, 609305.