High Wind, Corson
- When
- January 30, 10:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Corson forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, January 30, 2017
A strong surface low pressure area in southern Canada and a high pressure area over the inter-mountain region brought high winds to parts of northern South Dakota for a short period of time. Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph occurred.
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 ABR wrote it up.
A strong surface low pressure area in southern Canada and a high pressure area over the inter-mountain region brought high winds to parts of northern South Dakota for a short period of time. Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph occurred.
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, Campbell
- When
- January 30, 11:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, McPherson
- When
- January 30, 12:00 PM CST to 2:00 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, Roberts
- When
- January 30, 12:20 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Brown
- When
- January 30, 1:30 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.590, -98.352 (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
- High Wind in North Dakota, January 30, 2017
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 30 to 31, 2017
- Winter Storm in Montana, January 30 to 31, 2017
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 30, 2017
- Blizzard in Alaska, January 30, 2017
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 30 to 31, 2017
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 30, 2017
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, January 30 to 31, 2017
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, January 30 to 31, 2017
- Winter Weather in District of Columbia, January 30, 2017
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 30, 2017
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 30, 2017
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, January 2017
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: 676461, 676462, 676463, 676466, 676465.