High Wind in South Dakota, January 27 to 28, 2019

Name: High Wind in South Dakota, January 27 to 28, 2019
Start: 2019-01-27T20:00
End: 2019-01-28T05:00
Location: South Dakota

January 27 to 28, 2019 · NWS ABR · 13 events in 13 counties and zones

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.

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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 ABR wrote it up.

An intense clipper system followed by a powerful arctic front brought a trace to 3 inches of snow along with high winds to central and north central South Dakota. Northwest winds gusting to 60 to over 70 mph occurred during the late evening of the 27th and ended in the early morning hours of the 28th. These high winds brought the visibility down to less than a quarter mile at times in blowing snow mainly east of the Missouri River. Some of the highest wind gusts include, 61 mph at Lantry; 63 mph at Mobridge; 66 mph 10 miles south of Bullhead; 70 mph at Blunt; 71 mph at Pierre; and 72 mph 12 miles north of Vivian.

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 Jan 27, 5:32 PM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 5:32 PM CST, 2 hours 28 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 27, 4:52 PM CST, 3 hours 8 minutes before

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Event by event

13 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Corson

When: January 27, 8:00 PM CST to January 28, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Corson forecast zone
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Dewey

When: January 27, 8:00 PM CST to January 28, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Dewey forecast zone
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Stanley

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Stanley forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Campbell

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Campbell forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Walworth

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Walworth forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Potter

When: January 27, 9:00 PM CST to January 28, 3:00 AM CST
Where: Potter forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Sully

When: January 27, 9:30 PM CST to January 28, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Sully forecast zone
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 44.716, -100.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hughes

When: January 27, 9:45 PM CST to January 28, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Hughes forecast zone
Measured: 62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jones

When: January 27, 10:00 PM CST to January 28, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Jones forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 43.961, -100.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lyman

When: January 27, 10:00 PM CST to January 28, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Lyman forecast zone
Measured: 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hyde

When: January 27, 11:00 PM CST to January 28, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Hyde forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hand

When: January 27, 11:00 PM CST to January 28, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Hand forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 44.548, -99.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Buffalo

When: January 27, 11:00 PM CST to January 28, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Buffalo forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 44.076, -99.205 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 2019 Every state in 2019 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, January 2019

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: 804448, 804449, 804450, 804452, 804453, 804454, 804455, 804456, 804451, 804457, 804458, 804459, 804461.