High Wind, Harding
- When
- April 28, 9:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, April 28, 2020
A strong cold front brought wind gusts of 60 mph and higher to much of the western and south central South Dakota plains. The strongest winds were from northwestern into west central South Dakota.
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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- Floods
- Wind
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- 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.
A strong cold front brought wind gusts of 60 mph and higher to much of the western and south central South Dakota plains. The strongest winds were from northwestern into west central South Dakota.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Butte
- When
- April 28, 9:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Butte forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.906, -103.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Meade Co Plains
- When
- April 28, 10:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pennington Co Plains
- When
- April 28, 10:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jackson
- When
- April 28, 10:30 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.694, -101.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Meade Co Plains
- When
- April 28, 10:30 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Rapid City
- When
- April 28, 11:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Rapid City forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sturgis / Piedmont Foothills
- When
- April 28, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sturgis / Piedmont Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 38 kt (44 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Haakon
- When
- April 28, 12:00 PM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Perkins
- When
- April 28, 1:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Perkins forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.491, -102.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Todd
- When
- April 28, 2:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.193, -100.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Ziebach
- When
- April 28, 2:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.980, -101.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Tripp
- When
- April 28, 3:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tripp forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.346, -99.884 (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
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- Flash Flood and Hail in Missouri, April 28, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 28, 2020
- Flood and Lakeshore Flood in Wisconsin, April 28 to 29, 2020
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Louisiana, April 28 to 29, 2020
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Illinois, April 28, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 28, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 28 to 29, 2020
More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 882209, 882211, 882213, 882216, 882219, 882225, 882215, 882223, 882218, 882210, 882220, 882214, 882221.