High Wind, Todd
- When
- November 8, 7:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.193, -100.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, November 8, 2020
Strong southerly winds developed during the morning hours over south central South Dakota ahead of a cold front. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph and gusts over 50 mph were recorded over much of the area.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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 southerly winds developed during the morning hours over south central South Dakota ahead of a cold front. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph and gusts over 50 mph were recorded over much of the area.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Jackson
- When
- November 8, 8:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Measured
- 35 kt (40 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.694, -101.628 (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
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- Marine Tropical Storm in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, November 8 to 9, 2020
- Marine Tropical Storm in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, November 8 to 9, 2020
- Tropical Storm and Tropical Depression in Florida, November 8 to 9, 2020
- Marine Tropical Storm in Gulf of Mexico, November 8 to 9, 2020
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Nevada, November 8 to 9, 2020
- High Wind in Kansas, November 8, 2020
- High Wind in Colorado, November 8, 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: 923731, 923730.