South Dakota, 2020

High Wind in South Dakota, November 8, 2020

November 8, 2020 · NWS ABR · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

A surface low pressure area lifted north across the western Dakotas through the day and deepened. A cold front extending from this surface low swept east across South Dakota into the evening hours.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
11

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 surface low pressure area lifted north across the western Dakotas through the day and deepened. A cold front extending from this surface low swept east across South Dakota into the evening hours. These systems brought high winds from the south to southwest gusting to over 60 mph from the early morning into the afternoon hours.

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 7, 5:40 PM CST, 12 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 5:40 PM CST, 12 hours 50 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

11 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Roberts

When
November 8, 6:30 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Roberts forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 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 8, 6:30 AM CST to 3:00 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)

High Wind, Deuel

When
November 8, 7:30 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Deuel forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
44.760, -96.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Day

When
November 8, 7:30 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Day forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
45.367, -97.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Marshall

When
November 8, 7:30 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
45.759, -97.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hamlin

When
November 8, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Hamlin forecast zone
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
44.674, -97.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Spink

When
November 8, 9:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Spink forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.938, -98.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Clark

When
November 8, 9:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Clark forecast zone
Measured
55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.858, -97.729 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Brown

When
November 8, 9:00 AM 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)

High Wind, Codington

When
November 8, 10:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Codington forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
44.978, -97.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Potter

When
November 8, 12:00 PM CST to 3:00 PM CST
Where
Potter forecast zone
Measured
56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
45.065, -99.957 (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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 930094, 930095, 930097, 930098, 930099, 930104, 930101, 930102, 930567, 930100, 930105.