High Wind in South Dakota, January 18, 2022

Name: High Wind in South Dakota, January 18, 2022
Start: 2022-01-18T11:15
End: 2022-01-18T18:20
Location: South Dakota

January 18, 2022 · NWS ABR · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Locations between Highway 12 and the North Dakota, South Dakota border in northeastern South Dakota saw strong west-northwesterly behind the passage of a surface low pressure system. The highest winds of 35 to 45 mph with 55 to 65 mph gusts occurred late morning into the evening hours on the 18th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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What happened

The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.

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 18, 5:39 AM CST, 5 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 5:39 AM CST, 5 hours 36 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 18, 11:12 AM CST, 3 minutes before

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Event by event

5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, McPherson

When: January 18, 11:15 AM CST to 4:15 PM CST
Where: McPherson forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: RAWS
Coordinates: 45.766, -99.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Brown

When: January 18, 11:45 AM CST to 4:20 PM CST
Where: Brown forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 45.590, -98.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Marshall

When: January 18, 12:00 PM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
Reported by: RAWS
Coordinates: 45.759, -97.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Grant

When: January 18, 1:00 PM CST to 6:20 PM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 45.172, -96.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Roberts

When: January 18, 4:00 PM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where: Roberts forecast zone
Measured: 37 kt (43 mph) measured sustained
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 45.630, -96.946 (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

Every storm in South Dakota in 2022 Every state in 2022 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, January 2022

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: 1004461, 1004460, 1004462, 1004464, 1004463.