High Wind, Pennington Co Plains
- When
- March 29, 10:30 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, March 29, 2022
A strong cold front brought gusty winds to much of western South Dakota from the late morning into the evening hours. The strongest winds were mostly across the west central South Dakota plains, where gusts of 55 to 70 mph were recorded.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 4
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 gusty winds to much of western South Dakota from the late morning into the evening hours. The strongest winds were mostly across the west central South Dakota plains, where gusts of 55 to 70 mph were recorded.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Southern Meade Co Plains
- When
- March 29, 11:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Custer Co Plains
- When
- March 29, 12:00 PM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Custer Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 61 kt (70 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.678, -103.451 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jackson
- When
- March 29, 1:30 PM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Wildfire in Oklahoma, March 29, 2022
- Wildfire in Wisconsin, March 29, 2022
- High Wind in Texas, March 29 to 30, 2022
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, March 29, 2022
- High Wind in Texas, March 29, 2022
- Drought in South Dakota, March 29 to 31, 2022
- High Wind in New Mexico, March 29, 2022
- Winter Weather in Michigan, March 29 to 30, 2022
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1008505, 1008504, 1008502, 1008503.