High Wind, Western Fall River
- When
- April 16, 7:00 AM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Western Fall River forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.239, -103.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, April 16, 2024
A tight pressure gradient developed behind a passing low pressure system during the late morning and afternoon hours. The strongest winds developed across southwest South Dakota, where some wind gusts to around 60 mph were recorded.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 tight pressure gradient developed behind a passing low pressure system during the late morning and afternoon hours. The strongest winds developed across southwest South Dakota, where some wind gusts to around 60 mph were recorded.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Custer Co Plains
- When
- April 16, 11:00 AM MST to 12:30 PM MST
- Where
- Custer Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.678, -103.451 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pennington Co Plains
- When
- April 16, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Oglala Lakota
- When
- April 16, 11:00 AM MST to 12:30 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Oglala Lakota forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.336, -102.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Meade Co Plains
- When
- April 16, 12:00 PM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (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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- Tornadoes in Missouri, April 16, 2024
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Illinois, April 16, 2024
- Frost and Freeze in Oregon, April 16 to 17, 2024
- Dust Storm and High Wind in Kansas, April 16, 2024
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, April 16, 2024
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, April 16, 2024
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, April 16 to 19, 2024
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: 1163969, 1163964, 1163966, 1163971, 1163972.