High Wind, Sully
- When
- December 19, 3:00 AM CST to 2:36 PM CST
- Where
- Sully forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.716, -100.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, December 19, 2024
Strong winds followed a low pressure system as it moved across the region. A peak wind gust of 68 mph was observed by the Department of Transportation weather station near Ridgeview and by a personal weather station 5 miles west southwest of Mound City.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
- 14
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.
Strong winds followed a low pressure system as it moved across the region. A peak wind gust of 68 mph was observed by the Department of Transportation weather station near Ridgeview and by a personal weather station 5 miles west southwest of Mound City. The ASOS at Pierre Regional Airport recorded a peak gust of 66 mph. 7 other weather stations scattered across central and north central South Dakota would see a peak wind gust in excess of 60 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Campbell
- When
- December 19, 3:00 AM CST to 2:36 PM CST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Dewey
- When
- December 19, 5:18 AM CST to 2:36 PM CST
- Where
- Dewey forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Walworth
- When
- December 19, 5:48 AM CST to 2:36 PM CST
- Where
- Walworth forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Corson
- When
- December 19, 6:06 AM CST to 2:36 PM CST
- Where
- Corson forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- RAWS
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hughes
- When
- December 19, 7:19 AM CST to 2:36 PM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Potter
- When
- December 19, 8:59 AM CST to 2:36 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)
High Wind, Hyde
- When
- December 19, 9:19 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hyde forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Stanley
- When
- December 19, 9:30 AM CST to 2:36 PM CST
- Where
- Stanley forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jones
- When
- December 19, 10:15 AM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 43.961, -100.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An empty silo at Dakota Mill and Grain in Murdo collapsed as a result of strong winds estimated in excess of 60 mph at approximately 10:15 in the morning.
High Wind, Lyman
- When
- December 19, 10:29 AM CST to 2:36 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hand
- When
- December 19, 10:54 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hand forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.548, -99.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Buffalo
- When
- December 19, 11:49 AM CST to 2:36 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -99.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Faulk
- When
- December 19, 11:54 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Faulk forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.071, -99.145 (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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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: 1221413, 1221423, 1221411, 1221424, 1221415, 1221412, 1221420, 1221417, 1221421, 1221422, 1221419, 1221416, 1221418, 1221414.