South Dakota, 2024High Wind and Strong Wind in South Dakota, December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024 · NWS FSD · 26 events in 24 counties and zones
Areas of southeast South Dakota were on the southern edge of a band of snowfall which brushed areas north of Interstate 90, and was heaviest from 3 to 6 inches closer to Highway 14. A majority of poor visibility conditions as low as one mile or less was caused by the snowfall which was largely ahead of the stronger winds with this system.
Every event with a place to put it; 26 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 26
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.
Areas of southeast South Dakota were on the southern edge of a band of snowfall which brushed areas north of Interstate 90, and was heaviest from 3 to 6 inches closer to Highway 14. A majority of poor visibility conditions as low as one mile or less was caused by the snowfall which was largely ahead of the stronger winds with this system. Winds were strongest through the Missouri River corridor with gusts as high as 60 to 70 mph, while closer to 35 to 50 mph toward southwest Minnesota.
Event by event
13 strong wind, 11 high wind, 2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Kingsbury
- When
- December 19, 12:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kingsbury forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.370, -97.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A couple periods of snowfall totaled 2.5 inches in De Smet. Winds gusted to 40 to 50 mph at times with a brief period of visibility of 1/2 mile or less during snowfall.
Winter Weather, Brookings
- When
- December 19, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brookings forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 44.370, -96.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A couple periods of snowfall totaled 4.2 inches near Bruce, 4.0 inches near White, and 3.2 inches at Brookings. Winds gusted to 40 to 50 mph at times with a brief period of visibility of 3/4 mile or less during snowfall.
Strong Wind, Beadle
- When
- December 19, 7:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Beadle forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 44.415, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 30 to 35 mph at times, with gusts as high as 57 mph at Wolsey, 55 mph at Huron and 48 mph at Cavour.
Strong Wind, Moody
- When
- December 19, 7:30 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Moody forecast zone
- Measured
- 42 kt (48 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 44.022, -96.671 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 30 to 36 mph at times with gusts as high as 48 mph 13 miles west of Ward.
Strong Wind, Jerauld
- When
- December 19, 8:30 AM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jerauld forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 44.066, -98.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 30 to 40 mph at times, with gusts as high as 57 mph near Lane.
Strong Wind, Kingsbury
- When
- December 19, 8:30 AM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Kingsbury forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 44.370, -97.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 30 to 35 mph at times with gusts as high as 51 mph near Arlington and 49 mph near De Smet.
High Wind, Brule
- When
- December 19, 8:30 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brule forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 43.718, -99.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 40 to 43 mph at times with gusts as high as 62 mph at Kimball.
Strong Wind, Sanborn
- When
- December 19, 9:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sanborn forecast zone
- Measured
- 46 kt (53 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 44.023, -98.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 30 to 36 mph at times near Forestburg, with gusts as high as 53 mph near Letcher.
Strong Wind, Brookings
- When
- December 19, 9:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brookings forecast zone
- Measured
- 41 kt (47 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 44.370, -96.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 30 to 37 mph at times at Brookings, and wind gusts reached as high as 47 mph at Volga.
Strong Wind, Lake
- When
- December 19, 9:00 AM CST to 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lake forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 44.022, -97.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 30 to 36 mph at times with gusts as high as 49 mph at Madison.
Strong Wind, Miner
- When
- December 19, 9:30 AM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Miner forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 44.022, -97.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 30 to 33 mph at times with gusts as high as 51 mph near Howard.
Strong Wind, Hanson
- When
- December 19, 9:30 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hanson forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 43.675, -97.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained up to 40 mph at times with gusts as high as 57 mph near Alexandria.
High Wind, Aurora
- When
- December 19, 9:30 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Aurora forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 43.718, -98.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 40 to 45 mph at times near Plankinton and White Lake, with gusts as high as 61.
High Wind, Davison
- When
- December 19, 9:30 AM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Davison forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 43.675, -98.146 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 40 to 43 mph at times with gusts as high as 59 mph at Mitchell.
High Wind, Douglas
- When
- December 19, 9:30 AM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 43.387, -98.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 40 to 45 mph at times with gusts as high as 61 mph near Corsica.
High Wind, Charles Mix
- When
- December 19, 9:30 AM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Charles Mix forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 43.208, -98.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 40 to 45 mph at times with gusts as high as 71 mph 10 miles west of Platte and 64 mph near Wagner.
Strong Wind, Minnehaha
- When
- December 19, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Minnehaha forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -96.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 30 to 35 mph at times with gusts as high as 51 mph at Sioux Falls.
Strong Wind, McCook
- When
- December 19, 10:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- McCook forecast zone
- Measured
- 43 kt (49 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -97.368 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 30 to 32 mph at times with gusts as high as 50 mph near Dolton and 49 mph near Canova.
Strong Wind, Lincoln
- When
- December 19, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 43.279, -96.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 30 to 38 mph at times with gusts as high as 52 mph near Worthing.
Strong Wind, Turner
- When
- December 19, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Turner forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 43.311, -97.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 30 to 39 mph at times with gusts as high as 56 mph near Irene and 55 mph near Parker.
High Wind, Gregory
- When
- December 19, 10:00 AM CST to 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Gregory forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 43.192, -99.186 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 40 to 45 mph at times with gusts as high as 68 mph at Fort Randall Dam, 62 mph near Dixon and 59 mph at Dallas.
High Wind, Bon Homme
- When
- December 19, 10:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bon Homme forecast zone
- Measured
- 36 kt (41 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 42.988, -97.885 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 40 to 42 mph at times 5 miles south of Avon.
High Wind, Hutchinson
- When
- December 19, 10:30 AM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hutchinson forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 43.335, -97.754 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained around 40 mph at times near Tripp and Freeman, with wind gusts as high as 60 mph at Tripp and 56 mph at Freeman.
High Wind, Union
- When
- December 19, 11:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Measured
- 37 kt (43 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 42.833, -96.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 40 to 43 mph at times near Beresford.
High Wind, Yankton
- When
- December 19, 2:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Yankton forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 43.009, -97.395 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 40 to 43 mph at times at Yankton and Gayville, with wind gusts as high as 58 mph near Gayville.
High Wind, Clay
- When
- December 19, 3:30 PM CST to 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Measured
- 36 kt (41 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 42.915, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winds were sustained from 40 to 42 mph at times at Vermillion.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
- 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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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: 1229691, 1229692, 1229450, 1229475, 1229451, 1229453, 1229486, 1229452, 1229459, 1229474, 1229462, 1229479, 1229483, 1229485, 1229487, 1229489, 1229476, 1229477, 1229480, 1229481, 1229488, 1229490, 1229482, 1229494, 1229491, 1229492.