High Wind, Harding
- When
- June 5, 9:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, June 5, 2024
A tight pressure gradient across the region helped to produce gusty winds across northwest into west central South Dakota. The strongest winds developed across Harding County, where gusts to around 65 mph were recorded.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 across the region helped to produce gusty winds across northwest into west central South Dakota. The strongest winds developed across Harding County, where gusts to around 65 mph were recorded.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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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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: 1178571.