High Wind, Lyman
- When
- March 3, 12:27 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, March 3, 2024
Low pressure moving across South Dakota generated high winds, with peak gusts of 59 mph in Summit, and 58 mph at the Pierre Regional Airport as well as the DOT site at Craven Corner and in Reliance. Additionally, numerous weather stations across north central, central and northeast South Dakota recorded wind gusts of 50 mph or greater throughout the day.
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 ABR wrote it up.
Low pressure moving across South Dakota generated high winds, with peak gusts of 59 mph in Summit, and 58 mph at the Pierre Regional Airport as well as the DOT site at Craven Corner and in Reliance. Additionally, numerous weather stations across north central, central and northeast South Dakota recorded wind gusts of 50 mph or greater throughout the day.
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, Hughes
- When
- March 3, 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Roberts
- When
- March 3, 3:54 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Edmunds
- When
- March 3, 4:04 PM CST
- Where
- Edmunds forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.419, -99.215 (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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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: 1155304, 1155305, 1155302, 1155303.