High Wind, Hughes
- When
- May 24, 7:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, May 24, 2024
Low pressure and an associated cold front rapidly moving from central South Dakota into eastern North Dakota generated high winds across central and northeast South Dakota with a peak wind gust of 63 mph at the Pierre Regional Airport and 62 mph at the Department of Transportation weather station 9 mile north northwest of Vivian. 4 other weather stations in central and northeast South Dakota…
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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 and an associated cold front rapidly moving from central South Dakota into eastern North Dakota generated high winds across central and northeast South Dakota with a peak wind gust of 63 mph at the Pierre Regional Airport and 62 mph at the Department of Transportation weather station 9 mile north northwest of Vivian. 4 other weather stations in central and northeast South Dakota observed a wind speed in excess of 60 mph.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Lyman
- When
- May 24, 7:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman forecast zone
- Measured
- 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Roberts
- When
- May 24, 7:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Deuel
- When
- May 24, 7:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Deuel forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.760, -96.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Edmunds
- When
- May 24, 7:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edmunds forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.419, -99.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Potter
- When
- May 24, 7:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Potter forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Faulk
- When
- May 24, 7:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Faulk forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.071, -99.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Buffalo
- When
- May 24, 7:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -99.205 (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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1179266, 1179267, 1179268, 1179269, 1179270, 1179271, 1179272, 1179273.