High Wind, Harding
- When
- February 24, 10:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in South Dakota, February 24, 2025
A cold front passed through the area during the morning and midday hours, bringing a period of very gusty west to northwest winds to a good portion of the northwest and west central South Dakota plains. Some wind gusts to around 60 mph were noted across the area during the late morning and afternoon hours.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 cold front passed through the area during the morning and midday hours, bringing a period of very gusty west to northwest winds to a good portion of the northwest and west central South Dakota plains. Some wind gusts to around 60 mph were noted across the area during the late morning and afternoon hours.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Butte
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Butte forecast zone
- Measured
- 37 kt (43 mph) measured sustained
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.906, -103.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Meade Co Plains
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Ziebach
- When
- February 24, 11:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach forecast zone
- Measured
- 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.980, -101.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Haakon
- When
- February 24, 11:30 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Sturgis-Piedmont Foothills
- When
- February 24, 11:30 AM MST to 12:30 PM MST
- Where
- Sturgis-Piedmont Foothills forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Meade Co Plains
- When
- February 24, 11:30 AM MST to 2:30 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Meade Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Perkins
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM MST to 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Perkins forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.491, -102.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Pennington Co Plains
- When
- February 24, 12:00 PM MST to 1:30 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Co Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Northern Jackson
- When
- February 24, 12:30 PM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Jackson forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.694, -101.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Southern Perkins
- When
- February 24, 1:00 PM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Perkins forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.491, -102.476 (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: 1229544, 1229547, 1229548, 1229549, 1229552, 1229554, 1229555, 1229545, 1229550, 1229553, 1229546.