High Wind in South Dakota, March 14 to 15, 2025

Name: High Wind in South Dakota, March 14 to 15, 2025
Start: 2025-03-14T18:07
End: 2025-03-15T13:44
Location: South Dakota

March 14 to 15, 2025 · NWS ABR · 13 events in 13 counties and zones

Low pressure moving from Nebraska into Minnesota generated strong winds across central, north central and northeast South Dakota. A peak wind gust of 68 mph was recorded at a mesonet station 2 miles north of the Pierre Regional Airport, with a 63 mph gust at the South Dakota Department of Transportation weather station 3 miles southeast of Reliance.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 13 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: 13

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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 14, 5:31 PM CST, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 5:31 PM CST, 36 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 14, 3:32 AM CST, 14 hours 35 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
432 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

SDZ003-015-033-045-048-150945-
Corson-Dewey-Stanley-Jones-Lyman-
432 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025 /332 AM MDT Fri Mar 14 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota and
north central South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong northerly winds gusting to 45 to 60 miles per hour will arrive
this afternoon. A Wind Advisory begins at 3 PM and continues through
tonight. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few
power outages may result. Travel may be difficult, especially for
high profile vehicles.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Strong northerly winds continue through the day Saturday. Gusty winds
will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may
result. Travel may be difficult, especially for high profile
vehicles. The Wind Advisory is currently set to end at 1 PM on
Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

SDZ004-005-009-010-016-017-034>037-051-150945-
Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Potter-Faulk-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-
Hand-Buffalo-
432 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota and
north central South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong northerly winds gusting to 45 to 60 miles per hour will arrive
this afternoon. A Wind Advisory begins at 7 PM and continues through
tonight. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few
power outages may result. Travel may be difficult, especially for
high profile vehicles.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Strong northerly winds continue through the day Saturday. Gusty winds
will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may
result. Travel may be difficult, especially for high profile
vehicles. The Wind Advisory is currently set to end at 1 PM on
Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-150945-
Traverse-Big Stone-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Spink-Clark-Codington-
Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-
432 AM CDT Fri Mar 14 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota and
northeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A storm system will move in this evening, bringing rain to
northeastern South Dakota and western Minnesota. Precipitation will
change over to a wintry mix of freezing rain and/or sleet and
eventually snow late tonight. Strong norherly winds gusting to 45-60
miles per hour will also arrive tonight. These two factors will
combine to potentially reduce visibilities late tonight. A Winter
Storm Watch for Blizzard Conditions begins at 1 AM tonight.
Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile, and whiteout conditions are
possible. Travel may be difficult tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Winter Storm Watch for Blizzard Conditions continues on Saturday.
Heavy snow will fall through the morning Saturday, and strong winds
will continue to reduce visibilities, making travel hazardous. Some
parts of northeastern South Dakota and western Minnesota may see
upwards of 6" of accumulation. Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile,
and whiteout conditions are possible. Travel may be difficult
through Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

13 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Hyde

When: March 14, 6:07 PM CST to March 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Hyde forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Edmunds

When: March 14, 7:49 PM CST to March 15, 12:00 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)

High Wind, Lyman

When: March 14, 8:39 PM CST to March 15, 6:34 AM CST
Where: Lyman forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jones

When: March 14, 8:39 PM CST to March 15, 6:34 AM CST
Where: Jones forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.961, -100.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Potter

When: March 14, 8:54 PM CST to March 15, 6:34 AM CST
Where: Potter forecast zone
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Buffalo

When: March 14, 8:55 PM CST to March 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Buffalo forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 44.076, -99.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, McPherson

When: March 14, 11:15 PM CST to March 15, 12:00 PM CST
Where: McPherson forecast zone
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 45.766, -99.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Hughes

When: March 14, 11:29 PM CST to March 15, 6:34 AM CST
Where: Hughes forecast zone
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Stanley

When: March 14, 11:29 PM CST to March 15, 6:34 AM CST
Where: Stanley forecast zone
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Sully

When: March 14, 11:29 PM CST to March 15, 6:34 AM CST
Where: Sully forecast zone
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 44.716, -100.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Grant

When: March 15, 1:05 AM CST to 1:44 PM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 45.172, -96.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Clark

When: March 15, 3:28 AM CST to 1:44 PM CST
Where: Clark forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 44.858, -97.729 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Day

When: March 15, 5:33 AM CST to 1:44 PM CST
Where: Day forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 45.367, -97.607 (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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 2025 Every state in 2025 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, March 2025

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: 1234702, 1234705, 1234700, 1237264, 1234694, 1237268, 1234703, 1234697, 1237233, 1237271, 1234708, 1234706, 1234707.