High Wind in Sioux, North Dakota

High Wind October 17, 2023 · Sioux, North Dakota

59 mph

Estimated gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sioux County had estimated wind gusts around 60 mph.

The wider storm

Low pressure passed through the southern prairie provinces of Canada and a trough moved through western and central North Dakota. Winds were already gusty with this system. Rain showers developed along the trough and mixed down even higher winds from aloft. The strongest wind gust of 84 mph occurred near Fryburg in Billings County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1144656. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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