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High Wind in Mccook, South Dakota

High Wind February 18, 2026 · Mccook, South Dakota

41 mph
Measured sustained (36 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sustained winds were between 40 and 42 mph at times at a South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Montrose.

The wider storm

Two cold fronts associated with an elongated surface low pressure system swept across southeast South Dakota during the evening of February 17 and into the morning of February 18. Periods of sustained winds from 40 to 50 mph with gusts as high as 66 mph were reported across the area. The strongest winds were along and west of the James River Valley. Light snow developed along the Highway 14 corridor where a few areas picked up a half-inch up to two inches of accumulation. Related reductions in visibility were brief.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1320941. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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