High Wind — Pennington Plains, South Dakota

2000-11-18 to 2000-11-19 · Pennington Plains, South Dakota

Wider weather episode

High winds were ushered into the region by a cold front. Sustained wind speeds were from 35 to 45 mph with gusts to near 60 mph. The highest measured gust was 59 mph at Ellsworth AFB, while gusts were estimated to 70 mph across eastern Butte County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5162284. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.