High Wind — Pennington Plains, South Dakota

2000-11-01 · Pennington Plains, South Dakota

Wider weather episode

An intense winter storm system that brought heavy snow to the Black Hills also brought very strong winds to the western South Dakota plains. Northwest winds of 35 to 40 mph were common throughout the day into the evening. Many locations had gusts to 60 mph, while the peak gust was 70 mph at Ellsworth Air Force Base.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5162375. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.