High Wind in Pennington Plains, South Dakota

High Wind May 3, 2002 · Pennington Plains, South Dakota

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

The wider storm

A strong surface pressure gradient developed behind a cold front over the northwestern South Dakota plains during the afternoon hours. Winds were sustained 40 to 50 mph across the region with periodic gusts to near 60 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5291566. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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