High Wind — Pennington Plains, South Dakota

1999-02-10 · Pennington Plains, South Dakota

Wider weather episode

A deep low pressure system moved across South Dakota creating a tight pressure gradient over the western coounties. A strong cold front associated with this system moved eastward through the region and winds became very strong around noon, and then died down around sunset as the cold front and low pressure system moved into northeastern South Dakota.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5682436. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.