High Wind — Central Foot Hills, South Dakota

1999-03-16 · Central Foot Hills, South Dakota

Wider weather episode

A surface low pressure system moving along the North and South Dakota border brought a strong cold front across the region. Winds briefly picked up behind the front with gusts to 72 mph. Two three hundred pound water tanks were blown across Highway 85 bear Belle Fourche, SD, but no major damage was reported with this frontal passage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5687350. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.