A strong pressure difference between low pressure as it moved from eastern South Dakota through Iowa this afternoon, and building arctic high pressure across the western Dakotas resulted in very strong north and northwest winds today, and blizzard and near blizzard conditions across the area. Below is a listing of some of the peak measured winds speeds from Monday morning and afternoon.
|
Location |
Speed (mph) |
Time (CST) |
| 15 NW Wessington Springs, SD |
56 |
~ 11 am |
| Yankton, SD |
56 |
~ 115 pm |
|
3 W Geddes, SD |
55 |
~ 3 pm |
|
Chamberlain, SD |
54 |
940 am |
|
Wayne, NE |
53 |
250 pm |
|
Mitchell, SD |
53 |
1215 pm |
|
Sioux City, IA |
52 |
241 pm |
|
Spencer, IA |
51 |
355 pm |
|
Huron, SD |
51 |
1052 am |
|
6 W Spirit Lake, IA |
50 |
345 pm |
|
White Lake, SD |
50 |
1130 am |
|
Worthington, MN |
49 |
335 pm |
|
Marshall, MN |
48 |
255 pm |
|
Parkston, SD |
48 |
245 pm |
|
Windom, MN |
47 |
413 pm |
|
Sioux Falls, SD |
46 |
117 pm |
| Brookings, SD |
46 |
1255 pm |
|
Sheldon, IA |
45 |
335 pm |
|
Slayton, MN |
45 |
215 pm |
|
Storm Lake, IA |
43 |
335 pm |
|
Southwest Sioux Falls |
43 |
356 pm |
|
Luverne, MN |
42 |
218 pm |
|
Beresford, SD |
42 |
305 pm |
|
Tracy, MN |
41 |
317 pm |