The warm start to 2012 ended abruptly Thursday, as cold and blustery weather ushered into the region in the wake of a strong cold front. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were common across southeast South Dakota, southwest Minnesota, northwest Iowa and northeast Nebraska. The tables below list some of the higher wind gusts recorded through 8 pm on January 11th, 2012.
SOUTH DAKOTA:
|
COUNTY |
LOCATION |
SPEED |
TIME |
|
YANKTON |
2 NNE YANKTON |
45 MPH |
215 PM |
|
MINNEHAHA |
2 N SIOUX FALLS |
42 MPH |
325 PM |
|
MINNEHAHA |
BRANDON |
39 MPH |
1112 AM |
|
LINCOLN |
2 ENE TEA |
38 MPH |
335 PM |
|
LAKE |
2 ENE MADISON |
43 MPH |
350 PM |
|
KINGSBURY |
3 NNW DE SMET |
39 MPH |
1255 PM |
|
JERAULD |
2 ESE WESSINGTON SPRINGS |
41 MPH |
955 AM |
|
HUTCHINSON |
1 SE PARKSTON |
45 MPH |
1235 PM |
|
GREGORY |
1 ESE GREGORY |
48 MPH |
155 PM |
|
DAVISON |
3 N MITCHELL |
43 MPH |
1202 PM |
|
CLAY |
1 SSW VERMILLION |
45 MPH |
255 PM |
|
CHARLES MIX |
1 SSE WAGNER |
46 MPH |
1055 AM |
|
CHARLES MIX |
3 W GEDDES |
44 MPH |
941 AM |
|
BRULE |
1 S CHAMBERLAIN |
46 MPH |
828 AM |
|
BROOKINGS |
2 W BROOKINGS |
40 MPH |
1015 AM |
|
BEADLE |
1 N HURON |
46 MPH |
1057 AM |
MINNESOTA:
|
COUNTY |
LOCATION |
SPEED |
TIME |
|
ROCK |
1 WSW BEAVER CREEK |
45 MPH |
1140 AM |
|
ROCK |
2 SSW LUVERNE |
44 MPH |
915 AM |
|
PIPESTONE |
1 SSW PIPESTONE |
40 MPH |
252 PM |
|
NOBLES |
2 ENE RUSHMORE |
49 MPH |
1211 PM |
|
NOBLES |
2 NE WORTHINGTON |
48 MPH |
1215 PM |
|
MURRAY |
3 W DOVRAY |
52 MPH |
1136 AM |
|
MURRAY |
1 W SLAYTON |
45 MPH |
1155 AM |
|
LYON |
2 W MARHSALL |
48 MPH |
855 AM |
|
LYON |
1 NNE TRACY |
45 MPH |
1213 PM |
|
LINCOLN |
3 S HENDRICKS |
43 MPH |
833 AM |
|
LINCOLN |
3 W ARCO |
39 MPH |
945 AM |
|
LINCOLN |
TYLER |
36 MPH |
1023 AM |
|
JACKSON |
4 SE LAKEFIELD |
51 MPH |
121 PM |
|
JACKSON |
2 NNE JACKSON |
49 MPH |
112 PM |
|
COTTONWOOD |
3 NNE WINDOM |
47 MPH |
1252 PM |
|
COTTONWOOD |
4 ENE JEFFERS |
42 MPH |
706 PM |
IOWA:
|
COUNTY |
LOCATION |
SPEED |
TIME |
|
WOODBURY |
1 W SERGEANT BLUFF |
50 MPH |
407 PM |
|
WOODBURY |
1 SSE SIOUX CITY |
41 MPH |
320 PM |
|
SIOUX |
1 WSW ORANGE CITY |
43 MPH |
350 PM |
|
PLYMOUTH |
2 WSW LE MARS |
41 MPH |
1015 AM |
|
OSCEOLA |
3 NE SIBLEY |
49 MPH |
1104 AM |
|
O’BRIEN |
3 NNE SHELDON |
45 MPH |
955 AM |
|
DICKINSON |
4 NW WAHPETON |
46 MPH |
1055 AM |
|
CLAY |
3 WNW SPENCER |
48 MPH |
1236 PM |
|
CLAY |
3 W DICKENS |
40 MPH |
156 PM |
|
CHEROKEE |
1 S CHEROKEE |
44 MPH |
1015 AM |
|
BUENA VISTA |
2 ENE TRUESDALE |
48 MPH |
1137 AM |
|
BUENA VISTA |
3 WSW LAKESIDE |
46 MPH |
1035 AM |
Note: Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. Not all data listed is considered official. The National Weather Service thanks its private and public partners for providing us with this data.