A rare March heat wave is ongoing with much above-normal temperatures over the Southwest U.S. through this weekend. Periods of critical fire weather will persist from the central Rockies to the central and southern Plains through the weekend as gusty winds and low relative humidity continue. A Kona low will continue to bring several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall to Hawaii through Sunday. Read More >
Overview
| A strong low pressure system moved across the Northern Plains on Monday, March 29th, 2021, and brought a period of very strong winds to the region. Strong west to southwest winds developed Sunday night, then shifted to the northwest on Monday as a vigorous cold front swept through. The strongest wind gust of 81 mph was measured Monday morning on the south side of Rapid City. In addition, very dry air combined with the strong winds and dry vegetation led to multiple fires in the Black Hills and prairies, with the Schroeder Fire infringing on the western edge of Rapid City and the Divide Fire in Perkins County. The image to the right shows the wind observations at the NWS office near downtown Rapid City for March 29th. |
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| NWS Rapid City Wind Observations |
Photos
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| I-90 near New Underwood (SD Highway Patrol) |
US 85 near Ludlow (SD Highway Patrol) |
US 85 near Ludlow (SD Highway Patrol) |
US 79 near Hermosa (J. King) |
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| Divide Fire near Bison (Bison Fire Dept) |
Schroeder Fire (Schroeder Fire Facebook Page) |
Schroeder Fire Satellite Image (Sentinel-2) |
Storm Reports
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
543 PM MDT Mon Mar 29 2021
...Highest winds in the past 18 hours
***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************
LOCATION MAX WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS
GUST MEASURED
(mph)
SOUTH DAKOTA
...Bennett County...
1 ESE Martin 59 1035 AM 3/29 AWOS
...Butte County...
12 WSW Castle Rock 77 934 AM 3/29 SDDOT
13 NW Belle Fourche 66 1009 AM 3/29 SDDOT
1 NNW Nisland 60 955 AM 3/29 SDSU
1 SW Newell 53 1015 AM 3/29 CWOP
...Custer County...
3 WSW Fairburn 64 1054 AM 3/29 SDDOT
8 W Jewel Cave 62 1029 AM 3/29 SDDOT
8 WNW Fairburn 60 1118 AM 3/29 RAWS
2 SSW Custer 56 1034 AM 3/29 ASOS
Pringle 54 1034 AM 3/29 SDDOT
...Fall River County...
10 W Edgemont 75 1029 AM 3/29 SDDOT
12 E Oelrichs 71 1208 PM 3/29 SDDOT
4 NNE Angostura Res 59 1136 AM 3/29 AWOS
...Haakon County...
1 NE Midland 72 1218 PM 3/29 SDDOT
3 E Philip 64 143 PM 3/29 ASOS
...Harding County...
1 N Buffalo 74 1008 AM 3/29 ASOS
7 NNE Ralph 70 203 PM 3/29 SDDOT
8 N Redig 70 353 PM 3/29 SDDOT
4 N Ludlow 70 1034 AM 3/29 SDDOT
13 SSW Reva 64 1152 AM 3/29 SDDOT
10 W Reva 54 1040 AM 3/29 SDSU
...Jackson County...
7 E Wanblee 67 1139 AM 3/29 SDDOT
9 ENE Belvidere 65 1223 PM 3/29 SDDOT
4 E Cactus Flat 63 1213 PM 3/29 SDDOT
2 E Cottonwood 50 1055 AM 3/29 SDSU
...Lawrence County...
3 SE Dwtn Spearfish 62 511 AM 3/29 RAWS
4 N Silver City 60 810 AM 3/29 SDDOT
1 E Lead 60 420 AM 3/29 CWOP
4 E Dwtn Spearfish 56 1035 AM 3/29 AWOS
2 ESE Dwtn Spearfish 54 431 AM 3/29 CWOP
...Meade County...
1 ENE Mud Butte 74 436 PM 3/29 SDDOT
7 NNE Ellsworth AFB 72 1042 AM 3/29 NWS Employee
1 NNE Faith 70 1029 AM 3/29 ASOS
3 W Union Center 68 204 PM 3/29 SDDOT
Ellsworth AFB 66 1213 PM 3/29 Other Federal
7 E Sturgis 58 215 PM 3/29 AWOS
6 WSW Opal 55 1015 AM 3/29 CWOP
...Oglala Lakota County...
3 ESE Pine Ridge 70 1213 PM 3/29 ASOS
5 NE Porcupine 67 1241 PM 3/29 RAWS
9 SW Batesland 63 1220 PM 3/29 SDDOT
...Pennington County...
4 S Dwtn Rapid City 81 704 AM 3/29 NWS Employee
9 ENE Hayward 76 705 AM 3/29 Mesonet
Rapid City Arpt 75 152 PM 3/29 ASOS
3 NW Wasta 75 1109 AM 3/29 SDDOT
3 NNW Scenic 72 1223 PM 3/29 SDDOT
5 WNW New Underwood 71 139 PM 3/29 SDDOT
1 E Dwtn Rapid City 68 1114 AM 3/29 Official NWS Obs
1 W Box Elder 68 139 PM 3/29 SDDOT
2 NNW Pactola Res 60 444 PM 3/29 SDDOT
8 S Wall 59 320 PM 3/29 RAWS
Mount Rushmore 54 713 AM 3/29 RAWS
...Perkins County...
3 W Lemmon 67 1139 AM 3/29 SDDOT
7 SSE Meadow 66 1124 AM 3/29 SDDOT
7 S Shadehill 63 1208 PM 3/29 RAWS
3 ESE Lemmon 56 1125 AM 3/29 SDSU
Bison 53 435 PM 3/29 SDSU
...Todd County...
11 SW Parmelee 69 1119 AM 3/29 SDDOT
6 W Parmelee 59 1228 PM 3/29 RAWS
15 SSE Mission 58 1235 PM 3/29 SDDOT
7 ESE Rosebud 55 1120 AM 3/29 SDSU
...Tripp County...
1 NE Winner 58 240 PM 3/29 ASOS
4 SSE Witten 58 203 PM 3/29 SDDOT
Wewela 51 309 PM 3/29 SDDOT
2 W Hamill 50 1245 PM 3/29 SDSU
...Ziebach County...
1 WSW Red Elm 74 1039 AM 3/29 SDDOT
2 SW Bridger 60 114 PM 3/29 SDDOT
WYOMING
...Campbell County...
5 NNW Dwtn Gillette 71 912 AM 3/29 ASOS
25 ESE Wright 68 1005 AM 3/29 RAWS
1 NE Echeta 68 951 AM 3/29 RAWS
10 SW Dwtn Gillette 59 1240 AM 3/29 Public
7 NW Rockypoint 56 833 AM 3/29 CWOP
13 NNE Wright 53 942 AM 3/29 WYDOT
Wright 53 945 AM 3/29 Mesonet
16 WSW Dwtn Gillette 50 906 AM 3/29 WYDOT
...Crook County...
Pine Haven 54 1029 AM 3/29 CWOP
10 ESE Pine Haven 53 946 AM 3/29 WYDOT
Beulah 52 956 AM 3/29 WYDOT
...Weston County...
6 WNW Newcastle 54 115 PM 3/29 AWOS
Four Corners 53 1252 PM 3/29 WYDOT
***********************SUSTAINED WIND***********************
LOCATION WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS
SPEED MEASURED
(mph)
SOUTH DAKOTA
...Butte County...
12 WSW Castle Rock 56 1019 AM 3/29 SDDOT
13 NW Belle Fourche 50 1054 AM 3/29 SDDOT
...Custer County...
3 WSW Fairburn 45 1054 AM 3/29 SDDOT
8 W Jewel Cave 41 1029 AM 3/29 SDDOT
...Fall River County...
10 W Edgemont 57 1029 AM 3/29 SDDOT
12 E Oelrichs 53 1208 PM 3/29 SDDOT
...Haakon County...
1 NE Midland 54 124 PM 3/29 SDDOT
3 E Philip 43 1203 PM 3/29 ASOS
...Harding County...
4 N Ludlow 54 304 PM 3/29 SDDOT
7 NNE Ralph 53 1034 AM 3/29 SDDOT
1 N Buffalo 53 156 PM 3/29 ASOS
8 N Redig 51 353 PM 3/29 SDDOT
13 SSW Reva 42 1139 AM 3/29 SDDOT
...Jackson County...
7 E Wanblee 54 1139 AM 3/29 SDDOT
4 E Cactus Flat 49 1213 PM 3/29 SDDOT
9 ENE Belvidere 47 1044 AM 3/29 SDDOT
2 E Cottonwood 40 1215 PM 3/29 SDSU
...Lawrence County...
4 E Dwtn Spearfish 45 435 AM 3/29 AWOS
...Meade County...
1 ENE Mud Butte 51 1019 AM 3/29 SDDOT
Ellsworth AFB 51 1222 PM 3/29 Other Federal
3 W Union Center 50 204 PM 3/29 SDDOT
1 NNE Faith 46 1256 PM 3/29 ASOS
7 E Sturgis 45 215 PM 3/29 AWOS
...Oglala Lakota County...
9 SW Batesland 48 1225 PM 3/29 SDDOT
5 NE Porcupine 45 1041 AM 3/29 RAWS
...Pennington County...
Rapid City Arpt 58 152 PM 3/29 ASOS
3 NNW Scenic 56 1223 PM 3/29 SDDOT
3 NW Wasta 56 319 PM 3/29 SDDOT
4 S Dwtn Rapid City 52 659 AM 3/29 NWS Employee
1 W Box Elder 51 1124 AM 3/29 SDDOT
5 WNW New Underwood 50 139 PM 3/29 SDDOT
1 E Dwtn Rapid City 47 1114 AM 3/29 Official NWS Obs
8 S Wall 46 120 PM 3/29 RAWS
...Perkins County...
3 W Lemmon 48 1139 AM 3/29 SDDOT
7 SSE Meadow 46 1119 AM 3/29 SDDOT
3 ESE Lemmon 42 1125 AM 3/29 SDSU
Bison 41 1115 AM 3/29 AWOS
7 S Shadehill 40 1108 AM 3/29 RAWS
...Todd County...
11 SW Parmelee 49 1119 AM 3/29 SDDOT
6 W Parmelee 45 1128 AM 3/29 RAWS
15 SSE Mission 44 1235 PM 3/29 SDDOT
7 ESE Rosebud 43 1205 PM 3/29 SDSU
...Tripp County...
1 NE Winner 41 219 PM 3/29 ASOS
4 SSE Witten 41 233 PM 3/29 SDDOT
...Ziebach County...
1 WSW Red Elm 52 223 PM 3/29 SDDOT
WYOMING
...Campbell County...
25 ESE Wright 49 1005 AM 3/29 RAWS
5 NNW Dwtn Gillette 48 920 AM 3/29 ASOS
7 NW Rockypoint 45 329 PM 3/29 CWOP
13 NNE Wright 43 922 AM 3/29 WYDOT
...Crook County...
10 ESE Pine Haven 42 946 AM 3/29 WYDOT
...Weston County...
6 WNW Newcastle 40 115 PM 3/29 AWOS
Four Corners 40 106 PM 3/29 WYDOT
...MAXIMUM OBSERVED WINDS SORTED BY MAGNITUDE...
LOCATION MAX WIND COMMENTS
MPH
4 S Dwtn Rapid City SD 81 704 AM 3/29/2021
12 WSW Castle Rock SD 77 934 AM 3/29/2021
9 ENE Hayward SD 76 705 AM 3/29/2021
10 W Edgemont SD 75 1029 AM 3/29/2021
Rapid City Arpt SD 75 152 PM 3/29/2021
3 NW Wasta SD 75 1109 AM 3/29/2021
1 WSW Red Elm SD 74 1039 AM 3/29/2021
1 ENE Mud Butte SD 74 436 PM 3/29/2021
1 N Buffalo SD 74 1008 AM 3/29/2021
1 NE Midland SD 72 1218 PM 3/29/2021
3 NNW Scenic SD 72 1223 PM 3/29/2021
7 NNE Ellsworth AFB SD 72 1042 AM 3/29/2021
5 WNW New Underwood SD 71 139 PM 3/29/2021
12 E Oelrichs SD 71 1208 PM 3/29/2021
5 NNW Dwtn Gillette WY 71 912 AM 3/29/2021
3 ESE Pine Ridge SD 70 1213 PM 3/29/2021
7 NNE Ralph SD 70 203 PM 3/29/2021
1 NNE Faith SD 70 1029 AM 3/29/2021
8 N Redig SD 70 353 PM 3/29/2021
4 N Ludlow SD 70 1034 AM 3/29/2021
11 SW Parmelee SD 69 1119 AM 3/29/2021
25 ESE Wright WY 68 1005 AM 3/29/2021
1 E Dwtn Rapid City SD 68 1114 AM 3/29/2021
1 NE Echeta WY 68 951 AM 3/29/2021
1 W Box Elder SD 68 139 PM 3/29/2021
3 W Union Center SD 68 204 PM 3/29/2021
5 NE Porcupine SD 67 1241 PM 3/29/2021
3 W Lemmon SD 67 1139 AM 3/29/2021
7 E Wanblee SD 67 1139 AM 3/29/2021
13 NW Belle Fourche SD 66 1009 AM 3/29/2021
7 SSE Meadow SD 66 1124 AM 3/29/2021
Ellsworth AFB SD 66 1213 PM 3/29/2021
9 ENE Belvidere SD 65 1223 PM 3/29/2021
13 SSW Reva SD 64 1152 AM 3/29/2021
3 WSW Fairburn SD 64 1054 AM 3/29/2021
3 E Philip SD 64 143 PM 3/29/2021
7 S Shadehill SD 63 1208 PM 3/29/2021
9 SW Batesland SD 63 1220 PM 3/29/2021
4 E Cactus Flat SD 63 1213 PM 3/29/2021
3 SE Dwtn Spearfish SD 62 511 AM 3/29/2021
8 W Jewel Cave SD 62 1029 AM 3/29/2021
8 WNW Fairburn SD 60 1118 AM 3/29/2021
2 NNW Pactola Res SD 60 444 PM 3/29/2021
2 SW Bridger SD 60 114 PM 3/29/2021
4 N Silver City SD 60 810 AM 3/29/2021
1 NNW Nisland SD 60 955 AM 3/29/2021
1 E Lead SD 60 420 AM 3/29/2021
10 SW Dwtn Gillette WY 59 1240 AM 3/29/2021
6 W Parmelee SD 59 1228 PM 3/29/2021
1 ESE Martin SD 59 1035 AM 3/29/2021
4 NNE Angostura Res SD 59 1136 AM 3/29/2021
8 S Wall SD 59 320 PM 3/29/2021
1 NE Winner SD 58 240 PM 3/29/2021
15 SSE Mission SD 58 1235 PM 3/29/2021
4 SSE Witten SD 58 203 PM 3/29/2021
7 E Sturgis SD 58 215 PM 3/29/2021
3 ESE Lemmon SD 56 1125 AM 3/29/2021
2 SSW Custer SD 56 1034 AM 3/29/2021
7 NW Rockypoint WY 56 833 AM 3/29/2021
4 E Dwtn Spearfish SD 56 1035 AM 3/29/2021
6 WSW Opal SD 55 1015 AM 3/29/2021
7 ESE Rosebud SD 55 1120 AM 3/29/2021
10 W Reva SD 54 1040 AM 3/29/2021
2 ESE Dwtn Spearfish SD 54 431 AM 3/29/2021
Mount Rushmore SD 54 713 AM 3/29/2021
Pringle SD 54 1034 AM 3/29/2021
Pine Haven WY 54 1029 AM 3/29/2021
6 WNW Newcastle WY 54 115 PM 3/29/2021
13 NNE Wright WY 53 942 AM 3/29/2021
Wright WY 53 945 AM 3/29/2021
Bison SD 53 435 PM 3/29/2021
1 SW Newell SD 53 1015 AM 3/29/2021
10 ESE Pine Haven WY 53 946 AM 3/29/2021
Four Corners WY 53 1252 PM 3/29/2021
Beulah WY 52 956 AM 3/29/2021
Wewela SD 51 309 PM 3/29/2021
16 WSW Dwtn Gillette WY 50 906 AM 3/29/2021
2 E Cottonwood SD 50 1055 AM 3/29/2021
2 W Hamill SD 50 1245 PM 3/29/2021
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