Power Outage in Winner, SD

Power was out for about three hours.

Wind gusts around 60 mph caused power outages in Winner.

A brief tornado touched down north of Clearfield in southwestern Tripp County and tracked across a farm, causing considerable property damage. Two livestock trailers were tossed by the winds estimated near 100 mph. A pole shed was destroyed with the poles torn from the ground and metal siding and roof blown across the yard. The home had roof and siding damage. Two power poles were downed. There were no injuries.

Wind gusts to 75 mph downed numerous power poles and trees across south central Tripp County. A few small barns and sheds were also blown over by the wind. The combination of hail and wind destroyed siding on a house south of Winner and flattened crops.

Wind gusts to 75 mph downed numerous power poles and trees across south central Tripp County. A few small barns and sheds were also blown over by the wind. The combination of hail and wind destroyed siding on a house south of Winner and flattened crops.

3 power poles were downed in Winner.

A thunderstorm over Winner produced a heat burst with damaging winds. Temperatures at the Winner airport jumped to 92F. One power pole was blown down.

A powerful winter storm developed across the Central Rockies and moved through the Central Plains, with the northern edge of the storm clipping south central South Dakota. Precipitation started off as a period of rain and freezing rain before changing to snow. Snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches were common south and east of Mission to Winner. Brisk north winds caused minor blowing and drifting snow.

Severe thunderstorms moved across south central South Dakota during the late evening, bringing strong wind gusts to a good part of the area. Wind gusts to 75 mph were witnessed across the area, downing power poles and trees. Two severe storms went through the Winner area with strong wind gusts accompanying each one.

A powerful winter storm developed across the Central Plains and brought heavy snow and strong winds to south central South Dakota. Snow developed during the evening hours of the 27th and increased in intensity overnight. Snow continued on the 28th as strong northwest winds developed on the back of the system. Snowfall of 4 to 8 inches were common across south central South Dakota, with amounts up to 16 inches in the Winner area. Significant blowing and drifting of snow resulted in near zero visibilities and drifts several feet high. Interstate 90 was closed east of Kadoka for over 24 hours.

A Powerful winter storm brought widespread snow to most of Western South Dakota. Heavy snow fell over the Northern Black Hills with 19.2 inches of snow reported in Lead, South Dakota, while much of the remainder of the Black Hills received 6 to 8 inches of snow. On the Western South Dakota plains snowfall amounts were general 3 to 4 inches, however, near blizzard conditions persisted during the evening hours of February 8 and the morning hours of Feb 9. Wind gusts over 50 mph were common, producing significant blowing and drifting snow, and reducing visibilities to just yards.

Dry lightning and strong downburst winds hit portions of southwestern South Dakota. Two trailer homes were flipped over and destroyed near Rosebud. No one was home at the time. Several homes in Mission, where a sensor recorded a 68 mph gust, had roof damage, and a minister had a shed roof smash into his van. The local electric cooperative reported four power poles broken, as well as problems with other electric equipment caused by the power lines touching each other. The worst damage was to a business seven miles east of Mission. The roof was torn off the building, and a utility pole and radio tower were toppled. Two home weather stations, located two miles east of Okreek, reported peak winds of 89 and 93 mph. The dry lightning also caused more than 30 fires throughout the region. The largest was estimated at 15,000 acres just south of Kyle. On the Rosebud Reservation, four fires blazed, with one fire reaching 1,100 acres. One home was destroyed in the fire, and another had damage on one side. Southwestern Jackson County had a 2,500 acre fire, and Tripp County had two fires just south of Winner, each around 1,000 acres. Ranchers reported at least 1,500 round bales of hay destroyed. Also, seven cattle were killed and another 20 cattle were badly burned. In Bennett County, a large fire of several thousand acres occurred along Highway 18 northeast of Batesland.