A surface cold front pushing east across the local area brought strong wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph to much of southwestern North Dakota during the morning and afternoon hours of Tuesday, May 4th.

High Wind in SLOPE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 04-MAY-10 13:30:00 to 04-MAY-10 13:45:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: RAWS

Measured wind gust from the Sand Creek Remote Automated Weather Station.

High Wind in GOLDEN VALLEY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 04-MAY-10 15:37:00 to 04-MAY-10 15:51:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 60.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Measured wind gust at the Interstate 94 weigh station near Beach.

High Wind in STARK, NORTH DAKOTA
From 04-MAY-10 15:44:00 to 04-MAY-10 15:56:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Measured wind gust from the Dickinson Automated Surface Observing System site.

High Wind in ADAMS, NORTH DAKOTA
From 04-MAY-10 16:53:00 to 04-MAY-10 17:04:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 61.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Measured wind gust from the Hettinger Automated Surface Observing System site.

High Wind in BOWMAN, NORTH DAKOTA
From 04-MAY-10 15:45:00 to 04-MAY-10 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 57.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

Measured wind gust from the Bowman Road Weather Information System (RWIS) site.  Sustained winds measured up to 51 mph at the same time.

High Wind in SIOUX, NORTH DAKOTA
From 04-MAY-10 13:30:00 to 04-MAY-10 18:30:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 51.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Sustained winds around 40 mph with gusts up to 59 mph were measured at the Remote Automated Weather Station at Tatanka Prairie.

High Wind in HETTINGER, NORTH DAKOTA
From 04-MAY-10 14:00:00 to 04-MAY-10 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Estimated wind gusts near 60 mph occurred across Hettinger County.

High Wind in GRANT, NORTH DAKOTA
From 04-MAY-10 14:00:00 to 04-MAY-10 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Estimated wind gusts near 60 mph occurred across Grant County.

High Wind in MCKENZIE, NORTH DAKOTA
From 04-MAY-10 14:00:00 to 04-MAY-10 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Estimated wind gusts near 60 mph occurred across McKenzie County.

High Wind in DUNN, NORTH DAKOTA
From 04-MAY-10 14:00:00 to 04-MAY-10 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Estimated wind gusts near 60 mph occurred across Dunn County.

High Wind in BOWMAN, NORTH DAKOTA
From 04-MAY-10 15:55:00 to 04-MAY-10 16:06:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Measured wind gust from the Bowman Automated Weather Observing System site.

High Wind in GOLDEN VALLEY, NORTH DAKOTA
From 04-MAY-10 15:25:00 to 04-MAY-10 15:40:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Measured wind gust from the Beach Automated Weather Observing System site.

High Wind in BILLINGS, NORTH DAKOTA
From 04-MAY-10 14:00:00 to 04-MAY-10 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Estimated wind gusts near 60 mph occurred across Billings County.

High Wind in ADAMS, NORTH DAKOTA
From 04-MAY-10 03:12:00 to 04-MAY-10 03:22:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 50.00 MG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Measured wind gust from the Hettinger Automated Surface Observing System site.