Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

On February 8th and 9th, a major snowstorm enveloped the area with blizzard conditions. 100 years ago, the road system in this region was more like trails, with horse-drawn wagons and sleighs still a primary means for getting around. Rail was another popular mode of transportation. But snow removal over rail lines was primitive at best in those days. Therefore needless to say, many areas were paralyzed for some time.

We checked the archives and found these snowfall totals below, with snow amounts listed in descending order from highest to lowest.

Location	Snow amount in inches
Sioux Falls, SD	21.0
Menno, SD	18.0
Centerville, SD	18.0
Windom, MN	16.5
Canton, SD	14.0
Sioux City, IA	13.1
De Smet, SD	12.0
Forestburg, SD	12.0
Vermillion, SD	12.0
Alton, IA	12.0
Huron, SD	10.8
Mitchell, SD	10.0
Sibley, IA	10.0
Wentworth, SD	9.5
Le Mars, IA	9.0
Sioux Center, IA	8.0
Wakefield, NE	7.0
White Lake, SD	6.1
Brookings, SD	6.0
Wessington Springs, SD	6.0
Academy, SD	4.0
Storm Lake, IA	4.0
Armour, SD	2.0

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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A look back 100 years - the snowstorm of Feb 8-9, 1909