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Overview
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After an incredible stretch of warm weather during the middle of February, winter returned with a blast bringing widespread 6 to 12 inch snowfall reports to end the week. The heaviest snowfall had fallen across areas along or south of the Interstate 90 corridor, with upwards of a foot of snow from Valentine, NE northeast through Yankton, SD, Sioux City, IA, and Spencer, IA.
This storm broke one major record as it moved through. In Sioux City, 8.2" of snow had fallen on Thursday February 23rd, breaking the previous daily snow record of 5.5" set back in 1924. |
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| Local Snowfall Map | Storm Radar Loop | Peak Wind Gusts |
Snow Photos
Here are a few photos across the region from this snowfall.
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| Craig, IA | Eastern Sioux Falls | Windom, MN |
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| Sherburn, MN | Storm Lake, IA |
Storm Reports
Here is a local map showing snow reports during this winter storm event
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| Local Snowfall Map |
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Here is a text listing showing snow reports during this winter storm event included in the above map.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
118 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM HEAVY SNOW EMERSON 42.28N 96.73W
02/24/2017 M9.0 INCH DAKOTA NE CO-OP OBSERVER
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1220 PM HEAVY SNOW HILLS 43.53N 96.36W
02/24/2017 M5.0 INCH ROCK MN CO-OP OBSERVER
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1220 PM HEAVY SNOW 4 WSW SIOUX FALLS 43.53N 96.80W
02/24/2017 M6.8 INCH MINNEHAHA SD CO-OP OBSERVER
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1200 PM HEAVY SNOW SERGEANT BLUFF 42.40N 96.36W
02/24/2017 M9.7 INCH WOODBURY IA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SO FAR UP TO 9.7, BUT
STILL SNOWING AT NOON.
1200 PM SNOW BRIDGEWATER 43.55N 97.50W
02/24/2017 M2.5 INCH MCCOOK SD CO-OP OBSERVER
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1141 AM HEAVY SNOW SUTHERLAND 42.97N 95.50W
02/24/2017 M5.5 INCH O'BRIEN IA PUBLIC
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
1140 AM SNOW 2 NNE LAKEFIELD 43.70N 95.15W
02/24/2017 M4.5 INCH JACKSON MN CO-OP OBSERVER
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1104 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 SSW YANKTON 42.87N 97.40W
02/24/2017 E8.0 INCH YANKTON SD PUBLIC
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
1100 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 ESE SIOUX FALLS 43.53N 96.67W
02/24/2017 M6.2 INCH MINNEHAHA SD CO-OP OBSERVER
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1045 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 SSE SIOUX CENTER 43.06N 96.15W
02/24/2017 E7.0 INCH SIOUX IA CO-OP OBSERVER
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1032 AM HEAVY SNOW FREEMAN 43.35N 97.43W
02/24/2017 E8.0 INCH HUTCHINSON SD PUBLIC
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
1030 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 SSE NORTH SIOUX CITY 42.50N 96.49W
02/24/2017 M7.0 INCH UNION SD BROADCAST MEDIA
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1023 AM HEAVY SNOW 4 NW OKOBOJI 43.43N 95.18W
02/24/2017 M6.0 INCH DICKINSON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
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1020 AM HEAVY SNOW REMSEN 42.81N 95.98W
02/24/2017 M7.1 INCH PLYMOUTH IA CO-OP OBSERVER
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1003 AM SNOW 3 SE SIOUX CITY 42.47N 96.36W
02/24/2017 M10.5 INCH WOODBURY IA BROADCAST MEDIA
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1000 AM SNOW ROCK VALLEY 43.20N 96.31W
02/24/2017 M4.5 INCH SIOUX IA CO-OP OBSERVER
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1000 AM HEAVY SNOW 4 N SIOUX CITY 42.56N 96.40W
02/24/2017 M8.5 INCH PLYMOUTH IA PUBLIC
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0957 AM SNOW 6 ESE VERMILLION 42.75N 96.83W
02/24/2017 E10.0 INCH CLAY SD PUBLIC
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0945 AM SNOW 13 WNW PLATTE 43.49N 99.06W
02/24/2017 M2.0 INCH CHARLES MIX SD CO-OP OBSERVER
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0930 AM SNOW 1 W ALEXANDRIA 43.65N 97.80W
02/24/2017 M3.0 INCH HANSON SD CO-OP OBSERVER
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0930 AM HEAVY SNOW 4 NNE BATTLE CREEK 42.37N 95.57W
02/24/2017 M6.1 INCH IDA IA CO-OP OBSERVER
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0915 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 W SPIRIT LAKE 43.42N 95.14W
02/24/2017 M7.2 INCH DICKINSON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
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0915 AM SNOW ROCK RAPIDS 43.43N 96.17W
02/24/2017 M5.0 INCH LYON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
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0915 AM HEAVY SNOW 4 ESE SIOUX FALLS 43.53N 96.66W
02/24/2017 M6.3 INCH MINNEHAHA SD NWS EMPLOYEE
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0900 AM HEAVY SNOW 4 E SIOUX RAPIDS 42.89N 95.07W
02/24/2017 E7.0 INCH BUENA VISTA IA CO-OP OBSERVER
SNOWFALL 6 TO 8 INCHES, HARD TO PIN-POINT
DUE TO WIND AND DRIFTING.
0900 AM SNOW 1 SSE MADISON 43.99N 97.09W
02/24/2017 M0.2 INCH LAKE SD CO-OP OBSERVER
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0840 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 NNE SIOUX FALLS 43.58N 96.70W
02/24/2017 E7.5 INCH MINNEHAHA SD PUBLIC
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0827 AM HEAVY SNOW SIOUX FALLS 43.54N 96.72W
02/24/2017 M6.5 INCH MINNEHAHA SD BROADCAST MEDIA
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0822 AM HEAVY SNOW FAIRVIEW 43.22N 96.49W
02/24/2017 M9.0 INCH LINCOLN SD PUBLIC
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0800 AM SNOW STORM LAKE 42.65N 95.19W
02/24/2017 E8.0 INCH BUENA VISTA IA CO-OP OBSERVER
STILL SNOWING AND DRIFTING.
0800 AM SNOW PIPESTONE 44.00N 96.31W
02/24/2017 M1.0 INCH PIPESTONE MN MESONET
MESONET STATION PIPESTONE /PIPM5/.
0800 AM SNOW 1 ENE WALL LAKE 43.53N 96.95W
02/24/2017 M5.0 INCH MINNEHAHA SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION WALL LAKE /SD-MH-8/.
0800 AM SNOW 2 SE MITCHELL 43.71N 98.01W
02/24/2017 M2.0 INCH DAVISON SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 1 SE MITCHELL /SD-DV-7/.
0800 AM SNOW 1 ENE CHEROKEE 42.76N 95.54W
02/24/2017 M7.0 INCH CHEROKEE IA CO-OP OBSERVER
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0800 AM SNOW 1 N ROCK RAPIDS 43.43N 96.17W
02/24/2017 M5.0 INCH LYON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION ROCK RAPIDS /RKRI4/.
0759 AM HEAVY SNOW HOSPERS 43.07N 95.90W
02/24/2017 E4.5 INCH SIOUX IA PUBLIC
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0750 AM SNOW 1 WSW CANTON 43.30N 96.60W
02/24/2017 M5.0 INCH LINCOLN SD CO-OP OBSERVER
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0745 AM SNOW AKRON 42.83N 96.55W
02/24/2017 M7.0 INCH PLYMOUTH IA CO-OP OBSERVER
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0743 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 S YANKTON 42.87N 97.39W
02/24/2017 E7.0 INCH YANKTON SD PUBLIC
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0735 AM SNOW TYNDALL 42.99N 97.87W
02/24/2017 M8.4 INCH BON HOMME SD CO-OP OBSERVER
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0733 AM HEAVY SNOW VERMILLION 42.78N 96.93W
02/24/2017 E8.0 INCH CLAY SD PUBLIC
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0730 AM HEAVY SNOW PICKSTOWN 43.07N 98.53W
02/24/2017 M9.0 INCH CHARLES MIX SD CO-OP OBSERVER
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0730 AM HEAVY SNOW 3 E SIOUX FALLS 43.54N 96.67W
02/24/2017 M6.0 INCH MINNEHAHA SD NWS EMPLOYEE
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0700 AM SNOW 2 SSW GAYVILLE 42.86N 97.18W
02/24/2017 M9.0 INCH YANKTON SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION GAYVILLE 1.8 SSW /SD-YN-3/.
0700 AM SNOW 1 SE VERMILLION 42.77N 96.91W
02/24/2017 M8.5 INCH CLAY SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 1 ESE VERMILLION
/SD-CY-10/.
0700 AM SNOW 9 S DALLAS 43.11N 99.49W
02/24/2017 M9.0 INCH GREGORY SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 8 S DALLAS /SD-GY-1/.
0700 AM SNOW 4 SW BURKE 43.14N 99.35W
02/24/2017 M7.0 INCH GREGORY SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 4 SW BURKE /SD-GY-15/.
0700 AM SNOW 3 WSW SIOUX FALLS 43.52N 96.79W
02/24/2017 M8.5 INCH MINNEHAHA SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SIOUX FALLS 3.4 WSW
/SD-MH-23/.
0700 AM SNOW WHITE LAKE 43.73N 98.71W
02/24/2017 M1.0 INCH AURORA SD CO-OP OBSERVER
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0700 AM SNOW 3 ESE SIOUX FALLS 43.53N 96.67W
02/24/2017 M6.3 INCH MINNEHAHA SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 3 ESE SIOUX FALLS
/SD-MH-20/.
0700 AM SNOW 2 ESE VERMILLION 42.77N 96.90W
02/24/2017 M8.5 INCH CLAY SD COCORAHS
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0700 AM SNOW 2 N CHESTER 43.93N 96.93W
02/24/2017 M1.7 INCH LAKE SD CO-OP OBSERVER
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0700 AM SNOW WESTBROOK 44.04N 95.43W
02/24/2017 E1.0 INCH COTTONWOOD MN PUBLIC
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0700 AM SNOW 4 WNW ROWENA 43.55N 96.63W
02/24/2017 M6.5 INCH MINNEHAHA SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 3 WNW ROWENA /SD-MH-82/.
0700 AM SNOW 4 SW SIOUX FALLS 43.50N 96.79W
02/24/2017 M6.4 INCH MINNEHAHA SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 3 SW SIOUX FALLS
/SD-MH-41/.
0700 AM SNOW 8 SSW HERRICK 43.00N 99.23W
02/24/2017 M7.0 INCH GREGORY SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 7 WNW NAPER /SD-GY-12/.
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 SE TEA 43.44N 96.82W
02/24/2017 E7.8 INCH LINCOLN SD PUBLIC
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0700 AM SNOW 6 SSW HERRICK 43.04N 99.23W
02/24/2017 M8.0 INCH GREGORY SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION BURKE 10.5 SSE /SD-GY-18/.
0640 AM SNOW 5 S ALTA 42.61N 95.31W
02/24/2017 M4.0 INCH BUENA VISTA IA TRAINED SPOTTER
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0620 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 W SPIRIT LAKE 43.42N 95.14W
02/24/2017 M7.0 INCH DICKINSON IA CO-OP OBSERVER
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0605 AM HEAVY SNOW 2 ESE YANKTON 42.88N 97.36W
02/24/2017 M12.0 INCH YANKTON SD CO-OP OBSERVER
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0600 AM SNOW 3 N SIOUX FALLS 43.59N 96.73W
02/24/2017 M5.1 INCH MINNEHAHA SD OFFICIAL NWS OBS
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0600 AM SNOW 3 SSE SIOUX FALLS 43.50N 96.71W
02/24/2017 M6.0 INCH MINNEHAHA SD TRAINED SPOTTER
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0600 AM SNOW 4 SSW ARTHUR 42.28N 95.36W
02/24/2017 M5.0 INCH IDA IA COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION 3 SSW ARTHUR /IA-ID-4/.
0600 AM SNOW HURLEY 43.28N 97.09W
02/24/2017 M5.9 INCH TURNER SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION HURLEY /SD-TR-9/.
1150 PM SNOW 2 S MITCHELL 43.70N 98.04W
02/23/2017 M2.4 INCH DAVISON SD CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MITCHELL /MCLS2/.
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