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Overview

A major and long-lasting winter storm impacted the region the night of Friday, December 27th through Monday, December 30th, bringing periods of moderate to heavy snowfall, wintry mix (rain, freezing rain, sleet) and strong winds. The highest total snowfall amounts recorded were around 16 inches in parts of Gregory, Charles Mix, and Douglas Counties in south central South Dakota. Strong winds around 50 to 55 mph and falling snow caused blizzard conditions and significant blowing/drifting snow across portions of east central South Dakota. Some ice accumulation was also recorded across southwest Minnesota. In terms of records, new daily and annual precipitation records were broken at multiple locations.

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72-Hour Observed Snowfall
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