Heavy rainfall from scattered thunderstorms is expected across the Southwest, Intermountain West, and Plains. Isolated dry thunderstorms may initiate additional fires across the west. The coastal Carolinas may experience flash floods in the coming days due to repeated thunderstorms. Additionally, a wave of intense summer heat will hit the Southern Plains and central Gulf Coast States this week. Read More >
Overview
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A relatively quick-moving, but occasionally heavy band of rain and snow moved across the region on Tuesday, October 20, 2020. While some areas saw primarily rain, moderate to heavy snow fell in a swath from northeast and east central South Dakota, across central and southern Minnesota, generally north of Interstate 90. For the NWS Sioux Falls forecast area, the heaviest snow was reported near & north of the Highway 14 corridor from around Brookings eastward, with amounts tapering off rapidly in areas south of SD Highway 34/MN Highway 30. |
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Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
828 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1125 AM SNOW SLAYTON 43.99N 95.75W
10/20/2020 E3.0 INCH MURRAY MN NEWSPAPER
1130 AM SNOW 5 NE IVANHOE 44.52N 96.18W
10/20/2020 M5.8 INCH LINCOLN MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1145 AM SNOW LAKE WILSON 43.99N 95.95W
10/20/2020 M4.0 INCH MURRAY MN CO-OP OBSERVER
1155 AM SNOW PIPESTONE 44.00N 96.32W
10/20/2020 M3.5 INCH PIPESTONE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1220 PM SNOW 11 N STORDEN 44.19N 95.35W
10/20/2020 E2.5 INCH COTTONWOOD MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1230 PM SNOW TAUNTON 44.60N 96.06W
10/20/2020 E5.5 INCH LYON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
1240 PM SNOW WESTBROOK 44.05N 95.43W
10/20/2020 E3.0 INCH COTTONWOOD MN PUBLIC
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
1242 PM SNOW 5 NE MARSHALL 44.50N 95.72W
10/20/2020 M4.8 INCH LYON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
0100 PM HEAVY SNOW LAKE BENTON 44.26N 96.29W
10/20/2020 M6.0 INCH LINCOLN MN PUBLIC
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0115 PM SNOW VOLGA 44.32N 96.92W
10/20/2020 E4.0 INCH BROOKINGS SD PUBLIC
REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0300 PM SNOW 0.3 NE AURORA 44.29N 96.68W
10/20/2020 M5.0 INCH BROOKINGS SD COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.
0300 PM SNOW 0.1 S WHITE 44.43N 96.65W
10/20/2020 M5.0 INCH BROOKINGS SD COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.
0315 PM SNOW FLANDREAU 44.05N 96.59W
10/20/2020 M4.5 INCH MOODY SD CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.
0335 PM HEAVY SNOW IVANHOE 44.47N 96.25W
10/20/2020 E6.0 INCH LINCOLN MN PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. AVERAGE OF MULTIPLE MEASUREMENTS.
REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0430 PM SNOW PIPESTONE 44.00N 96.31W
10/20/2020 M3.0 INCH PIPESTONE MN TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.
0432 PM SNOW BRUCE 44.44N 96.89W
10/20/2020 M3.5 INCH BROOKINGS SD PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0500 PM SNOW 4 N CURRIE 44.13N 95.68W
10/20/2020 M3.1 INCH MURRAY MN TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.
0500 PM SNOW 3 N SIOUX FALLS 43.59N 96.73W
10/20/2020 M0.1 INCH MINNEHAHA SD OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.
0530 PM SNOW MARSHALL 44.45N 95.79W
10/20/2020 M5.8 INCH LYON MN PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0532 PM HEAVY SNOW GHENT 44.51N 95.89W
10/20/2020 M6.0 INCH LYON MN TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.
0645 PM SNOW WINDOM 43.87N 95.12W
10/20/2020 M2.5 INCH COTTONWOOD MN CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL.
0650 PM HEAVY SNOW MINNEOTA 44.56N 95.98W
10/20/2020 M6.0 INCH LYON MN PUBLIC
STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. REPORTED VIA SOCIAL
MEDIA.
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