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Overview
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A fast moving storm system brought widespread snow to portions of southeast South Dakota and southwest Minnesota on February 27 and 28, 2021. While amounts generally ranged from a dusting to three inches, a concentrated area of heavy snow fell between Mitchell, SD and Marshall, MN, resulting in totals ranging between 4 to 7 inches. |
 Radar Loop - February 27-28, 2021 |
Snow/Ice
Here is a closer look at snow amounts that fell between February 27 and 28, 2021.
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| A Snowfall Map from February 27-28, 2021 |
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
752 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0829 AM SNOW BROOKINGS 44.31N 96.78W
02/28/2021 M5.3 INCH BROOKINGS SD BROADCAST MEDIA
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0800 AM SNOW 5 W BRUCE 44.43N 97.00W
02/28/2021 M5.5 INCH BROOKINGS SD COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL.
0700 AM SNOW 4 SW BURKE 43.14N 99.35W
02/28/2021 M2.0 INCH GREGORY SD COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL.
0900 AM SNOW 2 SW BROOKINGS 44.28N 96.82W
02/28/2021 M4.2 INCH BROOKINGS SD PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. STORM TOTAL.
0730 AM SNOW 8 S BROOKINGS 44.19N 96.79W
02/28/2021 M6.0 INCH MOODY SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-MY-3 BROOKINGS 8.1 S.
0800 AM SNOW 1 NNW CANTON 43.31N 96.59W
02/28/2021 M0.2 INCH LINCOLN SD CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CNNS2 CANTON.
0645 AM SNOW 8 SSW CHAMBERLAIN 43.71N 99.38W
02/28/2021 M2.3 INCH BRULE SD COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL.
0700 AM SNOW 2 N CHESTER 43.93N 96.93W
02/28/2021 M3.1 INCH LAKE SD CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CHES2 2.4 N CHESTER.
0700 AM SNOW 11 N COLMAN 44.14N 96.80W
02/28/2021 M3.0 INCH MOODY SD COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL.
0630 AM SNOW CHAMBERLAIN 43.81N 99.33W
02/28/2021 M2.0 INCH BRULE SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-BL-1 CHAMBERLAIN 0.3 W.
0700 AM SNOW 10 W DIMOCK 43.50N 98.19W
02/28/2021 M3.6 INCH DAVISON SD COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL.
0700 AM SNOW 9 S DALLAS 43.11N 99.50W
02/28/2021 M0.7 INCH GREGORY SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-GY-1 DALLAS 8.8 S.
0700 AM SNOW DE SMET 44.38N 97.55W
02/28/2021 M3.0 INCH KINGSBURY SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-KY-5 DE SMET 0.2 SSE.
0840 AM SNOW ELKTON 44.24N 96.48W
02/28/2021 M4.0 INCH BROOKINGS SD PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. STORM TOTAL.
0259 PM SNOW EDGERTON 43.87N 96.13W
02/28/2021 M1.5 INCH PIPESTONE MN PUBLIC
0600 AM SNOW CLAYTON 43.45N 97.66W
02/28/2021 M0.5 INCH HUTCHINSON SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-HT-16 EMERY 10.8 S.
1230 PM SNOW 2 WSW GARRETSON 43.71N 96.53W
02/28/2021 M2.0 INCH MINNEHAHA SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-MH-91 GARRETSON 1.7 WSW.
0800 AM SNOW 5 ESE BALTIC 43.73N 96.64W
02/28/2021 M1.0 INCH MINNEHAHA SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-MH-56 GARRETSON 6.9 W.
0700 AM SNOW 3 ESE DIXON 43.36N 99.42W
02/28/2021 M3.0 INCH GREGORY SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-GY-3 GREGORY 8.7 N.
0700 AM SNOW 6 SSW HERRICK 43.04N 99.23W
02/28/2021 M1.8 INCH GREGORY SD COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL.
0738 AM SNOW HOWARD 44.01N 97.53W
02/28/2021 M4.8 INCH MINER SD PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. STORM TOTAL.
0917 AM SNOW 2 S HURON 44.34N 98.22W
02/28/2021 M2.0 INCH BEADLE SD OFFICIAL NWS OBS
STORM TOTAL.
0730 AM SNOW 1 S HURON 44.35N 98.22W
02/28/2021 M2.7 INCH BEADLE SD COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL.
0800 AM SNOW 1 ENE WALL LAKE 43.53N 96.95W
02/28/2021 M1.0 INCH MINNEHAHA SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-MH-8 HARTFORD 6.4 S.
0800 AM SNOW HILLS 43.53N 96.36W
02/28/2021 M0.3 INCH ROCK MN COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION MN-RK-5 HILLS 0.2 NW.
0700 AM SNOW 2 W VILAS 44.01N 97.63W
02/28/2021 M1.6 INCH MINER SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-MN-11 HOWARD 5.3 W.
0800 AM SNOW 1 NNE HURON 44.38N 98.21W
02/28/2021 M2.0 INCH BEADLE SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-BD-24 HURON 1.1 NNE.
0700 AM SNOW 6 SW IVANHOE 44.41N 96.34W
02/28/2021 M4.5 INCH LINCOLN MN COCORAHS
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0900 AM SNOW 1 SSE MADISON 43.99N 97.09W
02/28/2021 M4.7 INCH LAKE SD CO-OP OBSERVER
STORM TOTAL.
0700 AM SNOW 1 SSE MITCHELL 43.72N 98.03W
02/28/2021 M1.7 INCH DAVISON SD COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL.
0700 AM SNOW 6 NW MONTROSE 43.77N 97.25W
02/28/2021 M3.0 INCH MCCOOK SD COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL.
0800 AM SNOW MADISON 44.01N 97.11W
02/28/2021 M4.8 INCH LAKE SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-LK-8 MADISON 0.3 NW.
0930 AM SNOW 1 N MARSHALL 44.47N 95.79W
02/28/2021 M4.0 INCH LYON MN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MMLM5 MARSHALL.
0100 PM SNOW MINNEOTA 44.56N 95.99W
02/28/2021 M4.6 INCH LYON MN PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. STORM TOTAL.
0800 AM SNOW 1 NNW PIPESTONE 44.01N 96.33W
02/28/2021 M3.0 INCH PIPESTONE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
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0700 AM SNOW 2 S PUKWANA 43.75N 99.18W
02/28/2021 M2.5 INCH BRULE SD COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL.
0700 AM SNOW 4 WNW ROWENA 43.55N 96.63W
02/28/2021 M0.9 INCH MINNEHAHA SD COCORAHS
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1150 AM SNOW REMSEN 42.81N 95.98W
02/28/2021 M0.1 INCH PLYMOUTH IA CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION RMSI4 REMSEN.
0700 AM SNOW 3 NE CROOKS 43.69N 96.78W
02/28/2021 M1.2 INCH MINNEHAHA SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-MH-71 RENNER 4.1 NW.
0700 AM SNOW 6 W SINAI 44.24N 97.17W
02/28/2021 M5.0 INCH KINGSBURY SD COCORAHS
STORM TOTAL.
0900 AM SNOW 2 SSE SIOUX CENTER 43.05N 96.15W
02/28/2021 M0.3 INCH SIOUX IA CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION SIXI4 2.1 SE SIOUX
CENTER.
0700 AM SNOW 3 ESE SIOUX FALLS 43.52N 96.67W
02/28/2021 M0.2 INCH MINNEHAHA SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-MH-1 SIOUX FALLS 5.0 SE
ARPT.
0700 AM SNOW 4 SW STICKNEY 43.55N 98.49W
02/28/2021 M4.0 INCH AURORA SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-AR-8 STICKNEY 3.8 SW.
0800 AM SNOW TYNDALL 42.99N 97.86W
02/28/2021 M0.4 INCH BON HOMME SD CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION TYNS2 TYNDALL.
0807 AM SNOW 2 S VOLGA 44.30N 96.92W
02/28/2021 M6.8 INCH BROOKINGS SD PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA. STORM TOTALS.
0800 AM SNOW 1 ENE WALL LAKE 43.53N 96.95W
02/28/2021 M1.0 INCH MINNEHAHA SD COCORAHS
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1130 AM SNOW WOONSOCKET 44.05N 98.28W
02/28/2021 M2.5 INCH SANBORN SD COCORAHS
COCORAHS STATION SD-SB-3 WOONSOCKET 0.2 WSW.
0900 AM SNOW 10 NNE FORESTBURG 44.16N 98.06W
02/28/2021 M2.0 INCH SANBORN SD CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION WSKS2 WOONSOCKET 13
NE.
0700 AM SNOW 2 NNE WORTHINGTON 43.65N 95.58W
02/28/2021 M0.3 INCH NOBLES MN CO-OP OBSERVER
CO-OP OBSERVER STATION WRNM5 WORTHINGTON 2
NNE.
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Photos
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| Madison, SD Image via Jeffrey Hayden |
Brookings, SD Image via Heather Hammrich |
8 Inches at Canby, MN Image via Morgan Hoffman |
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