Sioux Falls, SD

Weather Forecast Office

January 2-4, 2023 Heavy Snow and Mixed Precipitation

Overview

A major winter storm moved through the Northern United States from January 2nd to January 3rd, 2023. This winter storm brought record snow to some locations, with upwards of 27 inches reported in portions of south central South Dakota, northeast into western Minnesota.

Thundersnow was reported at the peak of the storm early on the morning of the 3rd, producing snow rates as high as 2 to 3 inches per hour within a narrow band from central Nebraska into Southwest Minnesota.

Warmer air on the southeast side of the system limited snow accumulations in northwest and west central Iowa, but produced rain, freezing rain, and sleet with generally minor impacts.

This multi-day storm produced record snowfall in many locations, and has pushed the seasonal snowfall totals in city such as Sioux Falls, towards the top of the historical records.

Regional Radar Loop January 2-3, 2023

Storm Reports
Photos
Records
Radar & Satellite

Storm Reports

Location	Snowfall (in.)
2 miles N Lake Andes, SD	27.0
Fulton, SD	27.0
2 miles S Armour, SD	26.5
4 miles WNW Dell Rapids, SD	26.5
Parkston, SD	26.0
5 miles ENE Tripp, SD	25.5
Ethan, SD	25.5
Humboldt, SD	25.5
Baltic, SD	25.0
Alexandria, SD	24.0
1 mile SE Mitchell, SD	23.0
4 miles ENE Salem, SD	23.0
4 miles S Colton, SD	22.0
4 miles SSW Pickstown, SD	21.0
Colton, SD	20.5
2 miles N Fulton, SD	20.0
Montrose, SD	20.0
13 miles WNW Platte, SD	19.0
Valley Springs, SD	19.0
Plankinton, SD	18.0
7 miles NW Irene SD	17.0
1 mile WNW Gregory, SD	17.0
1 mile SW Brandon, SD	17.0
1 mile S Tea, SD	16.5
4 miles WSW Wentworth, SD	16.0
Wagner, SD	16.0
4 miles NNW Burke, SD	16.0
4 miles SSW Parker, SD	15.5
1 mile NNW Canton, SD	14.7
Slayton, MN	14.0
4 miles SSE Sioux Falls	13.7
Sioux Falls, SD (Airport)	13.4
Rock Rapids, IA	13.1
Woodstock, MN	13.0
Avoca, MN	13.0
Ghent, MN	13.0
Tyndall, SD	12.8
2 miles ESE Yankton, SD	12.5
Menno, SD	12.0
Centerville, SD	10.0
Windom, MN	9.1
3 miles N Volga, SD	9.0
Beresford, SD	9.0
6 miles SSE Centerville, SD	8.5
5 miles SSE Tracy, MN	7.0
1 mile N Marshall, MN	6.0
1 mile W Spirit Lake, IA	5.6
2 miles W Ponca, NE	5.0
2 miles NE Brookings, SD	4.5
Orange City, IA	4.4
Huron, SD	4.0
1 mile N Spencer, IA	2.7
Remsen, IA	2.4
Sergeant Bluff, IA	1.7
4 miles NNE Hornick, IA	1.5
Sioux Rapids, IA	1.2
1 mile ENE Cherokee, IA	0.7
5 miles NW Holstein, IA	0.5

Photos



NWS Sioux Falls At Night (Credit: Matthew Dux)	Ethan, SD (Credit: Kim Goldammer)	Downtown Sioux Falls (Credit: Dani Rae)	Corsica (Credit: Austin Luebke)

Mitchell, SD (Credit: Jacki Austerman)	Sioux Falls, SD (Credit: Shelly Buseman)	Tyler, MN (Credit: Nancy Jane Huehl)	Colton, SD (Credit: Pam Owen)

Menno, SD (Credit: David Bender)	Leota, MN (Credit: Autumn Bleyenberg)	Larchwood, IA (Credit: Kyle Bleeker)	near Terrill, IA (Dickinson County EM)

Hardwick, MN (Credit: Mandi Peterson)	Ethan, SD (Credit: Kim Goldammer)	Yankton, SD (Credit: Phyllis Naber)	Drifts at NWS Sioux Falls office

Records

Here's a look snowfall records that were broken at Mitchell and Sioux Falls.


Snowfall Records Broken at Sioux Falls	Further Detail on Mitchell Records

Radar & Satellite


Satellite and Lightning Data from CIMMS

Frontal Snow Band - January 2, 2023	Heavy Snow and Convection Arrives - January 3, 2023


Mesoscale Discussion 4	Mesoscale Discussion 17	Mesoscale Discussion 20	Mesoscale Discussion 24

Watch Warning Map Progression	Surface Observation Loop	Low Tracks

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