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Overview
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A prolonged winter storm impacted the broader region from March 24-26, 2024. This system not only produced rain, freezing rain, snow, and gusty winds - but also resulted in travel impacts mostly due to drifting and slippery road conditions across the region. Initially, this system would start off producing areas of light snowfall across central and eastern SD spreading the accumulations into portions of northwestern IA and southwestern MN during the day on March 24th. While only light snowfall accumulations were reported, slightly warmer temperatures during the afternoon hours would help most of the developing precipitation transition to rain especially south of I-90. However, light rain would gradually transitions to light snow overnight as temperatures cooled. By March 25th, mostly snow would continue into the early afternoon as a lull in activity develops through the evening hours. Lastly, another round of rain/snow would lift northwards during the late evening hours through portions of northwestern IA and southwestern MN. The wintery precipitation would continue through the morning hours of the March 26th before gradually dissipating. Overall, this prolonged event would produce over 10 inches of snowfall accumulations across the area along with up to 2.50 inches of rain over a three day period. Breezy northwesterly winds behind the system would lead to a few areas of drifting snow along with some minor travel impacts. |
 Storm Total Snowfall: March 24th - March 26th |
Wind:
As the system pushed off to the northeast on March 26th, strong northwesterly winds were left in its wake. Sustained wind speed between 20-30 mph along with wind gusts between 35-45 mph were recorded. A few isolated gusts up to 50+ mph were also recorded in more open and higher elevation areas.
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MRMS Radar Loop 5 AM March 24th - 5 AM March 25th |
MRMS Radar Loop 5 AM March 25th - 5 AM March 26th |
MRMS Radar Loop 5 AM March 26th - 9 AM March 26th |
Snow & Rain
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Snowfall Totals Across the Region |
Satellite Imagery of the Fresh Accumulations |
Rainfall Accumulations Across the Area. |
Storm Reports
Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 1221 PM CDT Tue Mar 26 2024 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 1217 PM Snow 2 S Huron 44.34N 98.22W 03/26/2024 M2.8 Inch Beadle SD CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1215 PM Snow Wessington Springs 44.08N 98.57W 03/26/2024 M8.0 Inch Jerauld SD CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1210 PM Snow Menno 43.24N 97.57W 03/26/2024 M5.2 Inch Hutchinson SD CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snowfall. 1158 AM Snow Flandreau 44.05N 96.60W 03/26/2024 M6.8 Inch Moody SD CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1154 AM Snow 3 N Mitchell 43.77N 98.03W 03/26/2024 M4.3 Inch Davison SD CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1152 AM Snow Colton 43.79N 96.93W 03/26/2024 M10.5 Inch Minnehaha SD CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1151 AM Snow 5 W Bruce 44.43N 97.00W 03/26/2024 M3.7 Inch Brookings SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1149 AM Snow 1 SE Vermillion 42.77N 96.91W 03/26/2024 M0.6 Inch Clay SD Public Three day storm total snow. 1148 AM Snow Sibley 43.41N 95.75W 03/26/2024 M1.0 Inch Osceola IA CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1147 AM Snow 12 WNW Platte 43.48N 99.05W 03/26/2024 M6.3 Inch Charles Mix SD CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1146 AM Snow 1 NNW Pipestone 44.01N 96.33W 03/26/2024 M5.0 Inch Pipestone MN CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1133 AM Snow 2 ESE Yankton 42.88N 97.36W 03/26/2024 M3.5 Inch Yankton SD CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1103 AM Snow Bridgewater 43.55N 97.50W 03/26/2024 M10.0 Inch McCook SD CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1041 AM Snow 3 N Sioux Falls 43.58N 96.73W 03/26/2024 M2.8 Inch Minnehaha SD Official NWS Obs Three day storm total snow. 1035 AM Snow 1 W Spirit Lake 43.42N 95.14W 03/26/2024 M3.2 Inch Dickinson IA CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1034 AM Snow 1 SSE Madison 43.99N 97.09W 03/26/2024 M4.1 Inch Lake SD CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1033 AM Snow Sheldon 43.18N 95.85W 03/26/2024 M1.5 Inch O`Brien IA CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1033 AM Snow Orange City 43.01N 96.06W 03/26/2024 M0.9 Inch Sioux IA CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1032 AM Snow 2 NE Worthington 43.65N 95.58W 03/26/2024 M3.5 Inch Nobles MN CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1032 AM Snow Windom 43.87N 95.12W 03/26/2024 M4.4 Inch Cottonwood MN CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1031 AM Snow 1 N Marshall 44.47N 95.79W 03/26/2024 M8.5 Inch Lyon MN CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1030 AM Snow Tyndall 42.99N 97.87W 03/26/2024 M6.7 Inch Bon Homme SD CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1029 AM Snow 4 SSW Pickstown 43.02N 98.56W 03/26/2024 M9.5 Inch Gregory SD CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1028 AM Snow Montrose 43.71N 97.19W 03/26/2024 M7.5 Inch McCook SD CO-OP Observer Three day storm total snow. 1017 AM Snow 4 SW Stickney 43.55N 98.49W 03/26/2024 M5.0 Inch Aurora SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1017 AM Snow 1 SSE Milford 43.31N 95.14W 03/26/2024 M1.7 Inch Dickinson IA Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1016 AM Snow Hurley 43.28N 97.09W 03/26/2024 E3.8 Inch Turner SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1015 AM Snow 6 NW Montrose 43.76N 97.27W 03/26/2024 E7.0 Inch McCook SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1014 AM Snow Hills 43.53N 96.36W 03/26/2024 M1.2 Inch Rock MN Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1014 AM Snow 4 NE Colton 43.83N 96.87W 03/26/2024 M10.0 Inch Minnehaha SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1013 AM Snow 3 ESE Sioux Falls 43.53N 96.67W 03/26/2024 M3.0 Inch Minnehaha SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1013 AM Snow 6 W Garretson 43.72N 96.61W 03/26/2024 M2.5 Inch Minnehaha SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1012 AM Snow 9 S Dallas 43.11N 99.52W 03/26/2024 M6.0 Inch Gregory SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1011 AM Snow 2 S Pukwana 43.75N 99.18W 03/26/2024 M4.5 Inch Brule SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1011 AM Snow 8 SSW Chamberlain 43.71N 99.38W 03/26/2024 M4.4 Inch Brule SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1010 AM Snow Edgerton 43.87N 96.13W 03/26/2024 M2.5 Inch Pipestone MN Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1009 AM Snow 8 N Tracy 44.36N 95.60W 03/26/2024 M8.0 Inch Lyon MN Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1008 AM Snow 2 SE Balaton 44.21N 95.84W 03/26/2024 M9.8 Inch Lyon MN Cocorahs Corrects previous snow report from 2 SE Balaton. Three day storm total snow. 1007 AM Snow 6 ESE Nunda 44.13N 96.90W 03/26/2024 M7.5 Inch Lake SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1007 AM Snow 1 SW Brookings 44.29N 96.81W 03/26/2024 M7.5 Inch Brookings SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1006 AM Snow 5 SW Ivanhoe 44.41N 96.34W 03/26/2024 M8.5 Inch Lincoln MN Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1005 AM Snow 9 NE White 44.53N 96.52W 03/26/2024 M7.0 Inch Brookings SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 1004 AM Snow 4 SE Bruce 44.39N 96.83W 03/26/2024 M5.3 Inch Brookings SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 0958 AM Snow 1 NE Wall Lake 43.54N 96.95W 03/26/2024 M2.6 Inch Minnehaha SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 0958 AM Snow De Smet 44.39N 97.55W 03/26/2024 M4.0 Inch Kingsbury SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 0957 AM Snow 2 ENE Clayton 43.46N 97.62W 03/26/2024 M4.0 Inch Hutchinson SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 0955 AM Snow 4 SW Stickney 43.55N 98.49W 03/26/2024 E5.0 Inch Aurora SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snow. 0952 AM Snow 1 WSW Woonsocket 44.05N 98.29W 03/26/2024 M6.9 Inch Sanborn SD Cocorahs Three day storm total snowfall.
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