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Dangerous Cold Persists through Monday; Wintry Weather from the Northern Plains to the Great Lakes

Bitter cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills will persist from Florida to the Northeast through Monday. Daily record low temperatures are forecast across the Southeast and Florida, with some all-time February low temperature records possible across Florida. An Alberta clipper will spread wintry precipitation across the Northern Plains today and into the upper Great Lakes into tonight. Read More >

Overview

February 8-9, 2018 - A slow-moving winter storm brought heavy snow to parts of northeast Wyoming and western South Dakota. Snow began early February 8 dropping several inches of snow across northwest South Dakota. Warmer air moved in above the ground. Some of the precipitation turned to sleet and freezing rain over the Black Hills and adjacent plains during the afternoon and early evening February 8.

A secondary wave of energy moved through at night which pushed bitterly cold arctic air into the region. It also changed changed precipitation to all snow. The heaviest snow fell the night of February 8 into the morning of February 9. The heaviest snow fell from Gillette, WY to Hot Springs, SD to Porcupine, SD.

Clearing skies over the fresh snow cover created bitterly cold low temperatures by the morning of February 10.

Newcastle, WY Courtesy Aaron N. Hot Springs, SD Courtesy Jessica M. Southern Harding County, SD Courtesy Meria S.
Newcastle, WY Courtesy Aaron N. Hot Springs, SD Courtesy Jessica M. Southern Harding County, SD Courtesy Meria S.

 

February 10, 2018 Low Temperatures

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