Please note that this web site is in transition, and not all significant past events are currently available.
2015
2014
2013
October 4, 2013 - Pierson, IA - Tornado Damage Survey
October 4, 2013 - Tri-State Area Tornado Damage Survey
2012
2011
April 9, 2011 - Arthur/Cherokee County, IA - Tornado Damage Survey
May 30, 2011 - Southeast South Dakota Storm Survey
July 1, 2011 - Tyler and Ruthton Tornado Storm Survey
July 1, 2011 - Radar Review for eastern South Dakota and southwest Minnesota High Precipitation Supercell
2010
June 3, 2010 - Akron, IA - Straight-Line Wind Damage
June 11, 2010 - Sioux Falls, SD - Straight-Line Wind Damage
July 17, 2010 - Damaging Winds for Great Lakes Area of Dickinson County
June 25, 2010 - Little Rock/Sibley, IA - Tornado Damage Survey
July 22, 2010 - Maurice/Cherokee, IA - Straight-Line Wind Damage
July 23, 2010 - Sioux Falls Dodges Strong Wind Friday Night
Summary of Severe Weather, Heavy Rain, and Flooding in June/July 2010
2009
March 23, 2009 - Severe weather reports and radar imagery
June 24-25, 2009 - Storm Reports including tornadoes in southeast South Dakota
2008
May 1, 2008 - Northwest Iowa Tornadoes and Large Hail in Southeast South Dakota
May 19, 2008 - Severe Storms Produce Damaging Winds Across Northwest Iowa Monday Afternoon
May 29, 2008 - Storm Survey for Southeast South Dakota
June 5, 2008 - Tornado Damage in Marty and Baltic, SD
July 11, 2008 - Tornadoes in Northwest Iowa and Southwest Minnesota
August 13, 2008 - Hail and Thunderstorm Wind Damage Reports
2007
May 5, 2007 - Southeast South Dakota Tornadoes
August 21, 2007 - Very Large Hail in Dante, South Dakota (State Record at this time)
2006
May 2, 2006 - Kingsbury County Tornado
May 23, 2006 - Union County Thunderstorm Wind Damage
June 16, 2006 - Severe Weather and Flash Flooding from Supercell Thunderstorm
August 18, 2006 - Radar Examination of Downburst Near Tea, South Dakota
August 24, 2006 - Beadle County Tornadoes
2004
May 21, 2004 - Spencer, Iowa Hailstorm
June 11, 2004 - Storm Survey for Clay County, Iowa Tornadoes
2003
June 24, 2003 - "Tornado Tuesday" Outbreak in southeast South Dakota
2001
June 12, 2001 - Recalling the Severe Storms of June 12, 2001
July 27, 2001 - Results of the Lennox, South Dakota, Tornado Damage Survey
August 2, 2001 - Overview of Wind Damage Event in Sioux City, Iowa
August 17, 2001 - Results of the Jackson, Nebraska, Tornado Damage Survey
2000
June 3-4, 2000 - Damage Survey for Vermillion, SD
July 11, 2000 - Madison, South Dakota Tornado Damage
1998
May 30, 1998 - Spencer, South Dakota Tornado
1997
June 20, 1997 - Damage Survey of Ethan, South Dakota
July 13, 1997 - The EROS Hail Storm
1992
June 16, 1992 - Chandler-Lake Wilson Minnesota F5 Tornado: Revisited on the 10th Anniversary
2015
2014
2013
May 26-27, 2013 - Preliminary 2-Day Rainfall Totals
2012
2011
July 26-27, 2011 - Heavy Rainfall Hits Huron and Sioux Falls
2010
June 9-13, 2010 - Heavy Rainfall over Southeast South Dakota
June 27, 2010 - Heavy Rainfall Totals in Northwest Iowa through Sunday Morning, June 27th
June 28, 2010 - Record Flooding on the Little Sioux River at Cherokee
July 29-30, 3010 - Heavy Rainfall including 9.5 inches at Wessington Springs
June - July, 2010 - Summary of Severe Weather, Heavy Rain, and Flooding in June/July 2010
June - August, 2010 - 2010 Meteorological Summer Rainfall Sets Many New Records
September 22-23, 2010 - Storm Total Rainfall Map and Data for September 22nd and 23rd, 2010
2009
September 3, 2009 - Sioux Gateway Airport measures new record precipitation for September 3
October 2009 - Closing the books on a cool and wet October
2008
June 5, 2008 - Heavy Rain and Flash Flooding in southeast South Dakota
June 6, 2008 - Aerial Photos of Flooding across southeast South Dakota
2006
June 16, 2006 - Severe Weather and Flash Flooding from Supercell Thunderstorm
2004
May 29, 2004 - Overview of two heavy rain events in southeast South Dakota Spring 2004
June 16, 2004 - Overview of two heavy rain events in southeast South Dakota Spring 2004
2001
July 24, 2001 - Heavy Rain: Sioux Falls into northwest Iowa
2015
2014
March 18-19, 2014 - Snowfall Totals
April 3, 2014 - Snowfall Map and Reports from Early Spring Storm
2013
2012
February 23, 2012 - Snowfall reports for Thursday, February 23, 2012
December 9-10, 2012 - Weekend Winter Storm Recap
December 28, 2012 - Storm Total Snowfall Reports Ending Friday Morning
2011
Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2011 - Event Total Snowfall Amounts from January 30th to Early February 1st, 2011
February 21, 2011 - Storm Total Snowfall through 11 am CST Monday, February 21, 2011
April 15-16, 2011 - Mid-April Snowfall Blankets Area, less than a week after severe weather
2010
November 13, 2010 - Storm Total Snowfall for Mid Autumn 2010 Winter Storm
December 31, 2010 - Snowfall Totals for New Years Eve Storm
2009
April 4-5, 2009 - Snowfall Reports received through noon Sunday, April 5, 2009
October 11-12, 2009 - Snowfall Totals for Sunday night and Monday
October 2009 - Closing the books on a cool and wet October
December 25-26, 2009 - Christmas Storm Total Snowfall
2008
January 21, 2008 - Snowfall reports from Monday, January 21, 2008
March 31, 2008 - Snowfall Totals Through 7 PM Monday Evening
April 25, 2008 - Heavy Snow: southeast South Dakota
November 7, 2008 - An Early Winter Storm
December 18-19, 2008 - Heavy Snow: northwest Iowa
December 19-20, 2008 - Event total snowfall reports
December 2008 - The Snow Kept Piling Up in December 2008
2007
March 12-13, 2006 - Snowfall Totals for March 12-13, 2006
2001
February 14, 2001 - 3 to 6 inch Siouxland snowfall
February 25, 2001 - Heavy Snow: south central to east central South Dakota
March 11-12, 2001 - Heavy Snow: southwest Minnesota
2000
November 11-13, 2000 - Heavy Snow: southeast South Dakota and southwest Minnesota
November 15-16, 2000 - Heavy Snow: I-90 corridor
November 30-December 1, 2000 - Heavy Snow: southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa
1999
1909
Winter Weather Research/Studies
Temp Extremes
2015
2013
Spring 2013 - Spring 2013 Among Coldest on Record for Some Locations
Spring 2013 - A Tale of Two Seasons: Temperature Comparison of Spring 2012 to Spring 2013
August 11-17, 2013 - Cool Temperatures Across the Region
2012
Spring 2012 - A Tale of Two Seasons: Temperature Comparison of Spring 2012 to Spring 2013
October 7, 2012 - Record Breaking Chill Across the Area Sunday Morning
November 21, 2012 - Record Warmth for Parts of the Area Today
2011
August 26, 2011 - Convective Heat Burst affects Chamberlain late Thursday Night
2010
May 7, 2010 - Very cool maximum temperatures
2009
January 15, 2009 - Coldest Temperatures Since 1996
January 20, 2009 - Wide range of temperatures across the Plains
July 17-19, 2009 - A Look at Cool Weekend Temperatures
October 2009 - Closing the books on a cool and wet October
2008
July 30, 2008 - A Heat Burst Affects Mitchell South Dakota
August 3, 2008 - Convective Heat Burst moves across Sioux Falls
November 1-10, 2008 - A Tale of Two Seasons: Wild Start To November 2008
2006
2000
March 5, 2000 - Record Highs throughout the Northern Plains
1999
November 8, 1999 - Record Highs around South Dakota
December 29, 1999 - Record Highs around South Dakota
1936
Miscellaneous
September 30, 2008 - Wave clouds over southeast South Dakota and southwest Minnesota
Fall 2011 - Autumn 2011 Among the Driest Ever
Summer 2012 - A very dry summer across the area
October 18, 2012 - Peak wind speeds
March 18, 2013 - Peak Wind Speeds
Storm Prediction Center
Hurricanes
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