Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Overview

A powerful storm system impacted central and northeastern South Dakota and western Minnesota from the morning through evening of December 4th, 2017. For many, this was the first accumulating snow event of the season. Strong winds resulted in blizzard conditions across the area as well. Cold, single digit and lower air moved in behind this system as well.

*Data is preliminary*

SDDOT snowplow webcam on I90-US85 at 1:48 pm Dec 4th

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Snowfall reports from December 4th.

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SDDOT webcam from 12 miles E of Hayes at 11:41 am	SDDOT webcam from 1 mile ESE of Bowdle at 1:10 pm	SDDOT webcam from 4 miles WSW of Lowry at 1:08 pm	SDDOT webcam from Forest City at 12:31 pm


SDDOT webcams from Trail City and Herreid, with visibility reference	Visibility approaching 150 feet, 5 miles W of Mound City at 11 am. Photo courtesy of Brent Odde	SDDOT snowplow webcam on I90-US85 at 1:48 pm	SDDOT webcam from Macs Corner. Pockets of freezing rain/drizzle preceded the snow in some cases