Showers and Cooler Temperatures in the East; Multi-Day Rain Event in the Southwest

A cold front in the East will bring showers and thunderstorms and much cooler temperatures from the Northeast into the Southeast. The Southwest, centered around New Mexico, will continue to see showers and thunderstorms, where there maybe isolated flash flooding. Tropical moisture will bring a multi-day period of thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall across the Southwest beginning Thursday. 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