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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures Through This Weekend

A clipper storm will move across the Great Lakes through this weekend with periods of light snow, gusty winds, and lake effect snow bands which could make for hazardous travel at times. A frigid airmass will spread eastward behind this storm into the Midwest and Eastern U.S. through the weekend. Read More >

A strong upper level low pressure area brought widespread heavy snowfall to central and parts of northeast South Dakota. This early spring storm brought 6 to 14 inches of heavy snow to the area. The heavy wet snow caused a lot of travel problems along with a few accidents. Some snowfall amounts included, 6 inches at Gann Valley, Kennebec, Ipswich, Turton, Mobridge, Roscoe, and McLaughlin; 7 inches at Pollock, Groton, McIntosh, Miller, Mission Ridge, and Mellette; 8 inches at Blunt, Onaka, Selby, Murdo, and Timber Lake; 9 inches at Claremont, Gettysburg, Bowdle, 9 NW Britton; 10 inches at Faulkton; 11 inches at Onida, Ree Heights, and Artas. Locations with a foot or more of snowfall included, 12 inches 12 SSW Harrold, 23 N Highmore, and Orient; 13 inches 14 NNE Isabel and Eureka with 14 inches at Eagle Butte.