Mixed Precipitation and Thunder Across the Area, Heavy Snow for Some in SD

Overview

A dynamic and complex low pressure moved through much of the Plains on Saturday, March 5 into early Sunday, March 6. Across our forecast area, this system brought everything from thunderstorms and small hail in northwestern IA, rain and freezing rain, sleet and graupel, before transitioning to snow from South Dakota into southwestern MN and northwestern IA through the afternoon and evening. Ice accumulations were generally a tenth of an inch or less.

Some areas across south central into southeastern SD reported heavy snow, with isolated reports of over 6 inches. Breezy northwesterly winds gusting up to 45 mph at times created plenty of blowing and drifting snow through the night.

Satellite image from 10 AM Sunday, Mar. 6 shows the new snowfall across the area, with brighter green tones highlighting where the heaviest snow fell.

Snow/Ice
Photos & Video
Radar
Storm Reports

Snow/Ice


Total Event Snowfall - Saturday, March 5 through Sunday, March 6.	Total Event Snowfall - Saturday, March 5 through Sunday, March 6.

Photos & Video

Photos from around the area of snow accumulations, drifts, and ice.


Snowfall from Colman, SD (Credit: Dakota Koenecke)	Snowfall from Flandreau, SD (Credit: Kay Christensen)	Snowfall from Mitchell, SD (Credit: Dani Hansen)	Snowfall from Mitchell, SD (Credit: Dani Hansen)


Ice from Spirit Lake, IA (credit: Gayle Mayer)	Ice from Brewster, MN (credit: Julie Rusche Obermoller)	Snow Drifts from Avon, SD (credit: Shannon Hagen Wiebenga)	Variety of Precipitation in Fairmont, MN (credit: Nikki Hector)

Radar

Here's a look at radar through the event, from Saturday, March 5 at 9 AM CST to Sunday, March 6 at 3 AM CST.


Radar Loop Saturday 9 AM CST to 3 PM CST. Lightning data from NLDN.	Radar Loop Saturday 3 PM CST to 9 PM CST. Lightning data from NLDN.	Radar Loop Saturday 9 PM CST to Sunday 3 AM CST. Lightning data from NLDN.

Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
157 PM CST SUN MAR 6 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     FREEZING RAIN    CHEROKEE                42.75N 95.55W
03/06/2022  E0.10 INCH       CHEROKEE           IA   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     FREEZING RAIN    6 S AVON                42.92N 98.06W
03/06/2022  E0.10 INCH       BON HOMME          SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     FREEZING RAIN    HERON LAKE              43.80N 95.32W
03/06/2022  E0.10 INCH       JACKSON            MN   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     FREEZING RAIN    WINDOM                  43.87N 95.12W
03/06/2022  E0.10 INCH       COTTONWOOD         MN   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     FREEZING RAIN    SPIRIT LAKE             43.43N 95.11W
03/06/2022  E0.10 INCH       DICKINSON          IA   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     FREEZING RAIN    LE MARS                 42.79N 96.17W
03/06/2022  E0.10 INCH       PLYMOUTH           IA   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0808 AM     FREEZING RAIN    LARCHWOOD               43.46N 96.44W
03/06/2022  E0.10 INCH       LYON               IA   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0824 AM     FREEZING RAIN    MADISON                 44.01N 97.11W
03/06/2022  E0.10 INCH       LAKE               SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0932 AM     FREEZING RAIN    BREWSTER                43.70N 95.47W
03/06/2022  E0.12 INCH       NOBLES             MN   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0212 PM     HAIL             JACKSON                 43.63N 94.99W
03/05/2022  E0.75 INCH       JACKSON            MN   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT WITH PICTURE OF PENNY 
            SIZED HAIL. 

1100 PM     HEAVY SNOW       3 SE LOOMIS             43.76N 98.07W
03/05/2022  M6.4 INCH        DAVISON            SD   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            TOTAL SNOWFALL AS OF 11 PM. LIQUID 
            EQUIVALENT 0.44 INCHES. 

0820 PM     SNOW             SIOUX FALLS             43.54N 96.73W
03/05/2022  M1.6 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            KELO STUDIO MEASUREMENT. 

0821 PM     SNOW             FLANDREAU               44.05N 96.60W
03/05/2022  E2.3 INCH        MOODY              SD   PUBLIC           

             

0824 PM     SNOW             MITCHELL                43.73N 98.03W
03/05/2022  E5.0 INCH        DAVISON            SD   PUBLIC           

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS HEAVY SNOW REPORT FROM 
            MITCHELL. 

0827 PM     SNOW             HOWARD                  44.01N 97.52W
03/05/2022  M4.5 INCH        MINER              SD   PUBLIC           

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS HEAVY SNOW REPORT FROM 
            HOWARD. 

0829 PM     SNOW             LAKE PRESTON            44.36N 97.38W
03/05/2022  E3.0 INCH        KINGSBURY          SD   PUBLIC           

             

1100 PM     SNOW             1 SSW MITCHELL          43.71N 98.04W
03/05/2022  M6.4 INCH        DAVISON            SD   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MCLS2 MITCHELL. 

1200 AM     SNOW             2 S HURON               44.34N 98.22W
03/06/2022  M2.8 INCH        BEADLE             SD   OFFICIAL NWS OBS 

            TOTAL SNOWFALL AS OF MIDNIGHT. 

1200 AM     SNOW             3 N SIOUX FALLS         43.59N 96.73W
03/06/2022  M1.8 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   OFFICIAL NWS OBS 

            AS OF 12 AM. 

0500 AM     SNOW             8 SSW CHAMBERLAIN       43.71N 99.38W
03/06/2022  M2.0 INCH        BRULE              SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-BL-10 CHAMBERLAIN 7.5 
            SSW. 

0530 AM     SNOW             CHAMBERLAIN             43.81N 99.33W
03/06/2022  M1.3 INCH        BRULE              SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-BL-1 CHAMBERLAIN 0.3 W. 

0600 AM     SNOW             CLAYTON                 43.45N 97.66W
03/06/2022  M3.5 INCH        HUTCHINSON         SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-HT-16 EMERY 10.8 S. 

0600 AM     SNOW             3 N SIOUX FALLS         43.59N 96.73W
03/06/2022  M1.8 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION FSDS2 SIOUX FALLS 
            NWS. 

0630 AM     SNOW             2 ESE YANKTON           42.88N 97.36W
03/06/2022  M2.0 INCH        YANKTON            SD   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION YTNS2 YANKTON 2 E. 

0700 AM     SNOW             MARION                  43.42N 97.25W
03/06/2022  M3.6 INCH        TURNER             SD   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MARS2 MARION. 

0700 AM     SNOW             11 N COLMAN             44.14N 96.80W
03/06/2022  M3.0 INCH        MOODY              SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-MY-11 COLMAN 10.6 N. 

0700 AM     SNOW             3 ESE SIOUX FALLS       43.52N 96.67W
03/06/2022  M1.9 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-MH-1 SIOUX FALLS 5.0 SE 
            ARPT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             3 NE CROOKS             43.69N 96.78W
03/06/2022  M3.2 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-MH-71 RENNER 4.1 NW. 

0700 AM     SNOW             4 WNW ROWENA            43.55N 96.63W
03/06/2022  M1.3 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-MH-82 SIOUX FALLS 5.2 E. 

0700 AM     SNOW             2 W VILAS               44.01N 97.63W
03/06/2022  M4.0 INCH        MINER              SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-MN-11 HOWARD 5.3 W. 

0700 AM     SNOW             MONTROSE                43.70N 97.18W
03/06/2022  M6.8 INCH        MCCOOK             SD   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MONS2 MONTROSE. 

0700 AM     SNOW             6 NW MONTROSE           43.77N 97.25W
03/06/2022  M3.0 INCH        MCCOOK             SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-MC-1 MONTROSE 5.8 NW. 

0700 AM     SNOW             MADISON                 44.01N 97.11W
03/06/2022  M2.9 INCH        LAKE               SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-LK-9 MADISON 0.2 NW. 

0700 AM     SNOW             DE SMET                 44.38N 97.55W
03/06/2022  M2.0 INCH        KINGSBURY          SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-KY-5 DE SMET 0.2 SSE. 

0700 AM     SNOW             4 SSW PICKSTOWN         43.02N 98.56W
03/06/2022  M4.0 INCH        GREGORY            SD   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION PCKS2 PICKSTOWN 4 
            SSW. 

0700 AM     SNOW             4 SW BURKE              43.14N 99.35W
03/06/2022  M2.0 INCH        GREGORY            SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-GY-15 BURKE 4.2 SW. 

0700 AM     SNOW             10 W DIMOCK             43.50N 98.19W
03/06/2022  M6.0 INCH        DOUGLAS            SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-DG-1 DIMOCK 10.2 W. 

0700 AM     SNOW             2 S MITCHELL            43.70N 98.03W
03/06/2022  M4.5 INCH        DAVISON            SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-DV-33 2 S MITCHELL. 

0700 AM     SNOW             1 S BROOKINGS           44.29N 96.79W
03/06/2022  M1.2 INCH        BROOKINGS          SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-BK-43 BROOKINGS 1.0 S. 

0700 AM     SNOW             2 S BROOKINGS           44.28N 96.79W
03/06/2022  M1.5 INCH        BROOKINGS          SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-BK-57 BROOKINGS 1.6 S. 

0700 AM     SNOW             BROOKINGS               44.30N 96.79W
03/06/2022  M1.5 INCH        BROOKINGS          SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-BK-7 BROOKINGS 0.2 SSW. 

0700 AM     SNOW             4 NE BRUCE              44.48N 96.84W
03/06/2022  M3.0 INCH        BROOKINGS          SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-BK-9 BRUCE 4.1 NE. 

0700 AM     SNOW             4 SW STICKNEY           43.55N 98.49W
03/06/2022  M5.0 INCH        AURORA             SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-AR-8 STICKNEY 3.8 SW. 

0700 AM     SNOW             1 NW WAGNER             43.08N 98.32W
03/06/2022  M7.5 INCH        CHARLES MIX        SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-CM-14 WAGNER 0.8 NW. 

0700 AM     SNOW             MADISON                 44.01N 97.11W
03/06/2022  E2.5 INCH        LAKE               SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF 2 - 3 INCHES. 

0700 AM     SNOW             WALL LAKE               43.53N 96.96W
03/06/2022  E3.0 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             FLANDREAU               44.05N 96.60W
03/06/2022  E3.9 INCH        MOODY              SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             COLMAN                  43.99N 96.82W
03/06/2022  E4.0 INCH        MOODY              SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             1 WSW PARKER            43.39N 97.15W
03/06/2022  E3.0 INCH        TURNER             SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT WITH PICTURE. 

0700 AM     SNOW             HOWARD                  44.01N 97.52W
03/06/2022  E5.5 INCH        MINER              SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT WITH PICTURE. 

0700 AM     SNOW             MINNEOTA                44.57N 95.98W
03/06/2022  E2.6 INCH        LYON               MN   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             4 ENE MONROE            43.50N 97.14W
03/06/2022  M3.0 INCH        MCCOOK             SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-MC-13 PARKER 7.2 N. 

0700 AM     SNOW             2 N LAKE ANDES          43.19N 98.54W
03/06/2022  M10.0 INCH       CHARLES MIX        SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-CM-21 LAKE ANDES 2.4 N. 

0700 AM     SNOW             6 SW IVANHOE            44.41N 96.34W
03/06/2022  M4.0 INCH        LINCOLN            MN   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION MN-LN-4 HENDRICKS 8.0 SE. 

0700 AM     SNOW             HOWARD                  44.02N 97.52W
03/06/2022  E4.5 INCH        MINER              SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT WITH PICTURE. 

0700 AM     SNOW             SIOUX FALLS             43.54N 96.73W
03/06/2022  E2.0 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   BROADCAST MEDIA  

            MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             MITCHELL                43.74N 98.03W
03/06/2022  M7.5 INCH        DAVISON            SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT WITH PICTURE. 

0700 AM     SNOW             1 N DIMOCK              43.50N 97.99W
03/06/2022  E6.0 INCH        HUTCHINSON         SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             DELMONT                 43.27N 98.16W
03/06/2022  E2.0 INCH        DOUGLAS            SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             LAKE PRESTON            44.37N 97.38W
03/06/2022  E3.0 INCH        KINGSBURY          SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             3 W SIOUX FALLS         43.54N 96.79W
03/06/2022  E2.0 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             DELL RAPIDS             43.83N 96.71W
03/06/2022  E4.0 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             FULTON                  43.73N 97.82W
03/06/2022  E7.5 INCH        HANSON             SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             FLANDREAU               44.05N 96.60W
03/06/2022  E3.5 INCH        MOODY              SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             6 N FLANDREAU           44.14N 96.60W
03/06/2022  E2.5 INCH        MOODY              SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             8 ESE STICKNEY          43.55N 98.29W
03/06/2022  E7.0 INCH        DAVISON            SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0700 AM     SNOW             1 S ARMOUR              43.31N 98.34W
03/06/2022  E5.5 INCH        DOUGLAS            SD   EMERGENCY MNGR   

            DOUGLAS COUNTY EM REPORTED 5.5 INCHES. 

0730 AM     SNOW             1 S HURON               44.35N 98.22W
03/06/2022  M2.7 INCH        BEADLE             SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-BD-20 HURON 1.3 S. 

0800 AM     SNOW             1 ENE WALL LAKE         43.53N 96.95W
03/06/2022  M3.0 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-MH-8 HARTFORD 6.4 S. 

0800 AM     SNOW             1 NE BROOKINGS          44.32N 96.77W
03/06/2022  M1.1 INCH        BROOKINGS          SD   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION BROS2 BROOKINGS 2 NE. 

0800 AM     SNOW             1 SW BROOKINGS          44.29N 96.80W
03/06/2022  M1.0 INCH        BROOKINGS          SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-BK-3 BROOKINGS 1.4 SW. 

0800 AM     SNOW             5 W BRUCE               44.43N 97.00W
03/06/2022  M3.0 INCH        BROOKINGS          SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-BK-45 BRUCE 5.3 W. 

0800 AM     SNOW             TYNDALL                 42.99N 97.86W
03/06/2022  M2.6 INCH        BON HOMME          SD   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION TYNS2 TYNDALL. 

0800 AM     SNOW             1 NNE HURON             44.38N 98.21W
03/06/2022  M2.4 INCH        BEADLE             SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-BD-24 HURON 1.1 NNE. 

0800 AM     SNOW             1 N MARSHALL            44.47N 95.79W
03/06/2022  M2.5 INCH        LYON               MN   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION MMLM5 MARSHALL. 

0800 AM     SNOW             BONESTEEL               43.08N 98.95W
03/06/2022  M4.0 INCH        GREGORY            SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-GY-21 BONESTEEL 0.1 S. 

0832 AM     SNOW             LAKE ANDES              43.16N 98.53W
03/06/2022  E10.0 INCH       CHARLES MIX        SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF 8 - 10 INCHES OF 
            SNOW. 

0900 AM     SNOW             10 NNE FORESTBURG       44.16N 98.06W
03/06/2022  M2.0 INCH        SANBORN            SD   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION WSKS2 WOONSOCKET 13 
            NE. 

0900 AM     SNOW             4 WSW SIOUX FALLS       43.53N 96.80W
03/06/2022  M2.6 INCH        MINNEHAHA          SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-MH-35 SIOUX FALLS 3.7 
            WSW. 

0900 AM     SNOW             13 WNW PLATTE           43.49N 99.06W
03/06/2022  M1.0 INCH        CHARLES MIX        SD   CO-OP OBSERVER   

            CO-OP OBSERVER STATION ACYS2 ACADEMY 2 NE. 

0904 AM     SNOW             1 WNW MADISON           44.01N 97.13W
03/06/2022  E3.0 INCH        LAKE               SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0917 AM     SNOW             VOLGA                   44.33N 96.92W
03/06/2022  E2.0 INCH        BROOKINGS          SD   PUBLIC           

            PUBLIC REPORT. 

0939 AM     SNOW             1 ENE MENNO             43.24N 97.56W
03/06/2022  E2.8 INCH        HUTCHINSON         SD   PUBLIC           

            SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT. 

0100 PM     SNOW             WOONSOCKET              44.05N 98.28W
03/06/2022  M2.5 INCH        SANBORN            SD   COCORAHS         

            COCORAHS STATION SD-SB-3 WOONSOCKET 0.2 WSW.

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