Winter Weather — Rapid City, South Dakota

2022-02-11 · Rapid City, South Dakota

Event narrative

SNOW SQUALL. Snow squalls produced very low visibilities and dangerous driving conditions over portions of the Rapid City area, especially northern and eastern portions of the city. Several accidents were reported.

Wider weather episode

Gusty winds of 40 to 60 mph behind a cold front, combined with snow shower development, resulted in snow squalls producing very low visibilities and dangerous driving conditions on the adjacent plains north and east of Rapid City.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1000691. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.