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Winter Weather in Rapid City, South Dakota

Winter Weather March 5, 2023 · Rapid City, South Dakota

The wider storm

A quick moving disturbance brought snowfall across much of west central and northwestern South Dakota. A couple of bands of heavy snow developed from the eastern slopes of the Black Hills and onto the west central South Dakota plains, producing snowfall rates of two to over three inches per hour. Snowfall totals mostly ranged from two to six inches across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1074714. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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