Heavy Snow — Pennington Co Plains, South Dakota

2024-04-01 · Pennington Co Plains, South Dakota

Wider weather episode

An upper-level system moved across the region, bringing a couple of disturbances across the northern Plains. A stronger disturbance moved across the area on the 31st into April 1st, and with colder air in place, produced a more widespread area of accumulating snowfall. Amounts of 2 to around 6 inches were common across much of southwest and south-central South Dakota, with at least localized higher amounts to around 10 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1161294. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.