Dense Fog in Jerauld, South Dakota

Dense Fog January 26, 2024 · Jerauld, South Dakota

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

On January 26, a young girl was crossing South Dakota Highway 34 about 10 miles west of Wessington Springs to board a school bus when she was struck by a vehicle. The vehicle engaged its breaks when flashing lights on the bus became more visible in dense fog and then slid on the icy road, hitting the young girl. The girl sustained serious, life-threatening injuries and succumbed to those injuries (indirect fatality) on February 6.

The wider storm

A moist boundary layer, combined with weak surface flow and a strong temperature inversion aloft resulted in areas of dense fog with visibility at times below one-quarter mile across southeast South Dakota on January 26th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1205486. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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