Winter Weather in Southern Black Hills, South Dakota

A storm system brought fairly widespread precipitation to western South Dakota. Temperatures became cold enough for rain to change over to snow during the afternoon of the 29th, then persisted into the morning hours of the 30th. The heaviest snow fell during the afternoon and evening hours. Snowfall amounts were highly elevation dependent, with a band of heavier snow passing across the northern Black Hills during the afternoon and early evening. Snowfall amounts of 6 to over 10 inches were common from the Lead and Deadwood area to Cheyenne Crossing, Terry Peak, and O'Neill Pass. Amounts up to 6 inches were noted over the rest of the northern and central Black Hills into the northern foothills. Travel was impacted across portions of the Black Hills, especially the higher elevations of the northern Black Hills.