Winter Weather — Kingsbury, South Dakota

2024-12-19 · Kingsbury, South Dakota

Event narrative

A couple periods of snowfall totaled 2.5 inches in De Smet. Winds gusted to 40 to 50 mph at times with a brief period of visibility of 1/2 mile or less during snowfall.

Wider weather episode

Areas of southeast South Dakota were on the southern edge of a band of snowfall which brushed areas north of Interstate 90, and was heaviest from 3 to 6 inches closer to Highway 14. A majority of poor visibility conditions as low as one mile or less was caused by the snowfall which was largely ahead of the stronger winds with this system. Winds were strongest through the Missouri River corridor with gusts as high as 60 to 70 mph, while closer to 35 to 50 mph toward southwest Minnesota.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1229691. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.