Heavy Snow in Hamlin, South Dakota

Heavy Snow February 28, 2026 · Hamlin, South Dakota

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two miles north of the Hamlin Education Center, the public reported a total snowfall of 6 inches.

The wider storm

A band of snow set up across northeast South Dakota on the morning of February 28th. 8.3 inches of fluffy light snow was measured 4 miles north of Bristol, with 6.1 inches in Doland. Observers in Chelsea, Columbia, Garden City and 2 miles north of the Hamlin Education Center all submitted 6 inches of total snowfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1308782. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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