Winter Weather in Beadle, South Dakota

Winter Weather January 21, 2026 · Beadle, South Dakota

What the National Weather Service wrote

Northwest winds gusted to 56 mph near Wolsey, 54 mph at Huron, and 51 mph at Cavour. These winds combined with periods of light snowfall which totaled around one inch to produce visibility briefly as low as one-quarter to one-half mile.

The wider storm

Winds behind yet another arctic front reached speeds from 35 to 55 mph with gusts as high as 75 mph across southeast South Dakota. When periods of light snowfall occurred that would total between one and two inches north of Highway 18, gusty winds produced considerable near-blizzard and very brief blizzard conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1315501. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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