Winter Weather in Brookings, South Dakota

A combination of wind gusts from 45 to 55 mph and light snow resulted in brief reductions in visibility to one mile or less, resulting in difficult travel.

Two cold fronts associated with an elongated surface low pressure system swept across southeast South Dakota during the evening of February 17 and into the morning of February 18. Periods of sustained winds from 40 to 50 mph with gusts as high as 66 mph were reported across the area. The strongest winds were along and west of the James River Valley. Light snow developed along the Highway 14 corridor where a few areas picked up a half-inch up to two inches of accumulation. Related reductions in visibility were brief.