Winter Weather — Codington, South Dakota

2013-10-29 · Codington, South Dakota

Wider weather episode

Light freezing rain caused roads to become slick in and around the Watertown area during the early morning hours. A man died in a one-vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 212 about 5 miles east of Watertown when the driver lost control on the ice-covered roadway entered the ditch and rolled. The driver and two passengers were wearing seatbelts and remained in the vehicle. Two passengers were not wearing seatbelts and were thrown from the vehicle. One of these passengers died. The rest had serious non-life threatening injuries.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 481146. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.