Blizzard — Codington, South Dakota

2014-01-25 to 2014-01-27 · Codington, South Dakota

Event narrative

With low visibilities near mile marker 178 on Interstate-29 near Watertown, a pickup struck the back of a car on Sunday afternoon of the 26th. Two people were injured with a teenager dying a few days later as result of her injuries.

Wider weather episode

A strong Alberta Clipper system generated light snow and strong winds across the region resulting in blizzard conditions. On Sunday morning, a band of moderate to heavy snow showers developed over North Dakota and swept down through our region producing cloud to ground lightning and thundersnow at times. Snowfall amounts were generally three inches or less. Wind gusts ranged from 45 to 55 mph at times. Several no travel advisories were issued due to poor visibilities in blizzard conditions with state officials closing a large portion of Interstate-29 from Brookings to the North Dakota border. With low visibilities near mile marker 178 on Interstate-29 near Watertown, a pickup struck the back of a car on Sunday afternoon of the 26th. Two people were injured with a teenager dying a few days later as result of her injuries.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 494474. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.