High Wind in Meade Co. Plains, South Dakota

An intense upper level low pressure system over Minnesota, combined with a Pacific cold front moving into the region, created strong winds and some heavy snowfall over portions of northwestern South Dakota. The heaviest amounts were in the two northernmost counties along the North Dakota border where up to a foot of snow fell. The heavy, wet snow added considerable weight to some of the power lines in those two counties, and when the wind picked up, there were 55 power poles blown over.