Winter Weather — Minnehaha, South Dakota

2018-11-28 · Minnehaha, South Dakota

Event narrative

Periods of light freezing rain and freezing drizzle resulted in a glaze of ice on roadways and treacherous driving conditions. A 54-year-old male was killed (indirect) when his vehicle lost control on an icy bridge, left the roadway and rolled near Humboldt around 1350CST.

Wider weather episode

With cooler air locked in near the surface, progression of a mid-level wave from the west during the daytime hours of November 28 increased warm advection atop the cold layer, resulting in periods of light freezing rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 789509. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.