Winter Weather — Hermosa Foothills, South Dakota

2018-12-26 to 2018-12-27 · Hermosa Foothills, South Dakota

Wider weather episode

A large storm system brought snow and mixed precipitation to the area. The first part of the system brought several inches of snow from the Black Hills area to northwestern South Dakota. The second and stronger part of the system moved northeast across the Central Plains and brought snow from southwestern to south central South Dakota. The heaviest snow was primarily across far south central South Dakota, where around six inches of snow fell. Strong northwest winds produced blowing and drifting snow across much of the western South Dakota plains, especially south central South Dakota, with the second part of the system.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 792062. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.