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Storm Reports: Dec 30th

A quick-moving system brought a mixture of rain, freezing rain, and snow to different parts of South Dakota.


Photo Credit: Sturgis Public Works Department (Sturgis, SD 12-31-2024)


Precipitation Reports (Airports):

Sioux Falls Airport - 0.47"

Huron Airport - 0.44"

Chamberlain Airport - 0.37" Mitchell Airport - 0.23"

Pine Ridge Airport - 0.14"

Winner Airport - 0.13"

Watertown Airport - 0.07" Brookings Airport - 0.06"

Aberdeen Airport - 0.04"

DeSmet Airport - 0.01"


Precipitation Reports (Personal Weather Stations):

6 Mi SE of Plankinton - 0.73"

Chamberlain (Near National Guard Armory) - 0.69"

9 Mi NW of Fort Pierre - 0.68"

Wessington Springs - 0.68"

Holabird - 0.58"

4.3 Mi NE Ree Heights - 0.55"

Silver Lake - 0.37" Lennox - 0.36"

Sioux Falls (Bakker Crossing Golf Course) - 0.36"

North Sioux City (near Dakota Valley Schools) - 0.35"

Madison (Near Madison Public Library) - 0.33"

Wynstone - 0.33"

Rapid City (near Parkview Park) - 0.25"

Lake Preston - 0.12"

3.6 Mi NE Montrose - 0.8"

Watertown (near Herzog Park) - 0.05"

0.7 Mi NW of Piedmont - 0.3"

3 Mi NE Hayti - 0.02"

Castlewood - 0.01"

Dempster - 0.01"

Mellette - 0.01"


Snowfall Reports (From the National Weather Service):

2 mi WNW Central City: 11.00"

3 mi NE Brownsville: 8.00"

1 mi SSW Deadwood: 6.50"

2 mi NW Dwtn Spearfish: 6.00"

1 mi NW Sturgis: 6.00"

3 mi NE Whitewood: 5.00"

Lead: 5.00"

2 mi SSW Brownsville: 4.50"



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