Blizzard, Corson
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Corson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in South Dakota, March 24, 1996
On the morning of the 24th, north winds of 30 to 40 mph, gusting to 50 mph, combined with the falling snow and the previous day's snowfall to create blizzard conditions until the evening of the 24th. Interstate-90 through Jones and Lyman counties was closed on the 24th with extremely difficult travel on other roads.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 16 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 16
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.
On the morning of the 24th, north winds of 30 to 40 mph, gusting to 50 mph, combined with the falling snow and the previous day's snowfall to create blizzard conditions until the evening of the 24th. Interstate-90 through Jones and Lyman counties was closed on the 24th with extremely difficult travel on other roads. Also, some activities were canceled on the 24th with some schools delayed or canceled on the 25th. Some of the more significant two day snowfall amounts include, 6 inches at Mobridge, Gettysburg, Roscoe, and Bowdle, 7 inches at Faulkton, 8 inches at Selby, 9 inches at Timber Lake, 10 inches at Pollock, and 15 inches 6SE Mcintosh.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Campbell
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, McPherson
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.766, -99.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Walworth
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Walworth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Edmunds
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edmunds forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.419, -99.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Dewey
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dewey forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Potter
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Potter forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Faulk
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Faulk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.071, -99.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Stanley
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stanley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Sully
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sully forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.716, -100.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Hughes
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Hyde
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hyde forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Hand
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hand forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.548, -99.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Jones
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.961, -100.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Lyman
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Buffalo
- When
- March 24, 5:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -99.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Avalanche in New Hampshire, March 24, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 24, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Blizzard in Iowa, March 24 to 25, 1996
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, March 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5548020, 5548200, 5548201, 5548202, 5548203, 5548204, 5548205, 5548206, 5548207, 5548208, 5548209, 5548210, 5548211, 5548212, 5548213, 5548214.