South Dakota, 2000Blizzard in South Dakota, April 18 to 19, 2000
April 18 to 19, 2000 · NWS UNR · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
10 blizzard, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $1.5 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
Blizzard, Central Black Hills
- When
- April 18, 8:00 PM MST to April 19, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Black Hills forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1.5 million
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -103.137 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Northern Black Hills
- When
- April 18, 8:00 PM MST to April 19, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Black Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.310, -103.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Southern Black Hills
- When
- April 18, 8:00 PM MST to April 19, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Black Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.678, -103.451 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Fall River Co.
- When
- April 18, 10:30 PM MST to April 19, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Fall River Co. forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.239, -103.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Central Foot Hills
- When
- April 18, 11:00 PM MST to April 19, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Central Foot Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Northern Foot Hills
- When
- April 18, 11:00 PM MST to April 19, 2:30 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Foot Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.359, -103.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Southern Foot Hills
- When
- April 18, 11:30 PM MST to April 19, 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Foot Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.239, -103.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Custer Plains
- When
- April 19, 12:30 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Custer Plains forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.678, -103.451 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Pennington Plains
- When
- April 19, 1:30 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Plains forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Oglala Lakota
- When
- April 19, 2:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.336, -102.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- High Wind in Colorado, April 18, 2000$1.5 million · 80 kt wind · 19 events
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 18, 2000$160,000 · 79 kt wind · 21 events
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 18, 2000$50,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Colorado, April 18, 20003 injured · 71 kt wind · 5 events
- High Wind in Utah, April 18, 2000$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 6 events
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 18, 2000$25,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Wildfire and High Wind in Colorado, April 18 to 19, 2000$10,000 · 63 kt wind · 20 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, April 18 to 19, 2000$3,000 · 1.75 in hail · 14 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in California, April 18, 200087 kt wind · 8 events
- Flooding in New Jersey, April 18, 20005 events
- High Wind in Nebraska, April 18 to 19, 200063 kt wind · 3 events
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, April 18, 20002 events
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5141053, 5141057, 5141141, 5141056, 5141054, 5141058, 5141142, 5141055, 5141059, 5141060.