Blizzard, Corson
- When
- December 15, 11:25 PM CST to December 16, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Corson forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in South Dakota, December 15 to 16, 2000
Northwest winds of 35 to 50 mph gusting to 60 mph combined with the newly fallen snow and arctic air to create widespread blizzard conditions and extreme wind chills to 70 below. Events were canceled, travel was shutdown, and some motorists were stranded.
Where it happened
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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.
Northwest winds of 35 to 50 mph gusting to 60 mph combined with the newly fallen snow and arctic air to create widespread blizzard conditions and extreme wind chills to 70 below. Events were canceled, travel was shutdown, and some motorists were stranded.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Dewey
- When
- December 16, 12:05 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dewey forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Stanley
- When
- December 16, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stanley forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Potter
- When
- December 16, 1:30 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Potter forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Jones
- When
- December 16, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.961, -100.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Campbell
- When
- December 16, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Lyman
- When
- December 16, 2:30 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lyman forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Walworth
- When
- December 16, 2:30 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Walworth forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Sully
- When
- December 16, 2:30 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sully forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.716, -100.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Hughes
- When
- December 16, 2:45 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.389, -99.996 (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
- High Wind in Oregon, December 15, 2000
- Winter Storm in Utah, December 15, 2000
- Storm Surge in Washington, December 15, 2000
- High Wind in Oregon, December 15, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, December 15, 2000
- Blizzard in North Dakota, December 15 to 16, 2000
- High Wind in Idaho, December 15, 2000
- Ice Storm in Iowa, December 15 to 16, 2000
- Ice Storm in Missouri, December 15, 2000
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 15, 2000
- Ice Storm in Illinois, December 15 to 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Montana, December 15, 2000
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, December 2000
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5177087, 5177088, 5177089, 5177148, 5177090, 5177147, 5177145, 5177149, 5177150, 5177146.