Blizzard, Corson
- When
- March 8, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Corson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in South Dakota, March 8, 2000
High winds of 30 to 50 mph combined with 3 to 7 inches of snow caused widespread blizzard conditions across north central South Dakota from the late morning to the late afternoon hours. Many schools were closed early in the day.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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.
High winds of 30 to 50 mph combined with 3 to 7 inches of snow caused widespread blizzard conditions across north central South Dakota from the late morning to the late afternoon hours. Many schools were closed early in the day. Travel was also significantly disrupted. Telephone service went down for several hours between Mobridge and Selby. Some heavy snowfall amouts included, 6 inches at Eagle Butte, Selby, and Hoven, and 7 inches southwest of Keldron.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Dewey
- When
- March 8, 11:00 AM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dewey forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Campbell
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Walworth
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Walworth forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Potter
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Potter forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, McPherson
- When
- March 8, 12:00 PM CST to 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.766, -99.221 (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
- Flooding in California, March 8, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, March 8, 2000
- Wildfire in Missouri, March 8 to 10, 2000
- High Wind in Iowa, March 8 to 9, 2000
- High Wind in Missouri, March 8, 2000
- Lightning Strikes in Michigan, March 8 to 9, 2000
- High Wind in Kansas, March 8, 2000
- Lightning Strike in Minnesota, March 8, 2000
- Excessive Heat in West Virginia, March 8, 2000
- High Wind in Kansas, March 8, 2000
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 8, 2000
- Hail in Michigan, March 8, 2000
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, March 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: 5136062, 5136063, 5136064, 5136065, 5136066, 5136067.