Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 11 to 12, 2000

Name: Winter Storm in South Dakota, November 11 to 12, 2000
Start: 2000-11-11T16:00
End: 2000-11-12T22:00
Location: South Dakota

November 11 to 12, 2000 · NWS ABR · 25 events in 25 counties and zones

Heavy snow of 6 to 12 inches fell across central and northeast South Dakota. The snowfall created many road problems and driving difficulties.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 25 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 25

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.

Heavy snow of 6 to 12 inches fell across central and northeast South Dakota. The snowfall created many road problems and driving difficulties. Many vehicles ended up in the ditch or were stuck in the deep snow. Also, there were several accidents and many events were canceled. Some snowfall amounts included, 6 inches at Watertown, Milbank, Conde, and Castlewood, 7 inches at Murdo, Reliance, Clark, La Plant, and Mound City, 8 inches at Miller, Sisseton, Gann Valley, Bryant, and Blunt, 9 inches at Lowry, Summit, Mellette, Onida, near Faulkton, and Britton, 10 inches south of Highmore and Aberdeen, and 12 inches south of Ree Heights.

The radar

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Event by event

25 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Stanley

When: November 11, 4:00 PM CST to November 12, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Stanley forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 44.412, -100.736 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Jones

When: November 11, 4:00 PM CST to November 12, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Jones forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 43.961, -100.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lyman

When: November 11, 4:00 PM CST to November 12, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Lyman forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hughes

When: November 11, 4:00 PM CST to November 12, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Hughes forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Sully

When: November 11, 4:00 PM CST to November 12, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Sully forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.716, -100.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hyde

When: November 11, 4:00 PM CST to November 12, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Hyde forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hand

When: November 11, 4:00 PM CST to November 12, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Hand forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.548, -99.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Buffalo

When: November 11, 4:00 PM CST to November 12, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Buffalo forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.076, -99.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Dewey

When: November 11, 5:00 PM CST to November 12, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Dewey forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Campbell

When: November 11, 5:00 PM CST to November 12, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Campbell forecast zone
Reported by: DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates: 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Walworth

When: November 11, 5:00 PM CST to November 12, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Walworth forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Potter

When: November 11, 5:00 PM CST to November 12, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Potter forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Faulk

When: November 11, 6:00 PM CST to November 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Faulk forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.071, -99.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Edmunds

When: November 11, 6:00 PM CST to November 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Edmunds forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.419, -99.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, McPherson

When: November 11, 6:00 PM CST to November 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where: McPherson forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.766, -99.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Brown

When: November 11, 6:00 PM CST to November 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Brown forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 45.590, -98.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Spink

When: November 11, 6:00 PM CST to November 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Spink forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.938, -98.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Marshall

When: November 11, 6:00 PM CST to November 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.759, -97.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Day

When: November 11, 6:00 PM CST to November 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Day forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.367, -97.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Clark

When: November 11, 6:00 PM CST to November 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Clark forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.858, -97.729 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Roberts

When: November 11, 6:00 PM CST to November 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Roberts forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Grant

When: November 11, 6:00 PM CST to November 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 45.172, -96.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Codington

When: November 11, 6:00 PM CST to November 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Codington forecast zone
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates: 44.978, -97.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hamlin

When: November 11, 6:00 PM CST to November 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Hamlin forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.674, -97.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Deuel

When: November 11, 6:00 PM CST to November 12, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Deuel forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.760, -96.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in South Dakota in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5159753, 5159754, 5159755, 5159756, 5159757, 5159758, 5159759, 5159760, 5159749, 5159750, 5159751, 5159752, 5159761, 5159762, 5159763, 5159764, 5159765, 5159766, 5159767, 5159869, 5159870, 5159871, 5159872, 5160169, 5160170.