Heavy Snow, Bennett
- When
- May 1, 9:47 AM MST to 1:24 PM MST
- Where
- Bennett forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.195, -101.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in South Dakota, May 1, 2002
A weak low pressure system moved across the Central Plains producing generally light snow. Locally heavy snow developed over Bennett County during the morning through early afternoon hours.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 UNR wrote it up.
A weak low pressure system moved across the Central Plains producing generally light snow. Locally heavy snow developed over Bennett County during the morning through early afternoon hours. The town of Martin received nine inches of snow while LaCreek received seven, and Allen reported six inches. Elsewhere across the county and adjacent counties, generally three to four inches of snow fell.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Georgia, May 1, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, May 1, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, May 1, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, May 1, 2002
- Hail in Kentucky, May 1, 2002
- Hail in Illinois, May 1, 2002
- Hail in Illinois, May 1, 2002
- Flood in Alaska, May 1 to 3, 2002
- Flooding in Illinois, May 1 to 31, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Indiana, May 1, 2002
- Tornado in Tennessee, May 1, 2002
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, May 1, 2002
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, May 2002
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5291558.