Winter Storm, Todd
- When
- December 20, 3:00 PM CST to December 21, 1:00 PM CST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.193, -100.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in South Dakota, December 20 to 21, 2006
A powerful winter storm developed across the Central Rockies and moved through the Central Plains, with the northern edge of the storm clipping south central South Dakota. Precipitation started off as a period of rain and freezing rain before changing to snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 powerful winter storm developed across the Central Rockies and moved through the Central Plains, with the northern edge of the storm clipping south central South Dakota. Precipitation started off as a period of rain and freezing rain before changing to snow. Snowfall totals of 6 to 12 inches were common south and east of Mission to Winner. Brisk north winds caused minor blowing and drifting snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Tripp
- When
- December 20, 4:00 PM CST to December 21, 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Tripp forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.346, -99.884 (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
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Colorado, December 20 to 21, 2006
- Blizzard in Wyoming, December 20 to 21, 2006
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, December 20 to 21, 2006
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, December 20 to 21, 2006
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, December 20 to 21, 2006
- Blizzard in Nebraska, December 20 to 21, 2006
- High Wind in Oregon, December 20 to 21, 2006
- High Wind in Oregon, December 20 to 21, 2006
- High Wind in Texas, December 20 to 21, 2006
- Winter Weather in Oregon, December 20 to 21, 2006
- Ice Storm in Nebraska, December 20 to 21, 2006
- Damaging Wind in Texas, December 20, 2006
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, December 2006
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: 4830, 4831.