South Dakota, 2011

Winter Weather in South Dakota, December 3, 2011

December 3, 2011 · NWS FSD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Snow accumulated 2 to 4 inches in Union County during the daytime and evening of December 3rd.

Where it happened

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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 FSD wrote it up.

Snow accumulated 2 to 4 inches in Union County during the daytime and evening of December 3rd.

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Union

When
December 3, 11:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
42.833, -96.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow accumulated 2 to 4 inches, with 4 inches falling several miles northeast of Richland.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 358343.