Winter Weather, Southern Black Hills
- When
- December 24, 4:00 PM MST to December 25, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Black Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.678, -103.451 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in South Dakota, December 24 to 25, 2012
A storm system moving across the Northern Rockies and into the Central Plains on Christmas Eve brought snow to western South Dakota. The heaviest snow fell across southwestern South Dakota, where four to six inches of snow was measured.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 storm system moving across the Northern Rockies and into the Central Plains on Christmas Eve brought snow to western South Dakota. The heaviest snow fell across southwestern South Dakota, where four to six inches of snow was measured.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Fall River
- When
- December 24, 5:00 PM MST to December 25, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Fall River forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.239, -103.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Foot Hills
- When
- December 24, 5:00 PM MST to December 25, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Foot Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 43.239, -103.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Oglala Lakota
- When
- December 24, 5:00 PM MST to December 25, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.336, -102.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 24 to 26, 2012
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, December 24, 2012
- Dense Fog in Virginia, December 24 to 25, 2012
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, December 24 to 25, 2012
- Winter Weather in Wyoming, December 24 to 25, 2012
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 24 to 25, 2012
- Winter Weather in Maryland, December 24, 2012
- Dense Fog in Missouri, December 24, 2012
- Dense Fog in Illinois, December 24, 2012
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Utah, December 24 to 25, 2012
- Winter Weather in Virginia, December 24, 2012
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, December 24, 2012
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2012Every state in 2012This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, December 2012
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: 419953, 419951, 419952, 419956.