Winter Weather, Southern Foot Hills
- When
- February 8, 10:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Foot Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.239, -103.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 8 to 9, 2014
A series of upper level disturbances interacted with Arctic air over the region to produce a prolonged period of snow across much of southwestern South Dakota. The heaviest snow fell across northern Fall River and southern Custer Counties, where four to nine inches of snow was reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 series of upper level disturbances interacted with Arctic air over the region to produce a prolonged period of snow across much of southwestern South Dakota. The heaviest snow fell across northern Fall River and southern Custer Counties, where four to nine inches of snow was reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Southern Black Hills
- When
- February 8, 10:00 AM MST to February 9, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Black Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.678, -103.451 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Fall River
- When
- February 8, 11:00 AM MST to February 9, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Fall River forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.239, -103.528 (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
- Freezing Fog in Texas, February 8 to 9, 2014
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, February 8, 2014
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, February 8, 2014
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 8, 2014
- Flash Flood and Flooding in California, February 8 to 9, 2014
- Freezing Fog in Texas, February 8, 2014
- Ice Storm in Oregon, February 8 to 9, 2014
- Winter Weather in Montana, February 8 to 10, 2014
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Idaho, February 8 to 9, 2014
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Oregon, February 8 to 9, 2014
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Washington, February 8 to 9, 2014
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 8 to 9, 2014
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, February 2014
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: 494177, 494178, 494176.