Snowfall of 5 to 11 inches followed a period of freezing drizzle over southeast South Dakota. The freezing drizzle fell after midnight on November 30th, then the accumulating snow developed from east to west that morning and continued into the morning of December 1st.
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The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.
Snowfall of 5 to 11 inches followed a period of freezing drizzle over southeast South Dakota. The freezing drizzle fell after midnight on November 30th, then the accumulating snow developed from east to west that morning and continued into the morning of December 1st.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 30, 5:25 PM CST, 6 hours 35 minutes earlier.
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24 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 5 to 8 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 7.0 inches at and near Brookings. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 5 to 8 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 7.0 inches at Flandreau. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 6 to 10 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 9.3 inches at Sioux Falls. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 6 to 9 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 9 inches near Sioux Falls. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 6 to 9 inches over a 24 hour period that began on November 30th, including 8 inches south of Big Springs. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 6 to 11 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 10.4 inches near Madison. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 6 to 10 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 10.0 inches at Bridgewater. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 6 to 9 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 7.2 inches 6 miles southeast of Centerville. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 6 to 9 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 8.0 inches at Vermillion. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 5 to 8 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 6.0 inches at De Smet. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 5 to 9 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 8.0 inches at Howard. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 5 to 9 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 8.0 inches near Huron. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 5 to 9 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 8.0 inches at Woonsocket. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 6 to 9 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 7.0 inches near Alexandria. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 6 to 10 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 9.4 inches near Mitchell. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 5 to 9 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 6.5 inches at Menno. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 5 to 7 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 6.0 inches near Yankton. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 5 to 7 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 5.0 inches at Tyndall. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 5 to 8 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 6.0 inches at Wessington Springs. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 6 to 9 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 8.0 inches at White Lake. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 6 to 9 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 7.6 inches east of Corsica. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 6 to 11 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 11.0 inches at Chamberlain. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 5 to 9 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 6.0 inches at Pickstown. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
Freezing drizzle was quickly followed by snow. The snow accumulated 6 to 10 inches over a 24 to 30 hour period that began on November 30th, including 10.0 inches at Gregory. The storm resulted in cancellations or cutbacks of school classes.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Dakota in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, December 2015
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: 610545, 610546, 610547, 610549, 610550, 610552, 610554, 610556, 610557, 610558, 610559, 610560, 610561, 610562, 610563, 610564, 610566, 610567, 610571, 610572, 610573, 610574, 610576, 610578.