South Dakota, 2015

Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 9, 2015

February 9, 2015 · NWS FSD · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Freezing rain and freezing drizzle caused widespread but light icing of untreated roads and other surfaces in southeast South Dakota, mostly north of Interstate 90, on the morning of February 9th. 02 inch.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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.

Freezing rain and freezing drizzle caused widespread but light icing of untreated roads and other surfaces in southeast South Dakota, mostly north of Interstate 90, on the morning of February 9th. Reported icing varied from a trace to 0.02 inch.

What forecasters said that day

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 Feb 8, 11:29 PM CST, 2 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 11:29 PM CST, 2 hours 31 minutes before
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Event by event

11 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Beadle

When
February 9, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Beadle forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.415, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle caused icy travel on some untreated roads and other surfaces.

Winter Weather, Jerauld

When
February 9, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Jerauld forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
44.066, -98.630 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle caused icy travel on some untreated roads and other surfaces.

Winter Weather, Sanborn

When
February 9, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Sanborn forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
44.023, -98.091 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle caused icy travel on some untreated roads and other surfaces.

Winter Weather, Kingsbury

When
February 9, 2:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Kingsbury forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
44.370, -97.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle caused icy travel on some untreated roads and other surfaces.

Winter Weather, Miner

When
February 9, 2:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Miner forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
44.022, -97.610 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle caused icy travel on some untreated roads and other surfaces.

Winter Weather, Lake

When
February 9, 2:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Lake forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.022, -97.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle caused icy travel on some untreated roads and other surfaces.

Winter Weather, Brookings

When
February 9, 2:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where
Brookings forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
44.370, -96.790 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle caused icy travel on some untreated roads and other surfaces.

Winter Weather, Moody

When
February 9, 2:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where
Moody forecast zone
Reported by
Insurance Company
Coordinates
44.022, -96.671 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle caused icy travel on some untreated roads and other surfaces.

Winter Weather, Minnehaha

When
February 9, 2:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where
Minnehaha forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
43.674, -96.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle caused icy travel on some untreated roads and other surfaces.

Winter Weather, Lincoln

When
February 9, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
NWS Employee
Coordinates
43.279, -96.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle caused icy travel on some untreated roads and other surfaces.

Winter Weather, Union

When
February 9, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
42.833, -96.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain and freezing drizzle caused icy travel on some untreated roads and other surfaces.

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

More

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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: 558745, 558746, 558747, 558748, 558749, 558750, 558751, 558754, 558757, 558760, 558761.