Winter Storm, Mellette
- When
- November 30, 7:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Mellette forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.581, -100.760 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, November 30, 2015
A strong low pressure system moved across the Central Plains, bringing a band of heavy snow to south central South Dakota. Snowfall amounts of six to 12 inches were reported across portions of Mellette, Todd, and Tripp Counties while gusty northwest winds produced blowing and drifting snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- 9
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 strong low pressure system moved across the Central Plains, bringing a band of heavy snow to south central South Dakota. Snowfall amounts of six to 12 inches were reported across portions of Mellette, Todd, and Tripp Counties while gusty northwest winds produced blowing and drifting snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 winter weather, 3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Todd
- When
- November 30, 7:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Todd forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.193, -100.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Tripp
- When
- November 30, 7:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Tripp forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.346, -99.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Bennett
- When
- November 30, 11:00 AM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Bennett forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.195, -101.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Oglala Lakota
- When
- November 30, 12:00 PM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.336, -102.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Bennett
- When
- November 30, 12:00 PM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Bennett forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 43.195, -101.664 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Haakon
- When
- November 30, 3:00 PM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Ziebach
- When
- November 30, 4:00 PM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.980, -101.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Pennington Co Plains
- When
- November 30, 7:00 PM MST to 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Co Plains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
- 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
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- Winter Storm in Iowa, November 30, 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 30, 2015
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, November 30, 2015
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 30, 2015
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 30, 2015
- Winter Storm in Iowa, November 30, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, November 30, 2015
- Winter Weather in Virginia, November 30, 2015
- Winter Weather in Maryland, November 30, 2015
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, November 2015
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: 608118, 608119, 608120, 608152, 608150, 608151, 608149, 608147, 608148.