Patchy drizzle and freezing drizzle caused a few icy areas before the precipitation changed to snow. The snow accumulated 1 to 3 inches north of Interstate 90.
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The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.
Patchy drizzle and freezing drizzle caused a few icy areas before the precipitation changed to snow. The snow accumulated 1 to 3 inches north of Interstate 90.
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 Jan 1, 6:07 PM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.
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5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Patchy freezing drizzle caused a few icy areas on New Years night before the precipitation changed to snow. The snow accumulated 1 to 3 inches, including 1.5 inches at Lake Benton.
Patchy freezing drizzle caused a few icy areas on New Years night before the precipitation changed to snow. The snow accumulated 1 to 3 inches, including 3.0 inches at Marshall.
Patchy freezing drizzle caused a few icy areas on New Years night before the precipitation changed to snow. The snow accumulated 1 to 3 inches, including 2.0 inches at Pipestone.
Patchy freezing drizzle caused a few icy areas on New Years night before the precipitation changed to snow. The snow accumulated 1 to 3 inches, including 1.5 inches 5 miles south southeast of Garvin.
Patchy freezing drizzle caused a few icy areas on New Years night before the precipitation changed to snow. The snow accumulated 1 to 3 inches.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Minnesota in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, January 2017
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 665842, 665843, 665844, 665845, 665846.