Winter Storm, Southern Black Hills
- When
- April 27, 10:00 PM MST to April 28, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Black Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.678, -103.451 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, April 27 to 28, 2017
A spring storm system brought rain and snow to southwestern South Dakota. Rain changed to snow overnight and continued into the morning.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 spring storm system brought rain and snow to southwestern South Dakota. Rain changed to snow overnight and continued into the morning. Snowfall amounts were generally a few inches; however, higher elevations of the southern Black Hills from Pringle and Wind Cave to near Custer received more than six inches of snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather, 1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Central Black Hills
- When
- April 27, 11:00 PM MST to April 28, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central Black Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.841, -103.137 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southern Foot Hills
- When
- April 28, 12:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Foot Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 43.239, -103.528 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Fall River
- When
- April 28, 12:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Fall River forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.239, -103.528 (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
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 27, 2017
- Tornadoes in Alabama, April 27, 2017
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Wyoming, April 27 to 28, 2017
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in Hawaii, April 27 to 30, 2017
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, April 27, 2017
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Ohio, April 27, 2017
- High Wind and Winter Weather in New Mexico, April 27, 2017
- Winter Storm in Montana, April 27 to 28, 2017
- High Wind in Texas, April 27, 2017
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 27 to 29, 2017
- Tornado and Hail in Kansas, April 27, 2017
- High Wind in California, April 27, 2017
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, April 2017
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: 685268, 685266, 685265, 685269.