Heavy Snow, Campbell
- When
- April 2, 8:00 AM CST to April 3, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Campbell forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in South Dakota, April 2 to 3, 2018
Widespread 2 to 5 inches of snow fell across central and northeast South Dakota from the 2nd to the 3rd. Some locations in north central South Dakota received heavy snow of 6 to 7 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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 ABR wrote it up.
Widespread 2 to 5 inches of snow fell across central and northeast South Dakota from the 2nd to the 3rd. Some locations in north central South Dakota received heavy snow of 6 to 7 inches.
On the night of April 2nd, desperate measures had to be taken by law enforcement and staff of the Mobridge Regional Hospital. A patient needed O-negative blood, but the hospital had very little on hand. Due to wind, low visibility and an icy runway, no planes were able to land at the Mobridge Regional Airport. Law enforcement and hospital staff risked poor travel conditions and drove to surrounding communities to obtain 10 units of blood. Once conditions improved on April 3rd, a plane was able to land at the Mobridge Regional Airport and the patient was flown to Bismarck's CHI St. Alexius Health. The patient was able to make a full recovery.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, McPherson
- When
- April 2, 8:00 AM CST to April 3, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- McPherson forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 45.766, -99.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Edmunds
- When
- April 2, 8:00 AM CST to April 3, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Edmunds forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 45.419, -99.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Currents in Florida, April 2, 2018
- High Wind in Idaho, April 2, 2018
- Wildfire in Arizona, April 2 to 4, 2018
- Winter Weather in South Dakota, April 2 to 3, 2018
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New York, April 2, 2018
- High Wind in Wyoming, April 2, 2018
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, April 2, 2018
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, April 2, 2018
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, April 2 to 3, 2018
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Jersey, April 2, 2018
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Connecticut, April 2, 2018
- Winter Weather in Iowa, April 2 to 3, 2018
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, April 2018
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: 751745, 751749, 751750.