Drought, Corson
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Corson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in South Dakota, March 1 to 31, 2018
The long term severe drought which began in early June continued across western Corson and into extreme northwest Dewey county throughout March.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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.
The long term severe drought which began in early June continued across western Corson and into extreme northwest Dewey county throughout March.
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 Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 28, 11:26 PM CST, 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 11:26 PM CST, 34 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 1126 PM CST Wed Feb 28 2018 .UPDATE... Issued at 859 PM CST Wed Feb 28 2018 Forecast appears on track so no major changes. Latest CAMS still forecast overnight fog and with low temp/dewpoint depressions in place, have no issue with formation of overnight radiation fog. && .SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Thursday Afternoon) Issued at 345 PM CST Wed Feb 28 2018 Similar set up for tonight and Thursday compared to last night and today. Some more snow melt today with winds generally under 10 mph. Therefore, with winds going light again tonight under mostly clear skies, expect temperatures to again fall to the dewpoint with fog forming again. Expect fog to form mainly in the James Valley and in the Sisseton Hills region with some dense fog. The fog may end up being more expansive by morning. Otherwise, surface high pressure will push east on Thursday with light winds becoming south. Again, the mixing will be weak on Thursday with the snow cover. Thus, it will be difficult for the warmer air to mix down. Still expect highs in the upper 20s to the mid 30s Thursday afternoon under partly cloudy skies. .LONG TERM...(Thursday Evening through Wednesday) Issued at 345 PM CST Wed Feb 28 2018 Warmer air will be prevalent across the CWA for the Thursday night through Sunday period as the models all show south winds dominating in advance of upper level low pressure area moving in from the west. The models continue to all show this large upper level low pressure area off the Pacific northwest coast Thursday night moving into the western U.S. by Saturday. This trough and its associated surface low pressure area and track will be the main weather story for Sunday through Monday night and maybe into Tuesday. The models agree well on the location of the surface low pressure area being in northwest Kansas on Sunday evening. The models then all diverge from there with the strength and track with the system as it lifts northeast across the plains. The EC continued to be the strongest with the surface low pressure area along with holding precipitation in our CWA into Tuesday while the GFS and Canadian had much less qpf and were weaker and quicker. Depending on the track the system will give us several weather scenarios. At this time, it does look like we will be warm enough for rain mainly across the east for Sunday and Sunday night. Expect mainly snow for Monday and Monday night along with stronger northwest winds and colder air. Already have in good/likely chances with this system at this time. We will see what later model runs show as we get closer. && .AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Thursday Night) Issued at 1125 PM CST Wed Feb 28 2018 Patchy fog may produce localized MVFR vsbys overnight into early Thursday morning. Otherwise, it should be VFR through most of the period. && .ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...None. MN...None. && UPDATE...TDK SHORT TERM...Mohr LONG TERM...Mohr AVIATION...TDK
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 11:26 AM CST, 12 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 1126 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2018 MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-011730- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall- Roberts-Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark- Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones- Lyman-Buffalo- 1126 AM CST Wed Feb 28 2018 /1026 AM MST Wed Feb 28 2018/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of west central Minnesota, central South Dakota, north central South Dakota, and northeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Fog is expected to develop again in the James Valley and Sisseton Hills region tonight. Areas of dense fog are possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Potential exists for a strong storm system to affect the northern plains Sunday through Monday night. Moderate to heavy snow accumulations, along with strong winds are possible. But, specifics such as locations most impacted, timing, and snow amounts are unclear at this point. Stay tuned to the latest forecasts. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. Mohr
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Dewey
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dewey forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in California, March 1 to 4, 2018
- High Wind in Connecticut, March 1 to 2, 2018
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 1 to 17, 2018
- Blizzard and Avalanche in California, March 1 to 3, 2018
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Ohio, March 1, 2018
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, March 1 to 2, 2018
- High Wind in Virginia, March 1 to 3, 2018
- Winter Storm and Avalanche in Nevada, March 1 to 4, 2018
- Flooding in Illinois, March 1 to 18, 2018
- High Wind in North Carolina, March 1 to 3, 2018
- Winter Storm in New York, March 1 to 2, 2018
- Winter Storm in Ohio, March 1 to 3, 2018
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 746831, 746832.