Blizzard, Deuel
- When
- February 24, 4:21 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Deuel forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 44.760, -96.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in South Dakota, February 24, 2019
A strong clipper system dropped southeast across the region and was followed by an arctic front. Strong north winds gusting to 40 to 50 mph combined with new snowfall brought ground blizzard conditions to much of northeast South Dakota.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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.
A strong clipper system dropped southeast across the region and was followed by an arctic front. Strong north winds gusting to 40 to 50 mph combined with new snowfall brought ground blizzard conditions to much of northeast South Dakota. Travel was not advised especially on Highway 12 and Interstate 29.
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 24, 3:07 AM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 3:07 AM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 3:28 AM CST, 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 328 AM CST Sun Feb 24 2019 SDZ003-015-033-045-048-051-250930- Corson-Dewey-Stanley-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- 328 AM CST Sun Feb 24 2019 /228 AM MST Sun Feb 24 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota and north central South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Light snow will move through the region Monday and Monday night bringing 1 to 3 inches. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MNZ039-046-SDZ004>011-016>023-034>037-250930- Traverse-Big Stone-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin- Deuel-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand- 328 AM CST Sun Feb 24 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota, central South Dakota, north central South Dakota and northeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Blowing and drifting snow will impact the region today. Visibilities east of the James Valley will fall to 1/4 mile or less at times in blizzard conditions. Winds will diminish from west to east this afternoon and evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Light snow will move through the region Monday and Monday night bringing 1 to 3 inches with highest amounts across central SD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Hamlin
- When
- February 24, 4:25 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamlin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 44.674, -97.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Codington
- When
- February 24, 4:40 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Codington forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 44.978, -97.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Roberts
- When
- February 24, 4:40 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Roberts forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Grant
- When
- February 24, 4:40 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 45.172, -96.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Marshall
- When
- February 24, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 45.759, -97.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Day
- When
- February 24, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Day forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 45.367, -97.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in California, February 24 to 27, 2019
- High Wind in Michigan, February 24 to 25, 2019
- Flooding and High Wind in West Virginia, February 24 to 26, 2019
- High Wind in Michigan, February 24, 2019
- High Wind in Ohio, February 24 to 25, 2019
- Winter Storm and Flooding in California, February 24 to 28, 2019
- Flash Flooding and Blizzard in New York, February 24 to 25, 2019
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Georgia, February 24, 2019
- High Wind in Virginia, February 24 to 25, 2019
- Strong Wind in Vermont, February 24 to 26, 2019
- Blizzard and High Wind in New York, February 24 to 25, 2019
- Flood and Strong Wind in Ohio, February 24, 2019
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, February 2019
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 809777, 809771, 809770, 809773, 809775, 809765, 809766.