Blizzard, Marshall
- When
- January 4, 4:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 AM 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 in South Dakota, January 4 to 5, 2022
A strengthening area of low pressure over Minnesota brought light snow and strong northwest winds to northeastern South Dakota from the evening of the 4th through the morning hours of the 5th. The combination of snowfall amounts of an inch or two, along with 40 to 50 mph wind gusts, caused blizzard conditions, especially in open country areas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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 strengthening area of low pressure over Minnesota brought light snow and strong northwest winds to northeastern South Dakota from the evening of the 4th through the morning hours of the 5th. The combination of snowfall amounts of an inch or two, along with 40 to 50 mph wind gusts, caused blizzard conditions, especially in open country areas.
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 Jan 4, 2:40 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 2:40 PM CST, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 432 AM CST Tue Jan 4 2022 SDZ004>006-009-010-017>020-022-023-051045- Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Walworth-Edmunds-Faulk-Spink-Clark- Codington-Hamlin-Deuel- 432 AM CST Tue Jan 4 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central South Dakota and northeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong northwest wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph will combine with light snow this afternoon and evening, leading to the potential for reduced visibilities. Bitterly to dangerously cold air moves in tonight as well. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Bitterly to dangerously cold air will be in place Wednesday through Friday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-021-051045- Traverse-Big Stone-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Grant- 432 AM CST Tue Jan 4 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota and northeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong northwest wind gusts of 40 to 55 mph will combine with light to moderate snow this evening and tonight, leading to significantly reduced visibilities especially where 1 to 2 inches can accumulate. Bitterly to dangerously cold air moves in tonight as well. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Blowing snow with reduced visibilities continues into Wednesday morning. Bitterly to dangerously cold air will be in place Wednesday through Friday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. SDZ003-015-016-033>037-045-048-051-051045- Corson-Dewey-Potter-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman- Buffalo- 432 AM CST Tue Jan 4 2022 /332 AM MST Tue Jan 4 2022/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota and north central South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Strong northwest wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph will combine with light snow this afternoon and evening, leading to the potential for reduced visibilities. Bitterly to dangerously cold air moves in tonight as well. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Bitterly to dangerously cold air will be in place Wednesday through Friday morning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. LUECK
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Day
- When
- January 4, 4:00 PM CST to January 5, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Day forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.367, -97.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Grant
- When
- January 4, 4:00 PM CST to January 5, 7:00 AM 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, Roberts
- When
- January 4, 5:00 PM CST to January 5, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Roberts forecast zone
- Reported by
- Storm Chaser
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Brown
- When
- January 4, 6:00 PM CST to January 5, 1:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 45.590, -98.352 (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
- Extreme Cold in South Dakota, January 4 to 7, 2022
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Montana, January 4 to 7, 2022
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, January 4 to 6, 2022
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 4 to 5, 2022
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 4, 2022
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Wyoming, January 4 to 7, 2022
- Cold in Montana, January 4 to 7, 2022
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 4, 2022
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 4 to 5, 2022
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Wyoming, January 4 to 6, 2022
- High Wind in Colorado, January 4, 2022
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 4 to 5, 2022
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, January 2022
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: 995189, 995190, 995192, 995191, 995188.