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Event Details
| Event | Blizzard |
| State | SOUTH DAKOTA |
| County/Area | DEWEY |
| WFO | ABR |
| Begin Date | 12/30/2010 11:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 12/30/2010 18:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A strong upper level low pressure trough and associated surface low pressure area moved across the region bringing the first of two consecutive blizzards to central and northeast South Dakota. Snowfall amounts of 3 to 6 inches combined with bitter cold north winds of 25 to 40 mph caused widespread blizzard conditions across central and northeast South Dakota from the late morning until the evening hours. Near zero visibilities caused dangerous travel conditions resulting in the closing of Interstates 29 and 90 along with several highways across the region. Several hundred people were stranded as a result of the storm. A group of fishermen had to be rescued in Day county when they became stranded on the ice. The snowfall began across the area anywhere from 7 to 11 am CST and ended between 10 pm and 1 am CST. |
| Event Narrative |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| BROWN (ZONE) | BROWN (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCPHERSON (ZONE) | MCPHERSON (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CORSON (ZONE) | CORSON (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CAMPBELL (ZONE) | CAMPBELL (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DEWEY (ZONE) | DEWEY (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| STANLEY (ZONE) | STANLEY (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| POTTER (ZONE) | POTTER (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WALWORTH (ZONE) | WALWORTH (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EDMUNDS (ZONE) | EDMUNDS (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FAULK (ZONE) | FAULK (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HUGHES (ZONE) | HUGHES (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HYDE (ZONE) | HYDE (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HAND (ZONE) | HAND (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SPINK (ZONE) | SPINK (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MARSHALL (ZONE) | MARSHALL (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DAY (ZONE) | DAY (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DEUEL (ZONE) | DEUEL (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:30 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ROBERTS (ZONE) | ROBERTS (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:30 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRANT (ZONE) | GRANT (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 11:30 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CLARK (ZONE) | CLARK (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LYMAN (ZONE) | LYMAN (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BUFFALO (ZONE) | BUFFALO (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| JONES (ZONE) | JONES (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SULLY (ZONE) | SULLY (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CODINGTON (ZONE) | CODINGTON (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 12:30 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HAMLIN (ZONE) | HAMLIN (ZONE) | SD | 12/30/2010 | 12:30 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
