Heavy snow was accompanied by winds gusting to around 40 mph from the north to northeast. The combination produced frequent visibilities of a quarter mile or less, while the snow accumulation and drifting made travel difficult to impossible. The snow accumulated up to 10 inches.

Blizzard in GREGORY, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 10:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Snow accumulating 6 to 9 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines.

Blizzard in DAVISON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 10:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Snow accumulating 6 to 10 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines. The 10 inch accumulation report was from Mitchell.

Blizzard in CLAY, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 13:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Snow accumulating 5 to 8 inches over the northern part of Clay County was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines.

Blizzard in MINNEHAHA, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 13:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Snow accumulating 5 to 8 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines.

Blizzard in LINCOLN, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 13:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Snow accumulating 5 to 8 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines.

Blizzard in YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 13:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Snow accumulating 5 to 8 inches over the northern part of Yankton County was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines.

Blizzard in UNION, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 13:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Snow accumulating 5 to 8 inches over the northern part of Union County was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines.

Blizzard in CHARLES MIX, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 10:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Snow accumulating 6 to 9 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines. The 9 inch accumulation report was from 13 miles west northwest of Platte.

Blizzard in DOUGLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 10:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Snow accumulating 6 to 9 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines.

Blizzard in BRULE, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 10:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Snow accumulating 6 to 9 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines.

Blizzard in JERAULD, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 10:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Snow accumulating 5 to 8 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines. The 8 inch accumulation report was from Wessington Springs.

Blizzard in AURORA, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 10:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Snow accumulating 6 to 10 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines. The 10 inch accumulation report was from White Lake.

Blizzard in BON HOMME, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 11:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Snow accumulating 5 to 8 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines. The 8 inch accumulation report was from Tyndall.

Blizzard in HUTCHINSON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 11:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Snow accumulating 5 to 8 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines.

Winter Weather in SANBORN, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 10:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Snowfall of 3 to 6 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting as high as 40 mph. This caused blowing snow with visibilities occasionally less than a half mile.

Winter Weather in MINER, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 10:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Snowfall of 3 to 6 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting as high as 40 mph. This caused blowing snow with visibilities occasionally less than a half mile.

Winter Weather in MOODY, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 11:00:00 to 05-APR-09 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snowfall of 3 to 6 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting as high as 40 mph. This caused blowing snow with visibilities occasionally less than a half mile.

Blizzard in HANSON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 11:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Snow accumulating 5 to 8 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines.

Blizzard in TURNER, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 13:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Snow accumulating 5 to 8 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines.

Blizzard in MCCOOK, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 13:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Newspaper

Snow accumulating 5 to 8 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting to around 40 mph. The combination resulted in visibilities frequently lowering to a quarter mile or less and, along with drifting snow, made travel difficult to impossible. Power outages were reported from snow weighting down power lines, and snow laden trees falling on lines.

Winter Weather in LAKE, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 04-APR-09 11:00:00 to 05-APR-09 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Snowfall of 3 to 6 inches was accompanied by north to northeast winds gusting as high as 40 mph. This caused blowing snow with visibilities occasionally less than a half mile.