Low pressure intensified and moved from the Central Plains into Minnesota. Initially, warm thermal profiles allowed for mixed precipitation or all rain. However, as winds shifted to the northwest, colder air rapidly changed precipitation over to snow. While additional accumulation of snow was fairly light (up to 1 to 3 inches in areas of greatest snowfall along an axis from Tyndall to Salem to Minneota), northwest winds were bolstered to a gusty 40 to 60 mph and resulted in widespread blowing snow along with spotty blizzard conditions near the Buffalo Ridge. Travel was not recommended during the overnight and early morning hours across parts of southwest Minnesota and east central South Dakota.

Strong Wind in BEADLE, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 19:00:00 to 15-FEB-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 48.00 MG
Reported by: ASOS

Strong northwest winds were sustained from 30 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph at the Automated Surface Observing System site KHON at Huron, 52 mph at South Dakota Road Weather Information System site near Wolsey, and 51 mph near Cavour.

High Wind in CHARLES MIX, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 22:15:00 to 15-FEB-23 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 53.00 MG
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest wind was sustained from 35 to 45 mph, with gusts as high as 61 mph at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD554 10 miles west of Platte.

Strong Wind in BRULE, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 19:15:00 to 15-FEB-23 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 46.00 MG
Reported by: Department of Highways

Strong northwest winds were sustained from 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 53 mph at South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD537 at Kimball.

Strong Wind in AURORA, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 19:15:00 to 15-FEB-23 03:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 48.00 MG
Reported by: Department of Highways

Strong northwest winds were sustained from 30 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph at South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD553 near Plankinton.

Winter Weather in DAVISON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 19:30:00 to 15-FEB-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: ASOS

Northwest wind reached gusts to 58 mph at the Automated Surface Observing System site KMHE at Mitchell. Despite only 0.9 inch new snowfall at Mitchell, winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of one-half to three-quarter mile visibility.

Winter Weather in TURNER, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 21:00:00 to 15-FEB-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest winds gusted as high as 55 mph at South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD605 near Parker. With snowfall of 3.0 inches at Marion, winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of visibility less than one mile.

Winter Weather in HANSON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 20:00:00 to 15-FEB-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest winds gusted as high as 58 mph at South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD502 near Alexandria. With snowfall of 1.5 inches at Alexandria, winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of visibility as low as one-half mile.

Winter Weather in MCCOOK, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 20:30:00 to 15-FEB-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest winds gusted as high as 58 mph at South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD547 near Montrose, and 49 mph at a personal weather station in Canova.  With snowfall of 2.3 inches at Montrose and 2.0 inches at Bridgewater, winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of visibility as low as one-half mile.

High Wind in JERAULD, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 22:15:00 to 15-FEB-23 03:30:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest wind gusted to 60 mph at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD603 near Lane.

High Wind in SANBORN, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 15-FEB-23 00:30:00 to 15-FEB-23 03:30:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest wind gusted to 60 mph at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD527 near Forestburg.  Snowfall up to 0.2 inch at Forestburg combined with the strong winds produced some brief blowing snow with visibilities as low as one mile at times.

Strong Wind in UNION, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 23:30:00 to 15-FEB-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 47.00 MG
Reported by: Department of Highways

Strong northwest winds were sustained from 30 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 54 mph and 50 mph at South Dakota Road Automated Surface Observing System sites SD508 near Beresford and SD550 at North Sioux City, respectively.

Winter Weather in MINNEHAHA, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 21:00:00 to 15-FEB-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: ASOS

Northwest wind reached gusts to 54 mph at the Automated Surface Observing System site KFSD at Sioux Falls. Despite only a half-inch to inch of new snowfall around the Sioux Falls area, winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of one-half to three-quarter mile visibility.

Winter Weather in MOODY, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 20:00:00 to 15-FEB-23 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest winds gusted as high as 52 mph at South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD577 13 miles west of Ward, and 51 mph at South Dakota State University Mesonet site FLNS2. With snowfall of 1.5 inches 11 miles north of Colman and 0.6 inches at Flandreau, winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of visibility as low as one-half mile.

Winter Weather in KINGSBURY, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 21:00:00 to 15-FEB-23 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest wind gusted as high as 46 mph at South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD504 near Arlington. With snowfall up to 2.0 inches at De Smet and Iroquois, the winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of visibility less than one mile.

High Wind in GREGORY, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 19:30:00 to 15-FEB-23 03:30:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 55.00 MG
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest wind was sustained from 40 to 50 mph, with gusts to 63 mph at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD588 near Pickstown, 57 mph near Dallas, and 51 mph near Dixon.

Winter Weather in DOUGLAS, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 20:00:00 to 15-FEB-23 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest wind reached gusts to 57 mph at the South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD601 near Corsica. Despite only 1.3 inches of new snowfall 10 miles west of Dimock, winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of less than one mile visibility.

Winter Weather in BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 20:00:00 to 15-FEB-23 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: AWOS

Northwest winds gusted as high as 52 mph at Automated Weather Observing System site KBKX at Brookings. With snowfall of 2.4 inches near Bruce, 2.2 inches at Brookings, and 2.0 inches at White, winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of visibility as low as one-half mile.

Winter Weather in LAKE, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 20:30:00 to 15-FEB-23 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: AWOS

Northwest wind reached gusts to 55 mph at the Automated Weather Observing System site KMDS at Madison. With 2.0 inches new snowfall at Madison, winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of one-half or less visibility.

Winter Weather in YANKTON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 20:30:00 to 15-FEB-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest winds gusted as high as 56 mph at South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD532 near Gayville and 51 mph at Automated Weather Observing System site KYKN at Yankton.  With snowfall of 1.0 inches at Yankton, winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of visibility of one to two miles.

Winter Weather in MINER, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 20:00:00 to 15-FEB-23 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest wind gusted as high as 53 mph at South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD597 near Howard. With snowfall up to 1.5 inches 2 miles west of Vilas, the winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of visibility less than one mile.

Winter Weather in HUTCHINSON, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 20:00:00 to 15-FEB-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest winds gusted as high as 54 mph and 52 mph at South Dakota Road Weather Information System sites SD530 near Freeman and SD570 near Tripp, respectively. With snowfall of 2.0 inches at Parkston and Clayton, and 1.0 inch at Menno, winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of visibility as low as one-half mile.

Winter Weather in BON HOMME, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 20:30:00 to 15-FEB-23 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest winds gusted as high as 50 mph at South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD571 near Tyndall and 45 mph at a personal weather station in Scotland.  With snowfall of 1.6 inches at Tyndall and 1.5 inches 8 miles west of Springfield, winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of visibility less than one mile.

Strong Wind in CLAY, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 21:00:00 to 15-FEB-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong northwest winds were sustained from 30 to 35 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph at South Dakota State University Mesonet site BFMS2 7 miles west-southwest of Beresford.

Winter Weather in LINCOLN, SOUTH DAKOTA
From 14-FEB-23 21:00:00 to 15-FEB-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Department of Highways

Northwest winds gusted as high as 54 mph at South Dakota Road Weather Information System site SD519 10 miles east of Davis. Despite snowfall of only 0.6 inches on the south side of Sioux Falls and 0.5 inches at Canton, winds whipped up considerable blowing snow with several hours of visibility of one-half to one mile.