South Dakota Weather Alert: 22 Inches of Snow and 50 MPH Winds Could Shut Down Travel by Sunday Morning

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota – Travel across eastern South Dakota could become nearly impossible by early Sunday as a powerful winter storm drops more than a foot of snow and unleashes winds strong enough to create blizzard conditions.

According to the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls, snow will begin early Saturday with lighter bands before intensifying Saturday night and continuing through Sunday. Forecasters say 6 to 12 inches of snow will be common across much of the region, with localized totals reaching 12 to 22 inches near the Minnesota border, including areas around Watertown, Brookings, Marshall and Redwood Falls…

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