The first day of spring may come during March, but that doesn’t mean the worst of winter is behind us. In some ways, adding warm temperatures to the mix could make a winter storm even more dangerous.
Remembering the 2013 Ice Storm
If you were in Sioux Falls in April 2013, you probably remember the Ice-pocalypse. That was the winter weather system that started with rain, then freezing rain, then tree branches fell, and power lines broke. All that was followed by several inches of snow. The warm spring air made that winter storm a nasty experience. It was warm enough for rain, but as the temperature dropped, we got ice, then snow.
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Average April Weather in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls averages about 1.7 inches of snow in April, along with just over two inches of rain. And April has seen some heavy snowfall in the Queen City. We can dig into the data from the National Weather Service…..