RAPID CITY, S.D. – An extremely potent winter storm has its eyes on western South Dakota, eastern Wyoming, northern Nebraska and southwestern North Dakota as winter storm and blizzard warnings have been posted.
All of western South Dakota, the black hills of northeast Wyoming and southwest North Dakota are under a blizzard warning while eastern Wyoming is under a winter storm warning.
Forecasters say the heaviest snow from this system is likely to occur between midnight tonight and 6:00 p.m. Tuesday.
There will more than likely be widespread accumulations greater than 12 inches, with the highest totals being in and east of the Black Hills. Upslope winds will likely lead to enhanced snowfall over the northeastern Black Hills as well.
Winds gusting up to 65 mph on Tuesday will lead to blizzard conditions for western SD, and visibility could drop to zero at times.
Forecasters say this is a dangerous storm, and road closures are likely.
The snow is expected to taper off starting with the western portion of our region on Wednesday morning. But blizzard conditions will persist through Wednesday evening.
