Prolonged Winter Storm Impacts Post-Thanksgiving Travel - November 29-December 1, 2019

Overview

A very strong storm system moved across the region after the Thanksgiving 2019 holiday. This storm produced widespread heavy snow from far northwest Nebraska and western/central South Dakota into northern Minnesota. In some areas, the snow was accompanied or followed by wind gusts of 40 to 50+ mph, compounding post-holiday travel issues. Southeast of the heaviest snow, temperatures warmed enough on Saturday to produce rain or drizzle. However, as temperatures cooled back below freezing Saturday night, wet roads quickly became icy, resulting in additional travel headaches.

Regional 48-Hour Snowfall Map

Snow/Wind
Photos & Video
Radar

Snow/Wind

While the heaviest snow generally fell across west and north parts of the region, an isolated pocket of heavy snow impacted areas near the Minnesota/Iowa state line Saturday evening. Here, amounts averaged around 8 inches, surrounded by more widespread 1 to 3 inch reports.

Map of 48-hour Snowfall for November 29-December 1, 2019
Image with a list of 48-hour snowfall reports.
Image with list of peak wind gusts from November 30-December 1, 2019

Photos & Video

Photos from the isolated 6-8 inches of snow along the MN/IA state line Saturday evening.


North of Lake Park, IA (Roxie Lueders)	Round Lake, MN (Ida Reimer)	North of Lake Park, IA (Susan/Dennis Voehl)	North of Lake Park, IA (Susan/Dennis Voehl)	Sioux Valley, MN (Kelly Ahrenstorff)

Ice-covered trees and roads


Ice accumulation around Brookings due to freezing rain/drizzle Saturday	Ice accumulation around Brookings due to freezing rain/drizzle Saturday	Ice-covered roads after slush froze Saturday night (Dickinson County Emergency Management)

Radar


Regional Radar Loop from Noon Friday through 7 am Sunday	Radar Loop from 430pm-1030pm Saturday Evening, showing the narrow band of snow pivoting over areas between Worthington and Spirit Lake

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