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Heavy Rain and Flooding in South Texas; Pacific Storm Continuing to Impact the Pacific Northwest

Thunderstorms will continue to bring heavy to excessive rain and possible flooding over the middle and lower Texas Gulf Coast through tonight. A Pacific storm will continue to bring gusty to high winds, hazardous seas, low elevation rain, and mountain snow to the Pacific Northwest through Friday. Snow will then push into the northern Rockies on Saturday. Read More >

Overview

April 10-12, 2019 - A powerful spring blizzard brought heavy snow and strong winds to parts of northeastern Wyoming and much of western South Dakota. The precipitation changed from rain to snow on Tuesday night. Some areas experienced periods of intense snowfall rates associated with thundersnow.  Snow amounts across the area varied widely, ranging from a couple of inches in the southern Black Hills to 30 inches over the northern Black Hills and over two feet of snow over parts of the western South Dakota plains. Wind gusts to 50 mph caused whiteout conditions in blowing and drifting snow. Travel was hazardous to impossible.

Snow drifts in front of the NWS Rapid City Office
Snow drifts in front of the NWS Rapid City Office
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