January 18th-20th Snowstorm of 1988

A MAJOR SNOWSTORM AFFECTED A LARGE PART OF THE REGION JANUARY 18TH THROUGH THE 20TH IN 1988. THE HEAVIEST SNOW FELL ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WITH AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 20 INCHES IN A FEW LOCATIONS. MOST OF THE SNOWFALL OCCURRED ON JANUARY 19TH. THE 12.1 INCHES OF SNOW AT THE SIOUX FALLS AIRPORT, WAS THE LAST TIME THE AIRPORT RECEIVED 12 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IN A SINGLE STORM DURING THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER THROUGH FEBRUARY. BELOW IS A MAP AND LIST OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION.

 Map of snowfall from January 18-20, 1988

SOUTH DAKOTA

CITY  AMOUNT
SIOUX FALLS      12.1
YANKTON      18.0
MITCHELL      12.0
ACADEMY      16.0
ARMOUR      20.8
CENTERVILLE      13.5
FLANDREAU      10.0
MADISON      14.0
ALEXANDRIA      12.5
ARLINGTON      12.0
BONESTEEL      12.0
BRIDGEWATER      15.0

CANTON

      10.0
CHESTER      12.0
COLTON      12.0
DE SMET      12.0
ELK POINT      10.0
GREGORY      17.0
HOWARD      12.0
MARION        8.8
MENNO      12.5
MONTROSE      11.5
PLATTE      18.0
TYNDALL      19.0
WAGNER      12.6
WENTWORTH      13.0
WHITE LAKE        8.0
CHAMBERLAIN        7.0
HURON        4.4
IROQUOIS        5.5
 

 IOWA

CITY  AMOUNT
SIOUX CITY       6.0
SIOUX CENTER       7.5
SANBORN       7.0
SPENCER       4.7
STORM LAKE       5.0
ALTON       6.0
CHEROKEE       7.5
GALVA       6.0
HAWARDEN     12.0
HOLSTEIN       7.5 
LE MARS       8.0
OCHEYDEN       8.0
PETERSON       8.0
PRIMGHAR       8.0
ROCK VALLEY       6.0
SHELDON       8.5
SIBLEY       9.5
SIOUX RAPIDS       5.5

  

 MINNESOTA

 

CITY AMOUNT
MARSHALL        8.0
WORHTINGTON      12.0
LAKE WILSON        8.4
LUVERNE        9.9
MINNEOTA        8.5
TRACY      10.0
TYLER        6.0
WINDOM      13.0

 

NEBRASKA

CITY AMOUNT
EMERSON       9.0
WAKEFIELD       7.5

 

 

 

 



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