Heavy Rain Is Here

As I'm writing this, there are already several areas that have seen heavy amounts of rain from this cold front we've been predicting for awhile. Near Turon and Doland in Spink County, already 1.50" of rain has fallen in the past 2 hours. Huron's been seeing a similar story throughout the afternoon along with other cities along this cold front.

Now on the larger scale, this cold front is moving to the East, but if you watch the radar loops, you'll quickly be able to tell that the areas of heavy rain are moving more towards the North.
We also have another system planted in Missouri that's acting almost as a shield to keep the overall progression of this cold front slow. But there is so much moisture in the Eastern half of SD that all of that has to go somewhere so the showers are moving along the cold front but also moving north which basically is why we are experiencing the heavy rains along the cold front. All of the rain and moisture is just continuously moving up the slow cold front making it seem like the same rain is sitting in one spot.

Much cooler air will fill the day tomorrow, and some of these showers will still linger in the SE because this front IS moving so slow.

~KDLT Meteorologist Jesse Ritka