Wild Weather Again...

Things have been pretty interesting so far today - as we've watched blizzard reports coming in toward the North and the West - with fun clouds to watch over Sioux Falls and beyond. Things will change eventually and we're going to talk about that in this blog post, starting with a video of those "fun" clouds we saw as a 1-hour timelapse from our KDLT Skycam:

We've been seeing some nasty webcam shots toward the West already - as snow continues to creep toward the East. It should be a rough night and day for a lot of people out there... this is what it looks like in the Sturgis-area:

This is what we're looking for, as of now, for storm-total snowfall totals. Keep in mind that this map should include snow that has already fallen in some portions of our area:

What we're watching for is a heavy band of snow to move from the West farther east. We're already seeing a heavier band starting to pick up steam - and as that cruises farther toward the East we'll be looking for some heavy totals at times - even in the "per-hour" range. We could pick up a quick 1-2" in those areas just over the span of an hour or so. Some of those heavier areas could see that type of snowfall continue for a few hours, se if you find yourself under the heavier forecasted totals keep that in mind. Most accumulations will occur in a short time span, with lighter snow surrounding. Once again it seems like Sioux Falls will miss out with close to 3" of snow. We are close to that 4-7" range just to the West, though, so if you're a snow-lover you can still hope.

Be careful out there!

~KDLT Meteorologist Aaron Shaffer