SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Winter weather is impacting areas across South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota as winter weather advisories, winter storm warnings and blizzard warnings are in effect Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
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The main concerns are the combination of snow, blowing snow and very strong winds in the forecast.
Here’s the latest snowfall amounts, road conditions and closelines.
Snowfall totals
The amount of snow will vary by different locations. According to the KELOLAND Live Doppler HD Storm Center, Snow totals will mainly stay in a “nuisance” range across the region, with 3 inches or less catching much of the region.
Some local banding from Watertown to Winner will be watched, along with heavier totals tonight southeast of Sioux Falls into NW IA and SW MN.
Road conditions
Road conditions can change quickly as weather develops.
At 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, the South Dakota Department of Transportation said “rain, freezing rain, snowfall, and extremely high winds are making travel difficult across a large portion of the state.”
No Travel Advisories were in place for U.S. Highway 18, U.S. Highway 83, U.S. Highway 183, S.D. Highway 63, S.D. Highway 44, S.D. Highway 49, S.D. Highway 47, and S.D. Highway 53 in south-central South Dakota.
The South Dakota Highway Patrol said snow was starting to stick on the roads in northeastern South Dakota near Interstate 29 at the Summit exit.
Drivers can get an idea of what to expect on the South Dakota 511 website. For Minnesota, 511mn.org provides road condition updates and 511ia.org has Iowa road conditions.
KELOLAND Closeline
As weather conditions change, check the KELOLAND Closeline for the latest school and businesses closings across South Dakota. Several cities also put snow emergency information on the Closeline.
As of noon Tuesday, there were more than a dozen schools closing early.
Live cams
You can watch as the storm moves into South Dakota by visiting our KELOLAND Live Cam page. It includes views from more than 30 communities across our area so you can check as the weather changes.
