Winter Storm Atlas has delivered feet of snow from the northern Rockies to the northern High Plains. Here's a round up of the impacts of Atlas so far:
South Dakota
- According to The Associated Press, first responders in Rapid City were overwhelmed with calls for stuck vehicles and downed trees and power lines making some roads impassable. Police spokeswoman Tarah Heupel said snow and ice was accumulating on traffic signals, making the lights difficult to see.
- A report submitted to the National Weather Service Friday night said that there was widespread tree damage on the north side of Rapid City along with widespread power outages.
- The National Weather Service confirmed blizzard conditions occurred in Rapid City, with visibility of 1/8 mile for over three hours.
- Sustained winds reached 44 mph with gusts to 55 mph at the Rapid City airport before the sensor was knocked out of commission late Friday afternoon. As of Sunday morning the airport was still not reporting any weather data.
- All Rapid City schools were closed Friday due to impacts from Atlas.
- Interstate 90 was closed between Murdo and the Wyoming state line as of Friday night.
- Wind gusts up to 70 mph accompanied the heavy snow in western South Dakota
Deadwood – 48"
Lead – 43.5”
Spearfish – 26"
Rapid City – 23.1" officially; locally up to 31" just southwest of town
Downtown Rapid City – The official 23.1" total makes this the second heaviest snowstorm on record in the city. Nearly six months ago they recorded their now third heaviest snowstorm on record with 22.4" from April 8-10, 2013.
Wyoming
- The Associated Press reported that heavy snow snapped tree limbs that knocked out power lines in parts of the state, causing thousands of people to lose power.
- The snow and wind closed many highways in eastern Wyoming.
Around 30 inches fell in the southern Big Horn Mountains and on Casper Mountain, according to the National Weather Service.
Reno Hill (elevation 7900 feet, 22 miles southeast of Casper) – 34"
Sundance – 24”
Lusk – 20" with drifts up to 8 feet
Lander – 17"
Casper – 16.2" makes this their heaviest snowstorm on record so early in the season; the third-heaviest October snowstorm; and the 10th-heaviest overall in Casper weather records.
Montana
Snowfall Totals:Pony – 32”
Limestone – 30"
Fishtail – 18”
Near Big Sky – 17"
Colorado, Nebraska, North Dakota (Top Snow Totals)
Collbran, Colo. – 12.5”Crawford, Neb. – 13"
Mott and Elgin, N.D. – 12"
http://www.weather.com/news/weather-winter/winter-storm-atlas-your-reports-20131003
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