Blizzard Hits Northeast South Dakota

A good old-fashioned two-day blizzard hit the northeast corner of South Dakota Monday-Tuesday, Feb. 21-22, essentially shutting down Sisseton and the surrounding area. I-29 was closed for several hours from Watertown north, and the County Sheriff’s Offices posted no travel advisories. The system started moving in Sunday night, Feb. 27, around 9:00 p.m. and exited Tuesday evening around 9:00 p.m. With this system, much of the rest of the state was under either winter storm warnings or winter weather advisories, as was much of North Dakota and Minnesota. Sisseton received in excess of a foot of snow during the blizzard, with strong winds piling it high to create a challenge for those removing snow. Above photo, Sisseton City crews had pushed snow into windrows on Veterans Avenue as part of the digout on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Lower photo, the huge snowdrift in front of this house east of Coteau des Hospital is an indication of the amount of shoveling faced by residents. ~ Courier Photos