Nov 13, 2013

October Tornadoes and Blizzard

On October 3rd and 4th, blizzard warnings (red) were active in South Dakota, while tornado watches (yellow) were issued in eastern Nebraska:

Damaging tornadoes occurred on both days.

EF-4 tornadoes hit Wayne, NE and Pierson, IA (links have pictures). Meanwhile in South Dakota, 58 inches of snow fell at Beulah, and a 71 mph wind gust was reported at Ellsworth AFB in Meade. At Rapid City, SD, 23.1" of snow from this one storm broke the old record of 15.1" for the entire month of October. Visible satellite from October 5th:
From October 24th - 26th, freeze warnings and frost advisories were issued across most of the Southeast US:

On the morning of the 26th, Macon, GA had a low of 30.

On the morning of November 12th, this cold air mass produced a low of -1 at Aberdeen, SD and -1 Spencer, IA. Freeze warnings have been issued along the Gulf Coast.

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