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WeatherWhys®: 11/06

WeatherWhys (R): One year ago, a massive blizzard crippled the northern Plains. The blizzard got underway on Nov. 5 and continued into the following day. Rapid City, S.D., set a daily snowfall record on the 6th when 9.0 inches fell. As the air rose up the slopes of the Black Hills, enough moisture was squeezed out of the air that 45.7 inches of snow buried Deadwood, S.D.