Deadly Plains Blizzard Snow Totals
Over two feet of snow has fallen in Utah, with 17 inches in Nebraska. CNN says: "Hundreds of schools were closed Monday in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and South Dakota, and at least two deaths were blamed on the storm. Six-foot snowdrifts were reported in western South Dakota."
On the WeatherMatrix Forums, user Jcool from O'Fallon, MO says: "Yes, one week after we were dealing with one of the biggest tornado outbreaks this state has seen in the last several years, we're now facing down the first real winter storm of the season."
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This storm system will move eastward Tuesday but the heavy snow will narrow in scope:
As of 8 PM Central Time, here is a list of some of the snowfall totals by state for the Plains Blizzard so far (highest reports by state for both NWS and SnowMatrix).
FARMINGTON CANYON, UT: 26.0"
CHAMBERS HOLT, NE: 17.0"
MURDO, SD: 16.0"
BADGER PASS, MT: 14.0"
COLUMBUS, NE: 10.5" (SnowMatrix)
WELD, CO: 10.1"
GOODLAND, KS: 10.0"
Torrington, WY: 8.0" (SnowMatrix)
NIOBRARA, WY: 7.0"
Prior Lake, MN: 6.0" (SnowMatrix)
HOLLY SPRINGS, IA: 3.0"
ATCHISON, MO: 1.0"
Platt City, MO: Trace (SnowMatrix)
