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Winter Weather — Brookings, South Dakota
January 17, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Brookings
Event narrative (NOAA)
Northwest winds gusting above 35 mph caused blowing and drifting of existing snow cover. Visibilities dropped below a half mile at times, and drifting snow blocked some roads. Wind chills lowered to near 20 below zero during the night. A 65 year old woman died of exposure after she left her vehicle which had become stuck in drifts on a township road near Elkton.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.