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Winter Weather — Hand, South Dakota
April 1, 2025 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Hand
Event narrative (NOAA)
A single vehicle crash resulted in a fatality 1 mile west of Wessington on highway 14 due to icy conditions on the morning of April 2nd. The vehicle left the road and landed in a ditch where it rolled. The COOP observer 2 miles southeast of Wessington recorded 3 inches of snow early on April 1st, which would see partial melting during the day as temperatures warmed into the mid 30s before falling below freezing overnight.
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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.