Another Winter Storm

The herd is snug in their waterproof blankets/sheets. We have an upcoming winter storm that is expected to drop rain/sleet/snow. Where the rain/ice ends and the snow begins, I'm not exactly sure. But I want to be on the safe side.

Here's what our local station, Keloland, has to say about the storm:

We are still on track to see a nasty winter storm affect KELOLAND for Sunday. The storm will start moving in tonight spreading moisture from the west and southwest into KELOLAND. For most of the state the precipitation will fall as all snow starting tonight. But for areas of south central and especially southeast KELOLAND a mixed bag of precipitation is likely. That means rain and freezing rain will be possible along with some sleet and eventually snow. Expect the precip to start as rain and freezing rain late tonight into early Sunday in the SE. The best chance of accumulating ice is in SE SD into NW IA. There could be significant icing in small corridor if conditions are just right. Power outages and very difficult travel aren’t out of the question.

Through the day Sunday the precip will transition over to snow. Areas that see the most rain in far SE SD and NW IA will see much less snow. That means there will be a very sharp cutoff in the snow totals. It is possible that we could have 3 inches in southern Minnehaha County and 12 inches in northern Minnehaha County. We will be at the mercy of the storms path which may change slightly and greatly alter totals.

The rest of the state will see snow and blowing snow through the day Sunday totals will be around 6-12 inches for most of eastern and central South Dakota. There will also be a wide swath of snow totals from 10 to 15 inches (see the map below).

Not only will the snow be extrememly heavy but we will have significant blowing and drifting of snow as well. That blowing will create blizzard conditions across much of central and eastern KELOLAND on Sunday.

The snow will wrap up late Sunday night into early Monday with just lingering snow showers for Monday. The winds will also drop off rapidly on Monday.

Travel is absolutely not advised on Sunday… stay tuned to KELOLAND.com and KELOLAND-TV for the latest.


Yup, you guessed it, we're in the SE SD. And we're only about three miles east of the Minnehaha/McCook county border. The last I checked, we were in a Winter Weather Watch but that could easily change depending on what we get for snow vs. ice. The next 36 hours should be interesting. But I feel better already knowing my herd is snug. I need a few more blankets/sheets. I did put Brego in a blanket for the first time. I didn't catch it until now but he's starting to lose weight. He's the lowest on the pecking order (I think, it's hard to tell) so he doesn't get as much. I've started him on a grain mix so we'll see how that goes. He's already getting to have better ground manners in the few days I've messed with him. Being that he's a pasture pet, I haven't done much with him like I have some of the others. Guess it's time to start working on him again.

Keep your fingers crossed that the weatherman predicted this storm wrong. I'll try to get a picture of the herd wearing their blankies tomorrow.