Well, I can’t say we weren’t warned!
What started as rain and flurries Monday morning turned in to a spring blizzard, and although “typical†is a word being used to describe it, it’s still a weather event for the books.
By late Monday evening, my guess is 6 inches of snow had fallen in Deadwood and the northern Black Hills in South Dakota. By Tuesday morning, up to, and beyond, 3 feet had fallen. And the wind gusts of 40 mph and beyond created some true blizzard conditions. While Rapid City didn’t have quite as much snow, the city did see wind gusts of 80 mph.
As for Deadwood, this 3 feet added to the 12 or so feet of snow that had already fallen this winter and spring 2009 wasn’t too bad – mostly because the majority of the 12 original feet had melted! Now we are back to a winter wonderland – a couple more chances to run that snowmobile or catch some fresh powder at Terry Peak or Deer Mountain ski areas.
The town is still digging out and city, county and private contractors are out in force. The way these folks move snow, it’ll be business as usual tomorrow.
Back to shoveling for me!
Until next time,
Lee
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March 30th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Lee – can you tell me about the Fish N Fry Campground? I think my family would be interested in staying there some time in mid-July (around the 18 – including a weekend). It looks like it is right out of Deadwood. Could you please email me a list of things for small children to do in Deadwood?
March 31st, 2009 at 11:06 am
Amy: The Fish N Fry has been a staple in the northern Black Hills for quite some time. I will put together a package of info and ship it off to you. Speaking of shipping, isn’t it strange that it’s called shipping even though packages aren’t put on a boat or ship, and don’t ever see the ocean?
Lee