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On today's date: Black Hills Blizzard a state record

On today's date: Black Hills Blizzard a state record

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If we ask you to name the snow -covered places in the USA. What do you think of first? Maybe it is the mountain vest, the Great Lakes Snowbelts or New England.

From February 25 to March 1, 1998, 27 years ago this week, a blizzard hammered western South Dakotas Black Hills and Northeast Wyoming.

In a large part of this area, a tiny area of ​​the northern black hills increased much more heavier overall. Lead, South Dakota, took 114.6 inches – a little more than 9.5 feet – snow, South Dakota's record snow storm and one of the hardest five -day snow storms of the nation east of the Rockies, according to the weather historian Christopher Burt.

The feet of snow that summarize the feet of snow, the streets and the residents of the NWS-Rapid City, clogged for days, require the search and rescue teams to provide food, water, clothing and heating fuel.

W Hy was this relatively small area of ​​Black Hills buried? It is due to a concept called Oroography Lift. Moist northwest winds were forced up the northern slopes of the black hills. In this case, the air cools and condensed in clouds and snow was the result. For this reason, the northern black hill typically increases the annual precipitation of the surrounding levels, including the fast city in the east.

((MORE: America's snow -capped cities and cities)))

These photos were taken in the Black Hills of the Western South Dakota after February 25 to March 1, 1998. All photos were taken in or near the city of Lead. These photos were taken in the Black Hills of the Western South Dakota after February 25 to March 1, 1998. All photos were taken in or near the city of Lead.

These photos were taken in the Black Hills of the Western South Dakota after February 25 to March 1, 1998. All photos were taken in or near the city of Lead.

(NWS-Rapid City, South Dakota)

T his segment originally appeared in today's edition of the Morning letter newsletter. Register here To get from the weather channel and our meteorologists on weekdays.

Jonathan Erdman is a senior meteorologist at Weather.com and has covers national and international weather since 1996. Extreme and bizarre weather are his favorite topics. Apply to him BlueskyPresent X (formerly Twitter) And Facebook.

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