Bobbi Sheldon

bsheldon@argusleader.com

A record-setting day for snowfall made for some slippery driving conditions across the area.

At 2:30 p.m., the Public Works Street Division declared a snow alert for Sioux Falls. The city had seen 6.4 inches of snow as of 8 p.m., which was a record for the day.

Police have responded to number of crashes related to slippery roads, though the exact number and severity are unknown at this time.

An increase in winds tonight and Sunday could produce blowing snow and decreased visibility. All of South Dakota is under a winter weather advisory until Monday morning because of the expected low visibility.

The NWS said most of the snow will be done by 6 p.m., though we could see a flew flurries into the evening.

Snowfall Saturday morning created slippery roads across the area. One person died in an accident on I-29 near mile marker 120.

Other area snowfall reports as of 7 p.m.: Wessington Springs 4; Mitchell 2.8; Luverne, Minn. 2.7; Sioux Falls 2.7; Howard 2.1; White Lake 2.0; Huron 1.7; Colton 1.5; Marion 1.0.

Other accidents: A Highway Patrol car was involved in a non-injury crash at Interstate 29 MM 78 in Sioux Falls; a minor-injury crash was reported south of Hartford at 261st Street and 463rd Avenue after a vehicle went into the ditch; there were two car-semi accidents reported on I-29 within a short timeframe Saturday morning; a three-car crash was reported at I-229 and Minnesota Avenue, resulting in backed-up traffic.

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Detailed Forecast from the NWS:

Tonight: Snow, mainly before 10pm. Low around 5. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 23. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Blustery.

Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.

Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 7.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 25.

Wednesday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27.