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At a Glance Wesley pummeled the Plains with blizzard conditions and gusty winds.

More than 30 inches of snow fell in the Dakotas. Winter Storm Wesley brought a blizzard to the Plains, more than two feet of snow to the Dakotas, an ice storm to parts of several Midwestern states and even a dust storm to the southern Plains.

Wesley set all-time two- and three-day snowstorm records in Watertown, South Dakota, where 23.2 inches fell from April 10-11 and 25 inches was the final snowstorm total from April 10-12. This topped the previous record of 20 inches set during a late March 1937 snowstorm, there.

This snow vaulted Watertown, and two other South Dakota cities, to their snowiest winter season on record .

Huron, South Dakota, set a new April two-day snowstorm record for the second year in a row, picking up 18 inches of snow April 10-11, topping the two-day total of 15.5 inches from Winter Storm Xanto in April 2018.

Mitchell, South Dakota, tied its two-day April record, also set during Xanto in 2018, picking up 16.2 inches.

<img class="styles__noscript__2rw2y" src="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/wesley_totals.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273" srcset="https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/wesley_totals.jpg?v=at&w=485&h=273 400w, https://s.w-x.co/util/image/w/wesley_totals.jpg?v=ap&w=980&h=551 800w" > Totals and preliminary track of Winter Storm Wesley

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Winter Storm Wesley was named on April 8 with the expectation that both population and areal criteria would be met across the Plains and Midwest. By April 10, blizzard warnings were issued for more than 3.9 million people and 455,000 square kilometers, satisfying the criteria without even including other winter storm and ice storm warnings.

Wesley did not strengthen enough to meet the most commonly used definition of "bomb cyclone," which is a surface-pressure drop of 24 millibars in 24 hours. However, if you adjust for latitude, Wesley has strengthened sufficiently to meet the definition, NOAA Weather Prediction Center senior forecaster David Roth noted in a tweet. According to Weather Underground meteorologist Bob Henson , nontropical low-pressure systems tend to be weaker at lower latitudes. The original 1980 study that coined the term "bomb" therefore suggested adjusting the more common definition by latitude.

Here's a day-by-day recap of Wesley:

April 9

Wesley developed within a deep dip in the jet stream located over the Pacific Northwest and Great Basin. Snow fell from Washington and Montana southward to the central Rockies and into the northern Plains.

Rain stretched eastward through South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois.

April 10

Cold air spread southward into much of the Plains early in the day as the center of Wesley spun south and eastward over the central Rockies. Snow spread across much of Wyoming, Colorado and Utah while becoming more widespread over the central Plains and Midwest.

Thundersnow was reported early Wednesday in parts of South Dakota, including Pierre, the state's capital city.

Winds increased during the day from northern Mexico across the southern Rockies and southern Plains, gusting as high as 80 mph in parts of the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico.

The gusty winds in New Mexico fueled a 1000-acre fire near Portales that destroyed four buildings and injured one person. Dust was lofted by the strong winds Wednesday from northern Mexico and southeastern Arizona to southeastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle, as seen here from the ground near Lubbock, Texas .

Power lines were taken down by strong winds near Amarillo, Texas, late Wednesday afternoon. A lumber store in Tucumcari, New Mexico, lost part of its roof in high winds early Wednesday evening.

April 11

Wesley pivoted across the Central Plains and into the Midwest, bringing heavy snow from Colorado to Minnesota.

Blizzard conditions were reported in several Plains states.

Blizzard conditions – frequent gusts at or above 35 mph and visibilities less than 1/4 mile for at least three hours – were recorded in Aberdeen, Huron and Winner, South Dakota. Watertown, South Dakota also recorded blizzard conditions for several hours with intermittent thunder – a thunderblizzard.

Near-blizzard conditions were recorded in Sterling, Colorado; McCook, Nebraska; Pierre and Mitchell, South Dakota; and Minneapolis and Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Thundersnow was reported Thursday morning from central Nebraska to northeast Wisconsin. A severe thunderstorm dropped quarter-size hail in Redwood County , Minnesota, an area also covered by a blizzard warning .

Heavy icing in northwest Iowa and southern Minnesota downed power lines and strong wind gusts downed trees in central Iowa.

Worthington, Minnesota lost power Thursday morning due to a half inch of ice on power lines and other exposed surfaces.

Wesley brought dust and dirt from northern Mexico as far north as the Minneapolis metro area as it crossed the Plains.

April 12

Wesley weakened as it trotted through the Upper Midwest bringing lighter snow to the Dakotas, Minnesota and northern Michigan. The last few flurries fell late during the day into the early morning hours of April 13.

It's cold front brought a couple of weaker tornadoes to parts of the Upper Ohio Valley early during the day.

Here are the highest snowfall totals:

Colorado: 15 inches near Winter Park; 2.5 inches at Denver Int'l Airport

Iowa: 5 inches in Lansing; 0.25 inches of ice in Lake Park

5 inches in Lansing; 0.25 inches of ice in Lake Park Kansas: 1.5 inches in Oakley

1.5 inches in Oakley Michigan: 10 inches in Three Lakes; 4.5 inches near Iron Mountain

10 inches in Three Lakes; 4.5 inches near Iron Mountain Minnesota: 17 inches in Ortonville; 9.7 inches at Mpls./St. Paul Int'l Airport; up to an inch of ice in Mountain Lake

17 inches in Ortonville; 9.7 inches at Mpls./St. Paul Int'l Airport; up to an inch of ice in Mountain Lake Montana: 23 inches at Badger Pass

23 inches at Badger Pass Nebraska : 16 inches near Eli; 12 inches near Chadron; 10 inches at Sidney; 0.25 inches of ice near Bassett

: 16 inches near Eli; 12 inches near Chadron; 10 inches at Sidney; 0.25 inches of ice near Bassett North Dakota : 17.5 inches in Havana; 9.5 inches near Fargo

: 17.5 inches in Havana; 9.5 inches near Fargo South Dakota: 30 inches in Terry Peak; 23 inches near Huron; 0.25-0.75 inches of ice at many spots in the southeastern corner of the state

30 inches in Terry Peak; 23 inches near Huron; 0.25-0.75 inches of ice at many spots in the southeastern corner of the state Utah: 26 inches at Alta

26 inches at Alta Wisconsin : 12 inches at Townsend; 11.3 inches in Wausau and Eau Claire; 6 inches in Oshkosh; 0.25 inches of ice near Eastman

: 12 inches at Townsend; 11.3 inches in Wausau and Eau Claire; 6 inches in Oshkosh; 0.25 inches of ice near Eastman Wyoming: 18 inches near Alta; 8 inches in Cheyenne

Here are the highest wind gusts that have been reported so far: