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n western South Dakota's crippling blizzard have topped 70 mph. Ellsworth AFB clocked a 71 mph gust just after 8pm while a trained NWS spotter in Usta, South Dakota reports a 70 mph gust. Snowfall is downtown Rapid City has reached 20". Lead, South Dakota reported 37" down several hours ago--and the blizzard has continued since. That's a number apt to go higher. Other accumulations there from NWS spotters: 22" Spearfish SD; 20" Piedmont City SD; 15" Gillette, SD.
Jon Chamber, forecaster with the NWS Rapid City forecast office and former WGN intern, has checked back in with us sending us the photo you see here looking at snow drifts outside the door of his home. Jon reports drifts there now top 4 ft. and that he's measured 61 mph wind gusts.