English: For the second time in a month, an intense spring “bomb cyclone” pounded the Upper Midwest of the United States with snow and strong wind. While the April storm was not quite as strong as the blizzard in March, several states were hit with more than 12 inches (30 centimeters) of snow and by wind gusts exceeding 50 miles (80 kilometers) per hour.

By April 10, blizzard warnings were issued for more than 3.9 million people and 455,000 square kilometers, according to the Weather Channel. On April 10-12, 2019, whiteout conditions clogged roadways, caused tens of thousands of homes to lose power, and grounded hundreds of flights, according to news reports. South Dakota was one of the hardest hit states, with more than 24 inches (60 centimeters) of snow falling across much of the state. Minnesota was also hard-hit, with heavy ice bringing down power lines. Dust and dirt was swept from northern Mexico as far north as Minneapolis by the far-reaching storm, coloring the snow in South Dakota and Minnesota shades of yellow, brown, and orange.

On April 14, 2019, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra satellite acquired a true-color image of freshly-fallen snow across Minnesota. Several small lakes are glazed with bright-white ice, suggesting frigid winter temperatures remained in the north of the region. Lake Superior, in the northwest and the Mississippi River show open water surrounded by snowfall.