A total of 22 tornadoes were confirmed as the system moved eastward across the eastern half of the United States, including two that were rated EF4.

[5] On October 3, 2013, the National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for Rapid City and the Black Hills in advance of the storm urging people to delay or cancel travel plans.

[10] Over 20,000 people lost electricity in Black Hills, where more than a meter of watered down, dense snow had fallen.

The storm system also included thunderstorms that brought iced precipitation, significant rain and over half a dozen tornadoes to Nebraska and Iowa.

[12] The storm affected about 5,000 ranches in western South Dakota producing snow totals as high as 5 feet (1.5 m) and 70 mph (110 km/h) winds that scattered herds for miles and resulted in the deaths of many cattle due to exhaustion and hypothermia.