Alert archive / South Dakota / Snow Advisories in 2005
Snow Advisory 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this snow advisory at Dec 1, 2005, 3:28 PM CST for 4 states. It took effect at Dec 2, 2005, 3:42 AM CST. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2005, 3:28 PM CST (21:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 2, 2005, 3:42 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2005, 2:09 AM CST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 45 counties
Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Ida County, IA, Lyon County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Bon Homme County, SD, Brookings County, SD, Brule County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Clay County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, McCook County, SD, Miner County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD, Sanborn County, SD, Turner County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 202 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 914 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KFSD 012128 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 328 PM CST THU DEC 1 2005 .A WARM FRONT IN THE MID LEVELS WILL MOVE NORTH INTO SOUTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY MORNING...THEN SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BAND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT...WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD SNOW EXPECTED ON FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE AN INCH OF SNOW AN HOUR. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY MORNING. MNZ080-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-055-056-020530- /O.NEW.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051202T1800Z-051203T1200Z/ MURRAY-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-LAKE- MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON... PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...DE SMET...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU 328 PM CST THU DEC 1 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY...BECOMING MOST WIDESPREAD ON FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITHIN THE ADVISORY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 5 INCHES...WITH THE SNOW FALLING AT AN INCH AN HOUR AT TIMES...AND THE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS A HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. AT THIS TIME...FREEZING PRECIPITATION AND HIGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE A THREAT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ 08
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFSD 020400 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1000 PM CST THU DEC 1 2005 .A WARM FRONT IN THE MID LEVELS WILL MOVE NORTH INTO SOUTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY MORNING...THEN SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BAND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT...WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD SNOW EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY MORNING. THREE TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ON THE ADJACENT AREAS OF THE HEADLINED AREA. MNZ080-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-055-056-021000- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051202T1800Z-051203T1200Z/ MURRAY-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-LAKE- MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON... PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...DE SMET...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU 1000 PM CST THU DEC 1 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY...BECOMING WIDESPREAD AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES AND INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITHIN THE ADVISORY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 5 INCHES...AND THE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS A HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. AT THIS TIME...FREEZING PRECIPITATION AND HIGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE A THREAT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MJF
000 WWUS43 KFSD 020403 CCA WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1000 PM CST THU DEC 1 2005 .A WARM FRONT IN THE MID LEVELS WILL MOVE NORTH INTO SOUTH DAKOTA ON FRIDAY MORNING...THEN SPREAD INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A BAND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THIS FRONT...WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD SNOW EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MOVE EAST OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY MORNING. THREE TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ON THE ADJACENT AREAS OF THE HEADLINED AREA. THIS STATEMENT JUST CORRECTED THE PRODUCT EXPIRATION TIME IN THE MND HEADER. THE EVENT TIME IS NOT ALTERED. MNZ080-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-055-056-021100- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051202T1800Z-051203T1200Z/ MURRAY-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-LAKE- MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON... PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...DE SMET...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU 1000 PM CST THU DEC 1 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY...BECOMING WIDESPREAD AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES AND INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WITHIN THE ADVISORY ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 5 INCHES...AND THE VISIBILITY AS LOW AS A HALF MILE DURING THE HEAVIEST SNOW. AT THIS TIME...FREEZING PRECIPITATION AND HIGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE A THREAT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MJF
000 WWUS43 KFSD 020942 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 342 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 .LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER COLORADO WILL PULL MOISTURE NORTH INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY. AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION INTERACTS WITH THIS MOISTURE...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN IOWA BY THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE REGION INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THIS STATEMENT JUST CORRECTED THE PRODUCT EXPIRATION TIME IN THE MND HEADER. THE EVENT TIME IS NOT ALTERED. SDZ038-052>054-021745- /O.EXB.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051202T1800Z-051203T0600Z/ BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD 342 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY NOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS A HALF MILE. BY EARLY THIS EVENING...SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT SNOW AND IS EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH LATE EVENING. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ001>003-SDZ061-062-021745- /O.EXB.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051202T2100Z-051203T0900Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE... SALEM...SIOUX FALLS 342 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. BY LATE EVENING...SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT SNOW BUT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ071-072-081-021745- /O.EXB.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051203T0000Z-051203T1200Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-COTTONWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...WINDOM 342 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY EARLY EVENING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT...BUT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ080-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-055-056-021745- /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051202T2100Z-051203T0900Z/ MURRAY-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-LAKE- MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON... PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...DE SMET...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU 342 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. BY LATE EVENING...SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT SNOW BUT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ LIEBL
000 WWUS43 KFSD 021706 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1106 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 .LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER COLORADO WILL PULL MOISTURE NORTH INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY. AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION INTERACTS WITH THIS MOISTURE...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN IOWA BY THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE REGION INTO SATURDAY MORNING. IAZ013-014-030115- /O.EXA.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051202T2100Z-051203T0900Z/ OBRIEN-CLAY IA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELDON...PRIMGHAR...SPENCER 1106 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING. BY LATE EVENING...SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT SNOW BUT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SDZ038-052>054-030115- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051202T1800Z-051203T0600Z/ BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD 1106 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY NOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS A HALF MILE. BY EARLY THIS EVENING...SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT SNOW AND IS EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH LATE EVENING. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ001>003-MNZ080-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-055-056-061-062- 030115- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051202T2100Z-051203T0900Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-MURRAY-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK- KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE... SLAYTON...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...DE SMET... BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...SIOUX FALLS 1106 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. BY LATE EVENING...SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT SNOW BUT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES ALONG A BROOKINGS TO WORTHINGTON LINE ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ071-072-081-030115- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051203T0000Z-051203T1200Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-COTTONWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...WINDOM 1106 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY EARLY EVENING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT...BUT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ BT
000 WWUS43 KFSD 021815 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1215 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 .LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER COLORADO WILL PULL MOISTURE NORTH INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY. AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION INTERACTS WITH THIS MOISTURE...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN IOWA BY THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE REGION INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SDZ050-057>060-063>065-068-030215- /O.EXA.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051203T0600Z/ GREGORY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN... PLANKINTON...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER... LAKE ANDES...ARMOUR...PARKSTON...OLIVET...TYNDALL 1215 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS A HALF MILE. BY MID EVENING...SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT SNOW AND IS EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH LATE EVENING. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ012-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ066-067-069>071-030215- /O.EXA.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051202T2100Z-051203T0900Z/ SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA- TURNER-LINCOLN SD-YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS... CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...PARKER...CANTON...YANKTON... VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...ELK POINT 1215 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. BY LATE EVENING...SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT SNOW BUT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SDZ038-052>054-030215- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051203T0600Z/ BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD 1215 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY NOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS A HALF MILE. BY EARLY THIS EVENING...SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT SNOW AND IS EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH LATE EVENING. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ001>003-013-014-MNZ080-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-055-056-061- 062-030215- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051202T2100Z-051203T0900Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY IA-MURRAY-NOBLES-JACKSON- PIPESTONE-ROCK-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE... SHELDON...PRIMGHAR...SPENCER...SLAYTON...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON... PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...DE SMET...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU... SALEM...SIOUX FALLS 1215 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. BY LATE EVENING...SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT SNOW BUT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ071-072-081-030215- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051203T0000Z-051203T1200Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-COTTONWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...WINDOM 1215 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING WIDESPREAD BY EARLY EVENING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT...BUT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ BT
000 WWUS43 KFSD 022133 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 333 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 .LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER COLORADO WILL PULL MOISTURE NORTH INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY. AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION INTERACTS WITH THIS MOISTURE...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN IOWA BY THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SDZ038-050-052>054-057>060-063>065-068-022245- /O.CAN.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051203T0600Z/ BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON- CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE... WESSINGTON SPRINGS...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN... PLANKINTON...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER... LAKE ANDES...ARMOUR...PARKSTON...OLIVET...TYNDALL 333 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS SHIFTED NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. AN ADDITIONAL INCH MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ080-089-090-097-098-NEZ013- 014-SDZ039-040-055-056-061-062-066-067-069>071-030400- /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051203T0400Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-MURRAY-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK- DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- TURNER-LINCOLN SD-YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...PRIMGHAR...SPENCER... LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE... SLAYTON...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... WAKEFIELD...PONCA...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...DE SMET...BROOKINGS... MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CANTON... YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...ELK POINT 333 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS IN NORTHWEST IOWA CLOSE TO 6 INCHES. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA BY MID EVENING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ071-072-081-030545- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.051203T0000Z-051203T1200Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-COTTONWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...WINDOM 333 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EVENING...BRINGING TOTALS TO 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM IVANHOE TO MARSHALL TO JEFFERS. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL END LATE THIS EVENING...BUT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ 08
000 WWUS43 KFSD 030257 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 857 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 .THE UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WHICH CAUSED MOST OF THE SNOW TODAY HAS MOVED OFF TO THE EAST. HOWEVER ONE MORE SYSTEM REMAINS AND IS MOVING ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. THAT SYSTEM WILL LINGER SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL OVER EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA THROUGH MIDNIGHT...AND INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ089-098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039- 055-056-061-062-066-067-069>071-030400- /O.CAN.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051203T0400Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-NOBLES-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY-LAKE- MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...PRIMGHAR...SPENCER... LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE... WORTHINGTON...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... DE SMET...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER... CANTON...YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...ELK POINT 857 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL STILL MOVE THROUGH KINGSBURY...LAKE AND MOODY COUNTIES THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. HOWEVER THIS SNOWFALL IS MOVING RATHER QUICKLY TO THE EAST...AND NEW SNOW AMOUNTS IN THOSE AREAS WILL LIKELY STAY AT AN INCH OR LESS. $$ MNZ080-090-097-SDZ040-030600- /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051203T0600Z/ MURRAY-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...JACKSON...PIPESTONE... BROOKINGS 857 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. AN AREA OF SNOW IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA IS INTENSIFYING AS IT MOVES EASTWARD. THEREFORE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THIS AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT...ADDING TO THE SNOW WHICH HAS ALREADY FALLEN. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ071-072-081-030800- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051203T1200Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-COTTONWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...WINDOM 857 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...LINGERING AS SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MJF
000 WWUS43 KFSD 030545 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1145 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 .THE DISTURBANCE WHICH CAUSED MOST OF THE SNOW FRIDAY HAS MOVED TO THE EAST....ALLOWING FOR THE HEAVIER SNOWS TO END. LINGERING PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINIMAL. MNZ080-090-097-SDZ040-030645- /O.EXP.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051203T0600Z/ MURRAY-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...JACKSON...PIPESTONE... BROOKINGS 1145 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. $$ MNZ071-072-081-031200- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051203T1200Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-COTTONWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...WINDOM 1145 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE UNDER ONE INCH. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ LIEBL
000 WWUS43 KFSD 030809 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 209 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2005 .LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THE REST OF THE NIGHT. MNZ071-072-081-030915- /O.CAN.KFSD.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051203T1200Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-COTTONWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...WINDOM 209 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES CAN BE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT...WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this snow advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this snow advisory went out at Dec 1, 9:40 AM CST, 5 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 9:40 AM CST, 5 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 940 AM CST THU DEC 1 2005 .DISCUSSION... BRIEF REPRIEVE IN THE ACTIVE PATTERN AS HIGH PRESSURE SPILLS INTO THE REGION. A FEW FLURRIES NOTED IN THE SURFACE OBS OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA...BUT AM NOT EXPECTING ANYTHING IN THE WAY OF ACCUMULATIONS TODAY. TEMPS HAVE COOLED OFF RAPIDLY IN AREAS WITH A LACK OF CLOUDS. DESPITE THE DECREASING CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA...AM NOT EXPECTING TEMPERATURES TO GO MUCH OF ANYWHERE ACROSS EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF FORECAST AREA WITH FRESH SNOW COVER AND WEAK COLD AIR ADVECTION. WARM AIR ADVECTION MAKES IT INTO MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT KEPT GOING FORECAST BELOW GOING GUIDANCE WITH FRESH SNOW COVER AND CURRENT COOL READINGS. UPDATED GRIDS...PFM AND ZFP ON THE WAY. && .PREV DISCUSSION... TWO MAIN ISSUES WITH THIS FCST IS NEXT SNOW EVENT FOR FRI AFTN AND EVE AND EARLY WINTER COLD THRU ENTIRE FCST. NWLY FLW OF COLD AIR TDA AND WITH FRESH SNOW COVER...TEMPS MAY HOLD STEADY TDA WITH ALBEDO EFFECT. THEN QUICK DROP OFF IN TEMPS EXPCD THIS EVE WITH LGT WNDS AND MOCLR SKIES...SO WILL GO LWR THAN PREV FCST. THEN ATTN TURNS TO GOOD ISENTROPIC LIFT DVLPG ENE OVR CWA FRI AND ENDG FM W TO E FRI NGT. MODELS PRETTY SIMILAR WITH THIS...BUT MAY BE A LIT FAST...BUT WITH GOOD UPR WAVE TAPPING INTO MID LVL BOUNDARY AND WILL GO LIKELY CHCS SNOW MOVG ENE THRU MIDDLE OF CWA FRI THRU FRI EVE. GFS MUCH BTR THAN ETA WITH LAST SYS AND QPF LOOKS IN THE BALLPARK WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES SNOWFALL PSBL. ETA LOOKS TOO FAST AND WEAK...AS USUAL. MAIN CHANGES TO FCST THRU EXTD WERE TO KNOCK BACK BOTH HIGHS AND LOWS WITH DVLPG ARCTIC EXPRESS AND SNOW COVER...BUT DAYSHIFT MAY HAVE TO GO EVEN MORE. && .FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...NONE. MN...NONE. IA...NONE. NE...NONE. && RYRHOLM
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 1, 5:30 AM CST, 9 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 0530 AM CST THU DEC 01 2005 SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098- IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-021200- AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA- CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE- DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON- IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN- LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN- OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN- SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON- 0530 AM CST THU DEC 01 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A BAND OF SNOW WILL LIKELY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD GENERALLY BE 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. EARLY WINTER COLD WILL PREVAIL DURING THE PERIOD WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES MOSTLY IN THE TEENS. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES MAY ONLY REACH 10 TO 15 MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...WITH NIGHTTIME LOWS AT OR BELOW ZERO. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO DROP TO 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/FSD. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. RSR
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.