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Snow Advisory 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

December 1, 20054 states

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2005-12-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2005-12-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.