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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this winter storm warning at Nov 14, 2005, 4:25 PM CST for 4 states. It took effect at Nov 15, 2005, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr. 18 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2005, 4:25 PM CST (22:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 15, 2005, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2005, 3:31 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 21 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, Union County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 9:45 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Luverne, MN | ON GRASSY SURFACES |
| Nov 15, 9:45 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Pipestone, MN | |
| Nov 15, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Tyler, MN | |
| Nov 15, 10:15 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Rock Rapids, IA | |
| Nov 15, 10:19 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Rock Valley, IA | ON GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES |
| Nov 15, 10:24 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Le Mars, IA | |
| Nov 15, 10:26 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Sioux City, IA | MELTED AS FELL...NO LASTING ACCUMULATIONS |
| Nov 15, 10:42 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Lake Wilson, MN | |
| Nov 15, 10:46 AM CST | SNOW 0 | Marshall, MN | MELTING AS FALLING |
| Nov 15, 11:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Sioux Center, IA | |
| Nov 15, 11:05 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Worthington, MN | |
| Nov 15, 11:22 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Sibley, IA | |
| Nov 15, 11:32 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Beresford, SD | |
| Nov 15, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Sibley, IA | |
| Nov 15, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Spencer, IA | |
| Nov 15, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Pipestone, MN | |
| Nov 15, 3:30 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Worthington, MN | 2 TO 2 1/2 INCHES...WITH AN INCHES LEFT ON GROUND. |
| Nov 15, 3:30 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Sioux Center, IA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 1381 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 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 142225 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 425 PM CST MON NOV 14 2005 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT...AND SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW TONIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT PROGRESSES ACROSS THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP AND PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE A THREAT WITH THIS SYSTEM...THIS MAY RESULT IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. IAZ002-003-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-150630- /O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0001.051115T0600Z-051116T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0001.051115T1200Z-051116T0600Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MARSHALL... SLAYTON...WINDOM...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON 425 PM CST MON NOV 14 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TOWARD DAWN AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END TOWARD MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH SNOW WILL AT TIMES WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. $$ IAZ012>014-021-022-150630- /O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0001.051115T0600Z-051116T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0001.051115T1200Z-051116T0600Z/ SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON... PRIMGHAR...SPENCER...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE 425 PM CST MON NOV 14 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TUESDAY MORNING AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END TOWARD MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH SNOW WILL AT TIMES WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. $$ IAZ020-031-032-NEZ014-SDZ071-150630- /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0001.051115T1200Z-051116T0600Z/ PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE... SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...ELK POINT 425 PM CST MON NOV 14 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING...AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TUESDAY MORNING AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END TOWARD MIDNIGHT ON TUESDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH SNOW WILL AT TIMES WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. $$ IAZ001-MNZ071-097-098-SDZ040-056-062-067-150630- /O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0001.051115T0600Z-051116T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0001.051115T1200Z-051116T0600Z/ LYON IA-LINCOLN MN-PIPESTONE-ROCK-BROOKINGS-MOODY-MINNEHAHA- LINCOLN SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...TYLER...IVANHOE... PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS... CANTON 425 PM CST MON NOV 14 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL SWITCH TO SNOW BY THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ NEZ013-SDZ039-054-055-061-066-069-070-150630- /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0001.051115T1200Z-051116T0600Z/ DIXON-KINGSBURY-MINER-LAKE-MCCOOK-TURNER-YANKTON-CLAY SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...DE SMET...HOWARD... MADISON...SALEM...PARKER...YANKTON...VERMILLION 425 PM CST MON NOV 14 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. RAIN WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL SWITCH TO SNOW BY THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ LIEBL/SCHUMACHER
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFSD 150345 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 945 PM CST MON NOV 14 2005 .A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OVER THE EASTERN DAKOTAS AND NEBRASKA LATE TONIGHT...AND OVER MINNESOTA AND IOWA TUESDAY. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOME ALL SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP AND PERSIST OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA FROM DAYBREAK TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE A THREAT WITH THIS SYSTEM...THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. IAZ002-003-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-151145- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.051115T1200Z-051116T0600Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MARSHALL... SLAYTON...WINDOM...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON 945 PM CST MON NOV 14 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN SHOULD MIX WITH SNOW LATE TONIGHT...THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END TUESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH SNOW WILL AT TIMES WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. $$ IAZ012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ014-SDZ071-151145- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.051115T1200Z-051116T0600Z/ SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA- DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON... PRIMGHAR...SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE... SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY... ELK POINT 945 PM CST MON NOV 14 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN SHOULD DEVELOP TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY MIX WITH SNOW LATE. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW TUESDAY MORNING AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. SNOW SHOULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH SNOW WILL AT TIMES WILL PRODUCE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. $$ IAZ001-MNZ071-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067- 069-070-151145- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0001.051115T1200Z-051116T0600Z/ LYON IA-LINCOLN MN-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER- LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-YANKTON-CLAY SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...TYLER...IVANHOE... PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...DE SMET...BROOKINGS... HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER... CANTON...YANKTON...VERMILLION 945 PM CST MON NOV 14 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SHOULD MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW BY MORNING. MOSTLY LIGHT SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE MINNESOTA AND IOWA BORDERS. IN ADDITION...WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ RSR
000 WWUS43 KFSD 150954 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 354 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 .STRONG LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MOVE FROM NEBRASKA INTO IOWA TODAY...SPREADING MOISTURE NORTH INTO NORTHERN IOWA...MINNESOTA AND EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE EXCESSIVE...RANGING FROM AROUND 5 INCHES IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...TO A COUPLE OF INCHES NEAR THE JAMES VALLEY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE GREATLY...WITH SUSTAINED WINDS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHERE ACCUMULATIONS EXCEED ABOUT 4 INCHES. IAZ002-003-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-151800- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.051115T1200Z-051116T0600Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MARSHALL... SLAYTON...WINDOM...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON 354 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND 900 AM CST...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH ABOUT 600 PM CST...WITH DECREASING INTENSITY DURING THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE 3 TO 5 INCHES. WHILE SNOW INTENSITY WILL DECREASE IN THE EVENING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SUSTAINED WINDS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ALONG THE BUFFALO RIDGE AND AROUND 45 MPH IN OTHER LOCATIONS...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. $$ IAZ012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ014-SDZ071-151800- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.051115T1200Z-051116T0600Z/ SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA- DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON... PRIMGHAR...SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE... SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY... ELK POINT 354 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND 900 AM CST...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW SHOULD FALL FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH ABOUT 600 PM CST...WITH DECREASING INTENSITY DURING THE EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE 3 TO 5 INCHES. WHILE SNOW INTENSITY WILL DECREASE IN THE EVENING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY. SUSTAINED WINDS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SNOW...BLOWING SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. $$ IAZ001-MNZ071-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067- 069-070-151800- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0001.051115T1200Z-051116T0600Z/ LYON IA-LINCOLN MN-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER- LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-YANKTON-CLAY SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...TYLER...IVANHOE... PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...DE SMET...BROOKINGS... HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER... CANTON...YANKTON...VERMILLION 354 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AROUND 800 AM CST...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 29 CORRIDOR...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY FALLING FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. ALONG WITH THE SNOW WILL BE NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WHICH WILL CREATE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. MUCH STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...BUT THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BEFORE THE STRONGEST WINDS DEVELOP. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ 08
000 WWUS43 KFSD 151656 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1056 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN IOWA THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WHILE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE EXCESSIVE...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND 6 INCHES IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA...STRONG WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. IAZ001-MNZ071-097-098-152300- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051116T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051116T1000Z/ LYON IA-LINCOLN MN-PIPESTONE-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...TYLER...IVANHOE... PIPESTONE...LUVERNE 1056 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES AROUND 1/4 MILE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE SNOWFALL WILL END THIS EVENING WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. $$ IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-NEZ014- SDZ071-152300- /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051116T1000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...ORANGE CITY... SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...PRIMGHAR...SPENCER...LE MARS... CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...MARSHALL... SLAYTON...WINDOM...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... NORTH SIOUX CITY...ELK POINT 1056 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES AROUND 1/4 MILE...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE SNOWFALL WILL END BY MIDNIGHT WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. $$ NEZ013-SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-069-070-152200- /O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051115T2200Z/ DIXON-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- TURNER-LINCOLN SD-YANKTON-CLAY SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...DE SMET... BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...SIOUX FALLS... PARKER...CANTON...YANKTON...VERMILLION 1056 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 29 CORRIDOR. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. ALONG WITH THE SNOW WILL BE NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CREATE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. MUCH STRONGER WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...BUT THE SNOW SHOULD COME TO AN END BEFORE THE STRONGEST WINDS DEVELOP. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SCHUMACHER
000 WWUS43 KFSD 152131 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 331 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH MINNESOTA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...BRINGING WINTRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WITH SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. IAZ001>003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098- 160545- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051116T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.051115T2131Z-051116T0600Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE... SHELDON...PRIMGHAR...SPENCER...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE... IDA GROVE...TYLER...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...WINDOM... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE 331 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MIDNIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH FALLING SNOW...WILL AT TIMES PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES...AS WELL AS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. ALSO...ROADS WILL BECOME ICY THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW FREEZING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AMD STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ012-020-031-NEZ014-SDZ071-152245- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051116T1000Z/ SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS... SIOUX CITY...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...ELK POINT 331 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ NEZ013-SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-069-070-152245- /O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-051115T2200Z/ DIXON-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- TURNER-LINCOLN SD-YANKTON-CLAY SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...DE SMET... BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...SIOUX FALLS... PARKER...CANTON...YANKTON...VERMILLION 331 PM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ LIEBL
000 WWUS43 KFSD 311554 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 954 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2005 .ANOTHER QUICK MOVING PACIFIC SYSTEM CRASHING THE PACIFIC COAST THIS MORNING WILL ZIP INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. WITH FAIRLY COOL AIR SET TO BE ENTRENCHED AT LOW LEVELS...AND VERY MILD AIR ALOFT...PRECIPITATION WILL FAVOR FREEZING RAIN AS IT BREAKS OUT DURING DAY ON SUNDAY...AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING. COOLER AIR WILL EVENTUALLY FILTER INTO THE SYSTEM BY SUNDAY NIGHT...CHANGING FREEZING RAIN TO SNOW. AT THIS TIME...THE ICING ACCUMULATION APPEARS TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THREAT...WITH ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LIMITED TO AN INCH OR TWO AT MOST FROM LATER SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MNZ071-072-080-081-097-SDZ038>040-056-010000- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0001.060101T1800Z-060102T1200Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-PIPESTONE-BEADLE-KINGSBURY- BROOKINGS-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON... WINDOM...PIPESTONE...HURON...DE SMET...BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU 954 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN TO BREAK OUT LATER SUNDAY MORNING...WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT...BEFORE FREEZING RAIN MIXES WITH AND CHANGES TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$
000 WWUS43 KFSD 312151 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 351 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2005 .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS FREEZING RAIN BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND BECOMES MORE WIDESPREAD INTO SUNDAY EVENING. COOLER AIR WILL EVENTUALLY FILTER INTO THE REGION BY SUNDAY NIGHT...CHANGING FREEZING RAIN TO SNOW. AT THIS TIME...THE ICING ACCUMULATION APPEARS TO BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THREAT...HOWEVER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MNZ089-090-098-SDZ054-055-061-062-010600- /O.EXA.KFSD.WS.A.0001.060101T1800Z-060102T1200Z/ NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-MINER-LAKE-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LUVERNE... HOWARD...MADISON...SALEM...SIOUX FALLS 351 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN TO BREAK OUT BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT...ONCE FREEZING RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW. $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-097-SDZ038>040-056-010600- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0001.060101T1800Z-060102T1200Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-PIPESTONE-BEADLE-KINGSBURY- BROOKINGS-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON... WINDOM...PIPESTONE...HURON...DE SMET...BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU 351 PM CST SAT DEC 31 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN TO BREAK OUT BY EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SUNDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY SUNDAY NIGHT...ONCE FREEZING RAIN CHANGES TO SNOW. $$ LIEBL
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Nov 14, 3:45 PM CST, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 14, 3:45 PM CST, 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
345 PM CST MON NOV 14 2005
.DISCUSSION...
MAIN FOCUS IN THE SHORTER TERM IS OBVIOUS STRONG UPPER TROF AND
ASSOCIATED SFC CDFNT MOVG EWD ACROSS THE AREA. NOW FOR THE DETAILS.
PLENTY OF WAA AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM AS EVIDENCED BY CURRENT TEMPS.
NAM/GFS AND NGM ARE REMARKABLY SIMILAR WITH THE UPPER AIR FEATURES
WITH THIS SYSTEM. WHAT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING ATTM...IS SOME PRETTY
STRONG ENERGY BEGINNING TO DIVE SEWD INTO THE NRN PLAINS FM SRN
CANADA AND ERN MT TONIGHT. THIS IN EFFECT...BEGINS TO CONSOLIDATE
AND PUSH THE MAIN CRUX OF THE WAVE SWD INTO KS...LIFTING IT E TO
NEWD IN A SLIGHTLY NEG TILT TOWARD CHICAGO OVERNIGHT TUE. THIS WL
GEN UP A SFC CYCLONE IN THE CENTRAL/SRN PLAINS TONIGHT...DEEPENING
IT AS IT LIFTS NEWD TOWARD CHICAGO BY TUE EVENING. THEREFORE THERE
WL BE AN INVERTED TROF PASSAGE ACROSS OUR CWFA TONIGHT...WITH OUR SE
CWFA AND SOME SECTIONS OF SW MN GETTING CAUGHT UP IN THE SFC LOW
INTERACTION PASSING TO THE SE. NOT A LOT OF INSTABILITY ALOFT WITH
THIS SYSTEM AS EVIDENCED BY POSITIVE EPV VALUES...SO NARROW BANDED
TYPE PCPN IS UNLIKELY. IN ADDN...NO TROWALING EXISTS AS WOULD BE
EXPECTED. WHAT DOES EXIST IS BAND OF STRONG AND DEEP FRONTOGENESIS
LIFTING EWD NEAR THE INVERTED TROF PASSAGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A
MAINLY POST INVERTED TROF PCPN EVENT EXCEPT FROM NEAR MARSHALL MN TO
AROUND SIOUX CITY IA...WHERE LOW LEVEL WRAP AROUND COULD OCCUR.
TALKING ABOUT SW MN...AM CONCERNED ABOUT SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMNTS
OF SNOW IN THE BUFFALO RIDGE AREA ON TUE AS A VERY STRONG JET STREAK
EXITS THRU NRN MN PLACING OUR CWFA FM KINGSBURY COUNTY TO MARSHALL
IN A RR ENTRANCE RGN.
FOR PCPN TYPE...MODEL SNDGS ARE COOPERATIVE THIS TIME AROUND. COLD
AIR ALOFT IS ALREADY IN PLACE WITNESSING 12Z RAOBS THIS MRNG.
THEREFORE PCPN TYPE WL BE EITHER RA OR SN. FOLLOWED THE NAM/GFS -2
TO -3C H85 TEMP ISOTHERM AND -9 TO -10C ISOTHERM AT H7 FOR THE
CHANGEOVER. THEREFORE IT WL TAKE A WHILE TO CHANGEOVER FM I 29 EWD
TONIGHT. HOWEVER GIVEN LOW LVL DEWPTS...AM PRETTY CONFIDENT THAT
THERE WL BE QUITE A BIT OF WETBULBING DOWNWARD. SW MN AROUND
MARSHALL MAY CHANGEOVER SOONER ALSO DUE TO TERRAIN ISSUES LATE
TONIGHT...DESPITE THEIR WARMER H85 AND H7 TEMPS.
NOW ONTO WINDS AND HEADLINES. GIVEN LATEST 925MB-850MB WINDS OFF
OF THE NAM/GFS...OUR THOUGHTS ARE THAT HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA
MAY BE TOUGH TO GET. IN ADDN...CAA IS MEAGER WITH LITTLE OR NO PRS
RISES. WE DO HAVE UPPER AND LOWER AGEOSTROPHIC FLOW AIDING THE
STRONG WINDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT OTHER THAN THAT IT IS
JUST PURE GRADIENT AND 40 TO 55 KTS OFF THE SFC. IF WE HAD SOME
BETTER CAA AND PRS RISES...LIKELY WOULD HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR OUR WRN THIRD. CURRENTLY...IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST CHCS
FOR SPORADIC HIGH WIND WARNING TYPE WINDS WL BE IN THE MO VALLEY
AREA WITH THE FUNNELING. WE WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR
HIGH WINDS AND SNOW ACCUMUALTIONS OF 4-7 INCHES FOR MUCH OF NW IA
ATTM. JUST TO THE WEST...OPTED TO GO WINTER WX ADVY FOR HIGH WINDS
AND LESS SNOW ACCUMULATION. MUCH OF SW MN WL ALSO HAVE A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS. THIS
LEAVES THE JAMES VALLEY AND POINTS WWD WITH A HEALTHY WIND ADVY.
TEMPS WL NOT MOVE MUCH TOMORROW OBVIOUSLY...AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE
HAVE ENUF WAA WED NIGHT TO CAUSE NON DIURNAL LOWS.
EXTENDED FRI THRU MONDAY...COOLER WEATHER PATTERN TO CONTINUE INTO
NEXT WEEK. A RATHER STAGNATE LARGE SCALE PATTERN...WITH UPR RIDGE
SLOWLY BUILDING INTO THE WEST CONUS AND BROAD TROUGH EAST.
PREDOMINATELY NORTHWEST FLOW THROUGH THE PD...WITH EMBEDDED S/WVS
BRINING REINFORCING SHOTS OF COLDER AIR TO THE REGION. LITTLE TO NO
PCPN EXPECTED WITH RELATIVELY DRY NW FLOW...ALTHOUGH SHRA WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH TRANSIENT S/WV TROUGHS. TIMING AND POSITION OF S/WVS
ARE A BIT UNCERTAIN...PLAYED THE LATEST GFS SOLUTION...BUT SLIGHT
CHANGES COULD HAVE AN APPRECIABLE EFFECT ON TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT
THE PD...BEING LARGELY DEPENDANT ON CLOUD COVER.
&&
.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...WIND ADVY 6AM TUE TO 12AM WED FOR SDZ038-050-052-053-057>060-
063>065-068 FOR STRONG WINDS AND LESS THAN AN INCH AND A
HALF OF SNOW.
WINTER WX ADVY 6AM TUE TO 12AM WED FOR SDZ039-040-054>056-
061-062-066-067-069-070 FOR 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING 6AM TUE TO 12AM WED FOR SDZ071 FOR 4 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING 6AM TUE TO 12AM WED FOR MNZ072-080-081-
089-090 FOR 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
WINTER WX ADVY 6AM TUE TO 12AM WED FOR MNZ071-097-098 FOR NEAR
3 INCHES OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
IA...WINTER STORM WARNING 6AM TUE TO 12AM WED FOR IAZ002-003-012>
014-020>022-031-032 FOR 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
WINTER WX ADVY 6AM TUE TO 12AM WED FOR IAZ001 FOR NEAR 3 INCHES
OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
NE...WINTER STORM WARNING 6AM TUE TO 12AM WED FOR NEZ014 FOR 4 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
WINTER WX ADVY 6AM TUE TO 12AM WED FOR NEZ013 FOR 2 TO 3 INCHES
OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS.
MJF/SLHazardous weather outlook, Nov 14, 10:17 AM CST, 6 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1017 AM CST MON NOV 14 2005 SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098- IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-151200- 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- 1017 AM CST MON NOV 14 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER WEATHER... RAINFALL WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. COLDER AIR WILL START THE TRANSITION TO SNOWFALL DURING THE EVENING THROUGH THE JAMES VALLEY...WITH SNOWFALL COVERAGE EXPANDING AS THE AREA SHIFTS EASTWARD. HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL START TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT TOWARD INTERSTATE 29...EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA...WHERE AN INCH OR TWO ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE BY DAYBREAK. WIND AND FOG... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...AND SPREAD THROUGH THE MISSOURI VALLEY. WINDS WILL REACH 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE FIRST SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A BAND OF SNOWFALL WILL LIFT THROUGH AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 DURING TUESDAY MORNING... SETTLING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...BEFORE COLLAPSING BACK SOUTHWARD LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES CENTERED ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS SOUTH AND WEST. ALSO...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME QUITE STRONG...BUT THE STRONGEST OF THE WINDS SHOULD NOT OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME AS THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL. HOWEVER...THE COMBINATION OF FALLEN SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH...COULD POTENTIALLY PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW VISIBILITIES. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY EVENING. .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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 4:21 AM CST | High Wind Watch | FSD | Ida, Plymouth, Woodbury | 11 hr |
| Nov 14, 4:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lyon | 23 hr |
| Nov 14, 4:21 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Jerauld | 11 hr |
| Nov 14, 3:43 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison and 6 more | 13 hr |
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Sources
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