Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this winter storm warning at Feb 27, 2007, 4:08 AM CST for 6 counties in South Dakota; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 27, 2007, 4:30 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2007, 4:08 AM CST (10:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2007, 4:30 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2007, 4:14 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Beadle County, SD, Brookings County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, Miner County, SD, Moody County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 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 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 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 271008 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 408 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 .UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WILL SPREAD A STRONG WARM FRONT ALOFT THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGING SNOW WITH IT. THE SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA TUESDAY EVENING...THEN SPREAD INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE IN INTENSITY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BROAD AREA OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH A MORE FOCUSED AREA OF 6 TO 7 INCHES FROM AROUND HURON TO BROOKINGS AND IVANHOE. A MUCH STRONGER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN LIFT NORTHEAST INTO MINNESOTA ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AGAIN ON THURSDAY. MNZ071-271815- /O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0003.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070302T1200Z/ LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE 408 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE PREVIOUS WINTER STORM WATCH FOR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. $$ SDZ038>040-271815- /O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0003.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS 408 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-097-098-271815- /O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0003.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070302T1200Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES- JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE 408 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WILL LIKELY SEE AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE LOWER END OF THE RANGE. A POTENTIALLY MUCH STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. 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. 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. $$ SDZ052>056-059>062-066-067-271815- /O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0003.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- TURNER-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE... SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY... CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG 408 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. LOCATIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WILL LIKELY SEE AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE LOWER END OF THE RANGE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ021-022-032-271815- /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070302T1200Z/ CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE... HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 408 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. WHILE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY...A POTENTIALLY MUCH STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST IOWA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. 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. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFSD 271705 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1105 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA TUESDAY EVENING... THEN SPREAD INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE IN INTENSITY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BROAD AREA OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH A MORE FOCUSED AREA OF 6 TO 7 INCHES FROM AROUND HURON TO BROOKINGS AND IVANHOE. THE LOW WILL INTENSIFY OVER EASTERN KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN LIFT NORTHEAST INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AGAIN ON THURSDAY. MNZ071-280115- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070302T1200Z/ LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE 1105 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A SECOND AREA OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW WILL BE WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH. THIS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SDZ038>040-280115- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS 1105 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-097-098-280115- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070302T1200Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES- JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE 1105 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES... WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SDZ052>056-059>062-066-067-280115- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- TURNER-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE... SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY... CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG 1105 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES... WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. 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. $$ IAZ021-022-032-280115- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070302T1200Z/ CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE... HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 1105 AM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. WHILE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW...MIXED BRIEFLY WITH FREEZING RAIN...WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY...A POTENTIALLY MUCH STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST IOWA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDS MAY INCREASE TO OVER 30 MPH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SCHUMACHER
000 WWUS43 KFSD 272230 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 430 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA LATE THIS EVENING...THEN SPREAD INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE IN INTENSITY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BROAD AREA OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH A MORE FOCUSED AREA OF 6 TO 7 INCHES FROM AROUND HURON TO BOOKINGS TO SLAYTON MINNESOTA. THE LOW WILL INTENSIFY OVER EASTERN KANSAS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN LIFT NORTHEAST INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AGAIN ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE WELL INTO FRIDAY...WHICH WILL LIKELY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ072-080-081-089-090-097-280630- /O.UPG.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 430 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES... WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. $$ SDZ054-055-280630- /O.UPG.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ MINER-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD...MADISON 430 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES... WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ SDZ056-280630- /O.UPG.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FLANDREAU 430 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES... WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY CREATE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MNZ071-280630- /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE 430 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A SECOND AREA OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP ON THURSDAY. ACCOMPANYING THE SNOW WILL BE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH. THIS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AS WELL AS BLOWING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SDZ038-039-280630- /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON 430 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ SDZ040-280630- /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROOKINGS 430 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ021-022-032-280630- /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE... HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 430 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN WILL BE IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY...A MUCH STRONGER STORM WILL POTENTIALLY MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CLOUD CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD TYPE CONDITIONS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ065-068>071-280630- /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY- UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO... TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR... YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 430 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER TWO INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-280630- /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER 430 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IAZ001-012-MNZ098-280630- /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ LYON-SIOUX-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LUVERNE 430 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW SHOULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES... WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW...CREATING BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ SDZ052-053-059>062-066-067-280630- /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ JERAULD-SANBORN-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE... MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG 430 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES... WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. EASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. 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 272350 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 550 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO KANSAS BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA LATE THIS EVENING... THEN SPREAD INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE IN INTENSITY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BROAD AREA OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH A MORE FOCUSED AREA OF 6 TO 7 INCHES FROM AROUND HURON TO BROOKINGS TO SLAYTON MINNESOTA. THE LOW WILL INTENSIFY OVER EASTERN KANSAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN LIFT NORTHEAST INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AGAIN ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND CONTINUE WELL INTO FRIDAY...WHICH WILL LIKELY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-280800- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 550 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. $$ SDZ038-039-054-055-280800- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-MINER-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...HOWARD...MADISON 550 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ SDZ040-056-280800- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ BROOKINGS-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU 550 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY CREATE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-280800- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER 550 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IAZ001-012-MNZ098-280800- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ LYON-SIOUX-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LUVERNE 550 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES... WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW... CREATING BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IAZ021-022-032-280800- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE... HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 550 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING... AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...ALONG WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE...ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A MUCH STRONGER STORM WILL POTENTIALLY MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CLOUD CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD TYPE CONDITIONS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SDZ052-053-059>062-066-067-280800- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ JERAULD-SANBORN-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE... MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG 550 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ065-068>071-280800- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY- UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO... TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR... YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 550 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER TWO INCHES...WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JH
000 WWUS43 KFSD 280401 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 .AN ELONGATED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES THIS EVENING...WILL BECOME MORE DEFINED AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE...EXPANDING INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA BY LATE TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW SHOULD DECREASE IN INTENSITY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BROAD AREA OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM MITCHELL SOUTH DAKOTA...TO SIOUX CENTER AND SPENCER IOWA...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 14. THE LOW WILL INTENSIFY OVER EASTERN KANSAS WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN LIFT NORTHEAST INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW TO MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AGAIN THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY AND CONTINUE WELL INTO FRIDAY...WHICH WILL LIKELY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 5 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BY LATE WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. $$ SDZ038-039-054-055-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-MINER-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...HOWARD...MADISON 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 2 AM...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING HOURS...WHEN SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH AN INCH PER HOUR. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY...AND EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ SDZ040-056-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ BROOKINGS-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH MAY CREATE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW CREATING NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IAZ001-012-MNZ098-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ LYON-SIOUX-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LUVERNE 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A STRONGER STORM WILL MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WILL SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW ON THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW... CREATING BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IAZ021-022-032-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE... HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING... AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...ALONG WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE...ARE EXPECTED BY LATE WEDNESDAY. A MUCH STRONGER STORM WILL POTENTIALLY MOVE INTO IOWA ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CLOUD CREATE NEAR BLIZZARD TYPE CONDITIONS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SDZ052-053-059>062-066-067-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ JERAULD-SANBORN-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE... MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ065-068>071-281215- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.070228T0800Z-070228T1800Z/ PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY- UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO... TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR... YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1001 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 12 PM CST WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN UNDER TWO INCHES...WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ JH
000 WWUS43 KFSD 281014 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .A WARM FRONT ALOFT WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE REGION TODAY...PROVIDING MUCH OF THE AREA WITH MEASURABLE SNOWFALL. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WHERE 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. OTHERWISE...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY TONIGHT...THEN MOVE NORTHEAST ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL PLACE AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 IN A FAVORABLE LOCATION FOR HEAVY SNOW. SINCE THIS LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEEPEN QUICKLY...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE LIKELY...POSSIBLY GUSTING TO AROUND 45 MPH AT TIMES ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY EVENING. THIS MAY CREATE BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS OVER MUCH OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-281815- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1400Z-070301T0000Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS REPLACES THE WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED WHICH REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WATCH. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...DECREASING IN INTENSITY BY ABOUT 500 PM CST. BY LATE AFTERNOON...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE. ADDITIONALLY...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP...POTENTIALLY CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ038-039-054-055-281815- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-MINER-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...HOWARD...MADISON 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. BY 400 PM CST...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE IN THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE. 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. $$ SDZ040-056-281815- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0003.070228T1200Z-070301T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ BROOKINGS-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. BY 400 PM CST...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ021-022-032-281815- /O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE... HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH A LITTLE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT AMOUNTS SHOULD BE RELATIVELY LIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES WITH ANY ICING ONLY EXPECTED TO AMOUNT TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS. HOWEVER...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP...POTENTIALLY CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-281115- /O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE TODAY...BUT THE MORE ORGANIZED WINTER WEATHER WILL BE NORTH OF THE AREA. $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-281815- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1400Z-070228T2200Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. BY 400 PM CST...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. HOWEVER...SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP...POTENTIALLY CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ001-012-MNZ098-281815- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.A.0004.070301T1200Z-070303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.070301T1200Z-070302T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ LYON-SIOUX-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LUVERNE 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. BY 400 PM CST...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE. HOWEVER...SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AGAIN ON THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP...POTENTIALLY CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ052-053-059>062-066-067-281815- /O.EXT.KFSD.SN.Y.0004.070228T1200Z-070228T2200Z/ JERAULD-SANBORN-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE... MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. $$ SDZ065-068>070-281800- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070228T1800Z/ HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP... TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON... VERMILLION 414 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL BE REPLACED BY ALL SNOW...WHICH WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GENERALLY REMAIN UNDER TWO INCHES...WITH A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE ALSO POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ 08
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 Feb 26, 8:50 PM CST, 7 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 8:50 PM CST, 7 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
850 PM CST MON FEB 26 2007
.DISCUSSION...
FORECAST LOOKING GOOD SO FAR THIS EVENING...WITH CLOUD COVER
PRESENTING THE BIGGEST PROBLEM. 00Z NAM AND RUC CONSISTENT IN
SHOWING DECREASE IN LOWER LEVEL RH ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN/SOUTHERN
PARTS OF THE CWA AFTER 06Z. DO NOT EXPECT TOTAL CLEARING WITH MID
LEVEL RH INCREASING OVER THAT AREA AT THE SAME TIME...BUT HAVE
ADJUSTED SKY GRIDS TO SHOW BEST DECREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST...
WITH SOME PARTIAL CLEARING POSSIBLE AS FAR EAST AS DE SMET-SIOUX
FALLS-STORM LAKE LINE BY DAYBREAK.
ISSUES WITH CLOUD COVER MAKE TEMPS PROBLEMATIC AS WELL. WIDESPREAD
STRATUS HOLDING TEMPS UP WELL SO FAR THIS EVENING...BUT CONCERN IS
THAT ANY BRIEF BREAKS...ESPECIALLY WITH LIGHT WINDS IN THE WEST...
WILL ALLOW FOR QUICK DROP THERE...WHILE THE MORE PERSISTENT CLOUDS
IN THE NORTHEAST WILL HOLD TEMPS UP A BIT MORE IN SOUTHWEST MN. WILL
NOT MAKE ANY MAJOR CHANGES TO LOWS...BUT WILL PROBABLY TWEAK HOURLY
TEMPS TO SLOW THE FALL A BIT MORE ALONG/EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER.
UPDATED ZFP/GRIDS WILL BE SENT SHORTLY.
&&
.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING...WITH SCATTERED BREAKS
DEVELOPING WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER. LOOKS TO BE TWO DIFFERENT LEVELS
OF STRATUS...A LOWER END MVFR GENERALLY 1000-1500FT FROM KHON-KMHE
EAST INTO SWRN MN AND KSPW-KSLB AREAS OF NWRN IA. THIS AREA WILL
LIKELY PERSIST INTO TUESDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALIZED BREAKS DVLPG
AFTER 09Z. WITH CLOUDS REMAINING MORE PERSISTENT HERE...VSBY SHOULD
REMAIN IN VFR RANGE MUCH OF THE NIGHT...WITH SOME PATCHY MVFR VSBYS
IN FOG POSSIBLE WHERE STRATUS DOES BREAK.
HIGHER MVFR DECK IN 2-3KFT RANGE FARTHER WEST AND SOUTH THROUGH THE
MISSOURI VALLEY...AND EXPECT THIS AREA TO HAVE BEST CHANCE FOR SLOW
CLEARING THROUGH THE NIGHT. THIS AREA WILL HAVE BETTER CHANCE FOR
FOG DEVELOPMENT WITH THE CLEARING...WITH ISOLD IFR VSBYS POSSIBLE
TOWARD SUNRISE.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
BUSY PATTERN WITH A COUPLE OF POTENTIAL MAJOR WINTER EVENTS LOOMING
FROM TUES NGT THRU FRIDAY.
FAIRLY NICE DAY EXPCD FOR TUE WITH SOME MODERATION BUT NOT AS MILD
AS GUID OVER FRESH SNOW COVER. SHORT WAVE AND ASSCD STG LIFT
CRASHING ENEWD OVR CWA TUE NGT AND WED...INTERACTING WITH STG MID
LVL BOUNDARY. STG LOW LVL SLY INFLOW FM SRN AND CNTRL PLAINS SHOULD
MAKE UP FOR INITIAL LACK OF MOISTURE. QUESTION IS HOW FAR SOUTH
LIFTING BOUNDARY SATURATES BEFORE MOVING NORTHEAST WED. SNOWFALL
SHOULD BE QUITE INTENSE WHERE THIS HAPPENS WITH UNSTABLE LAPSE RATES
ALOFT AND LWR LVL INFLOW. SEEMS NAM HAS SOMEWHAT OF A FAST AND NORTH
BIAS...WITH GFS AND CANADIAN MODELS SLOWER AND FURTHER SOUTH.
COMPROMISED SOME WITH BEST CHCS HEAVY SNOW NE OF A LN FM MHE TO
SPW...SO PUT OUT LAST MINUTE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THIS AREA FOR
LATER TUES NGT INTO WED AFTN. THIS PULLS OUT PRETTY FAST AND CUT
POPS FOR WED NGT. NAM/GFS PRETTY CONSISTENT BRINGING MAJOR ENERGY
INTO CNTRL PLAINS WED NGT AND WRAPPING IT BACK WITH MAJOR
CYCLOGENESIS AFFECTING ERN CWA THRU THU AND FRI. IF THIS WRAPS BACK
A LIT FURTHER WEST...ALL AREAS ALG AND EAST OF I29 IN SD...MN...AND
NWRN IA WILL HAVE THREAT FOR ALMOST BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS.
HOWEVER...OTHER MODELS NOT QUITE AS GUNG HO ABOUT THIS SYSTEM...SO
WILL PLAY IT COOL FOR NOW.
TROWAL TO POTENTIALLY AFFECT THE AREA ON FRIDAY...AND HAVE
INTRODUCED POPS AT OR ABOVE BOTH HPC AND MEX GUIDANCE FOR FRIDAY.
GREATEST THREAT FOR PRECIP LOOKS TO BE IN THE EASTERN CWA...BUT WILL
HINGE ON HOW WOUND UP THE UPPER LOW OVER THE UPPER MIDWEST GETS.
SREF INDICATE A 70 TO 30 PERCENT CHANCE...WITH THE BEST LIKELIHOOD
EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. NORTHWEST WINDS LOOK FAIRLY BRISK AS
WELL ON FRIDAY...WITH 40 TO 50 KNOTS OF FLOW AT 850 MB. UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT LINGERS ON FRIDAY NIGHT AS AREA BECOMES INFLUENCED BY THE
LEFT FRONT OF UPPER LEVEL JET MOVING IN FROM THE WEST. HAVE KEPT
FLURRIES AROUND THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY MORNING.
RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD INTO THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND...WITH
STRONG WARMING ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY. 925 HPA TEMPS RISE ABOVE
ZERO...BUT HAVE GONE WITH ISOTHERMAL HIGHS ON SUNDAY WITH ADDITIONAL
SNOW EXPECTED THIS WEEK. GFS IS SUGGESTING POTENTIAL FOR BACKDOOR
COLD FRONT EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT LOOKS TO AFFECT THE CWA BEYOND THE
SEVEN DAY WINDOW.
&&
.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR IAZ001>003-012>014.
MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098.
NE...NONE.
SD...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR SDZ038>040-052>056-059>062-066-067.
&&
JHHazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 6:38 PM CST, 9 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 638 PM CST MON FEB 26 2007 SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098- IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-271200- 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- 638 PM CST MON FEB 26 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER CORRIDOR...WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM MITCHELL SOUTH DAKOTA TO SPENCER IOWA...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR A LITTLE MORE IN THESE AREAS. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY... WITH THE BEST CHANCE REMAINING EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER. STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SNOWFALL...CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 4:08 AM CST | Snow Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison and 14 more | 44 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:30 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Bon Homme, Clay, Hutchinson, Union, Yankton | 20 hr |
| Feb 27, 4:08 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2007Winter Storm Warnings in South Dakota, 2007Every winter storm warning in 2007
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.