Alert archive / South Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this blizzard warning at Apr 10, 2008, 3:49 AM CDT for 22 counties in South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 10, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr. 43 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
- Apr 10, 2008, 3:49 AM CDT (08:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 10, 2008, 6:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2008, 3:16 PM CDT
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
All 24 counties
Big Stone County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Brown County, SD, Buffalo County, SD, Clark County, SD, Codington County, SD, Day County, SD, Deuel County, SD, Edmunds County, SD, Faulk County, SD, Grant County, SD, Hamlin County, SD, Hand County, SD, Hughes County, SD, Hyde County, SD, Jones County, SD, Lyman County, SD, Marshall County, SD, McPherson County, SD, Potter County, SD, Roberts County, SD, Spink County, SD, Stanley County, SD, Sully County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 7:15 PM CDT | SNOW 1.5 | Sisseton, SD | |
| Apr 10, 7:15 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Watertown, SD | |
| Apr 10, 8:02 PM CDT | SNOW 1 | 4 S Garden City, SD | LOTS OF ICE UNDER THE SNOW. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND THUNDER |
| Apr 10, 10:15 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Britton, SD | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO ACROSS MARSHALL COUNTY. SEVERAL CARS IN DITCHES. ABOUT 4 INCHES SNOW ACCUMULATION. |
| Apr 10, 10:15 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Clear Lake, SD | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE ACROSS DEUEL COUNTY FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. |
| Apr 10, 10:15 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Sisseton, SD | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO ACROSS ROBERTS COUNTY FOR PAST FEW HOURS. AT LEAST 4 INCHES SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Apr 10, 10:15 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Watertown, SD | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE ACROSS CODINGTON COUNTY FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. ABOUT 6 INCHES SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STILL SNOWING. WIND GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. |
| Apr 10, 10:20 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Milbank, SD | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE ACROSS GRANT COUNTY FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. CARS IN THE DITCH ALONG INTERSTATE 29. |
| Apr 10, 10:20 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Webster, SD | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE ACROSS DAY COUNTY. CARS LOST IN DITCHES. 1 INCH SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Apr 10, 10:24 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Britton, SD | SNOW DEPTH OF 4 INCHES. WIND DRIVEN SNOW HAS REDUCED VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE. HEAVY WET SNOW BEGAN ABOUT 5 PM CDT. |
| Apr 10, 10:25 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Clark, SD | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE ACROSS CLARK COUNTY FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. 2 INCHES SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Apr 10, 10:25 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Ortonville, MN | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. ABOUT 4 TO 5 INCHES SNOW ACCUMULATION AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Apr 10, 10:30 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Wheaton, MN | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE-QUARTER MILE FOR PAST FEW HOURS. NO POWER IN PARTS OF WHEATON. |
| Apr 10, 10:40 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Castlewood, SD | EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTS NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. 3 TO 5 INCHES SNOW ACCUMULATION WITH 8 INCH DRIFTS AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Apr 10, 11:30 PM CDT | BLIZZARD | Miller, SD | LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS VISIBILITY AROUND ONE-QUARTER MILE FOR PAST FEW HOURS AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Apr 11, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 W Sisseton, SD | |
| Apr 11, 7:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 W Watertown, SD | WATERTOWN FIRE DEPT REPORTS 10 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Apr 11, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 5.8 | Hayti, SD | |
| Apr 11, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Roy Lake State Park, SD | |
| Apr 11, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 9.9 | Wheaton, MN | |
| Apr 11, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 4 Nw Milbank, SD | |
| Apr 11, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | 4 Nne Victor, SD | |
| Apr 11, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Wilmot, SD | |
| Apr 11, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 14 | 1 N Ortonville, MN | |
| Apr 11, 8:00 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 15 | Clear Lake, SD | |
| Apr 11, 8:00 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Browns Valley, MN | WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES DURING THE NIGHT. OBSERVER COULD NOT SEE NEIGHBORS HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET AT TIMES DURING THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL 6 INCHES. |
| Apr 11, 8:00 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Redfield, SD | OBSERVER AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT VISIBILITIES FROM LESS THAN 1/4 MILE TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND LOWING SNOW. 3 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SO FAR. |
| Apr 11, 8:25 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | 4 Nnw Gann Valley, SD | 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. 5 INCH TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Apr 11, 8:50 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | 4 S Garden City, SD | WHITEOUT TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES WITH 35 TO 40 MPH WINDS AND 4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. |
| Apr 11, 9:49 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Miller, SD | DEPUTY TRAVELLING FROM WESSING TO MILLER COULD ONLY SEE A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF HIS TRUCK DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. |
| Apr 11, 10:10 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Sisseton, SD | JASON REPORTS AT 11 PM YESTERDAY AND BETWEEN 8 AND 9 AM THIS MORNING VISIBILITIES WERE REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE. BUT NOW THE SNOW WAS TO HEAVT TO BLOW AROUND MUCH. TOTAL SNOWFALL 6 INCHES. |
| Apr 11, 10:20 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 4 Ene Lake Norden, SD | |
| Apr 11, 10:20 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 10.1 | 10 Ene Sisseton, SD | |
| Apr 11, 10:20 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | 15 S Ree Heights, SD | VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. |
| Apr 11, 10:20 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Murdo, SD | DURING THE NIGHT TIME HOURS AND EARLY THIS MORNING AFTER SUNRISE VISIBILITIES WERE REDUCED AT TIMES TO 1/4MILE. |
| Apr 11, 10:55 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | Highmore, SD | OCCASIONAL 1/4 MILE OR LESS VSBYS SINCE 6AM CDT. |
| Apr 11, 11:42 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 2 Nw Stephan, SD | ESTIMATED 4-6 INCHES OF SNOW IN LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Apr 11, 11:42 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | 2 Nw Stephan, SD | 1/4 MILE VSBYS DUE TO BLOWING/FALLING SNOW. WORSE DURING THE PRECEDING NIGHT. |
| Apr 11, 11:50 AM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 2 E Iona, SD | REACHED 6 INCHES AROUND 7AM CDT THIS MORNING. |
| Apr 11, 11:50 AM CDT | BLIZZARD | 2 E Iona, SD | 1/4 MILE OR LESS VSBYS THIS MORNING BEFORE 10 AM CDT DUE TO BLOWING/FALLING SNOW. |
| Apr 11, 1:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Castlewood, SD | ICE AND DRIFTS ON ROADS AS WELL |
| Apr 11, 3:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 S Ree Heights, SD | 0.80 INCHES PCPN |
| Apr 11, 3:00 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 4 Nw Milbank, SD | 1.15 INCHES PCPN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 9 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
- 1516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 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 KABR 100849 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 349 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...VERY STRONG EARLY SPRING SNOW STORM ABOUT TO ARRIVE... .LOW PRESSURE IN EASTERN WYOMING WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO WESTERN IOWA BY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH OF THIS LOW...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP. COUPLED WITH VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS THAT ARE ANTICIPATED...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL TAKE SHAPE THIS EVENING AND LAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-017>023-036-037-048-051-101700- /O.CAN.KABR.WS.W.0003.080410T1800Z-080412T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABR.BZ.W.0001.080410T1800Z-080412T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-HYDE-HAND-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...ABERDEEN... BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...FAULKTON...REDFIELD...CLARK... WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE...HIGHMORE... MILLER...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 349 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LIGHT RAIN THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MIXED WITH...THEN TURN QUICKLY OVER TO SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW. COUPLED WITH NORTHEAST WINDS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH AT TIMES...WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 6AM. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES FROM THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY AND POINTS WEST...TO 10 TO 15 INCHES EAST TOWARD THE I-29 CORRIDOR. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS A MUST...BE SURE TO PUT A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN THE VEHICLE...ALONG WITH HAVING A FULLY CHARGED CELL PHONE...A FULL TANK OF FUEL...AND PROVIDE SOMEBODY WITH YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ROUTE. $$ SDZ005-010-016-033>035-045-101700- /O.UPG.KABR.WS.A.0004.080410T1500Z-080412T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABR.BZ.W.0001.080410T1800Z-080412T0000Z/ MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...GETTYSBURG... FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...MURDO 349 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 /249 AM MDT THU APR 10 2008/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT RAIN THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MIXED WITH...THEN TURN QUICKLY OVER TO SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW. COUPLED WITH NORTHEAST WINDS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH AT TIMES...WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVIEST FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH 6AM. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS A MUST...BE SURE TO PUT A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN THE VEHICLE...ALONG WITH HAVING A FULLY CHARGED CELL PHONE...A FULL TANK OF FUEL...AND PROVIDE SOMEBODY WITH YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ROUTE. $$ HINTZ
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KABR 101558 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1057 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...STRONG SNOW STORM FOR TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE IN KANSAS WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO WESTERN IOWA BY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH OF THIS LOW...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP. COUPLE THE SNOW WITH THE INCREASING WINDS...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-016>023-033>037-045-048-051-110000- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0001.080410T1800Z-080412T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY- POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY- SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...EUREKA... ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...GETTYSBURG... FAULKTON...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 1057 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 /957 AM MDT THU APR 10 2008/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6PM CDT THIS EVENING...UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. LIGHT RAIN THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MIXED WITH...THEN TURN QUICKLY OVER TO SNOW TOWARD EVENING. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW. AS THE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH LATER TONIGHT...WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HEAVIEST FROM 7PM TONIGHT THROUGH 6AM FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD VARY FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SISSETON HILLS OF NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS A MUST...BE SURE TO PUT A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN THE VEHICLE... ALONG WITH HAVING A FULLY CHARGED CELL PHONE...A FULL TANK OF FUEL...AND PROVIDE SOMEBODY WITH YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEEN. $$ TDK
000 WWUS43 KABR 101616 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1116 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...STRONG SNOW STORM FOR TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE IN KANSAS WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO WESTERN IOWA BY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH OF THIS LOW...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP. COUPLE THE SNOW WITH THE INCREASING WINDS...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-016>023-033>037-045-048-051-110030- /O.EXT.KABR.BZ.W.0001.080410T2300Z-080412T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY- POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY- SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...EUREKA... ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...GETTYSBURG... FAULKTON...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 1116 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008 /1016 AM MDT THU APR 10 2008/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. LIGHT RAIN THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MIXED WITH...THEN TURN QUICKLY OVER TO SNOW TOWARD EVENING. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW. AS THE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH LATER TONIGHT...WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HEAVIEST FROM 7PM TONIGHT THROUGH 6AM FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD VARY FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SISSETON HILLS OF NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS A MUST...BE SURE TO PUT A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN THE VEHICLE... ALONG WITH HAVING A FULLY CHARGED CELL PHONE...A FULL TANK OF FUEL...AND PROVIDE SOMEBODY WITH YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEEN. $$ TDK
000 WWUS43 KABR 102019 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 319 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...SNOW STORM FOR TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE IN KANSAS WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES INTO WESTERN IOWA BY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH OF THIS LOW...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL DEVELOP. COUPLE THE SNOW WITH THE INCREASING WINDS...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-016>023-033>037-045-048-051-110500- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0001.080410T2300Z-080412T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY- POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY- SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...EUREKA... ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...GETTYSBURG... FAULKTON...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 319 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 /219 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. LIGHT RAIN THIS AFTERNOON IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MIXED WITH...THEN TURN QUICKLY OVER TO SNOW TOWARD EVENING. THE SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW. AS THE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH LATER TONIGHT...WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HEAVIEST FROM 7PM TONIGHT THROUGH 3AM FRIDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD VARY FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SISSETON HILLS OF NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS A MUST...BE SURE TO PUT A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN THE VEHICLE... ALONG WITH HAVING A FULLY CHARGED CELL PHONE...A FULL TANK OF FUEL...AND PROVIDE SOMEBODY WITH YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEEN. $$ TDK
000 WWUS43 KABR 110224 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 924 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 ...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS THROUGH FRIDAY... .AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTH CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT AND DAY FRIDAY. MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-016>023-033>037-045-048-051-111030- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080412T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY- POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY- SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...EUREKA... ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...GETTYSBURG... FAULKTON...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 924 PM CDT THU APR 10 2008 /824 PM MDT THU APR 10 2008/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL BRING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ZERO AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE SISSETON HILLS OF NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1/4 OF A MILE WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS AND IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF TRAVEL IS A MUST...BE SURE TO PUT A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN THE VEHICLE... ALONG WITH HAVING A FULLY CHARGED CELL PHONE...A FULL TANK OF FUEL...AND PROVIDE SOMEBODY WITH YOUR TRAVEL PLANS AND ROUTE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEEN. $$ MOHR
000 WWUS43 KABR 110859 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 359 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...AREAS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TODAY... .AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN WESTERN IOWA WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO WISCONSIN BY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. SDZ005-006-010-016-017-033>036-045-111530- /O.CAN.KABR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080412T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABR.WW.Y.0008.080411T0859Z-080411T1800Z/ MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-POTTER-FAULK-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE- JONES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH... GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE... MURDO 359 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 /259 AM MDT FRI APR 11 2008/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF LIGHT TO SOMETIMES MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY SOUTHWESTWARD INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY. THE THREAT FOR MAJOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED BUT UPWARDS OF AN INCH OR TWO IS STILL POSSIBLE TODAY. ALONG WITH AREAS OF SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A COMBINATION OF WINTER WEATHER ELEMENTS WILL OCCUR. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES... SO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN. $$ SDZ037-048-051-111530- /O.EXT.KABR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080411T1800Z/ HAND-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLER...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 359 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH. THE THREAT FOR MAJOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED BUT UPWARDS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE STILL POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERED SIGNIFICANTLY AT TIMES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN AREAS OF MODERATE SNOW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEEN. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-018>023-111530- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080412T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON- GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON... SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK... CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 359 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. AREAS OF LIGHT TO SOMETIMES MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE DAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...BRINGING TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS TO 5 TO 10 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW...DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SOME LOCATIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEEN. $$ SDZ003-004-009-015-111530- /O.NEW.KABR.WW.Y.0008.080411T0859Z-080411T1800Z/ CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...MOBRIDGE... TIMBER LAKE 359 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 /259 AM MDT FRI APR 11 2008/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 2 INCHES BUT STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF LOWERED VISIBILITIES DURING THE MORNING HOURS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A COMBINATION OF WINTER WEATHER ELEMENTS WILL OCCUR. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES... SO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN. $$ TMT
000 WWUS43 KABR 111527 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1027 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...AREAS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE... .AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHERN IOWA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND INTO WISCONSIN BY THIS EVENING. AREAS OF SNOW...FREEZING DRIZZLE...AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-018>023-112330- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080412T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON- GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON... SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK... CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 1027 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. AREAS OF LIGHT TO SOMETIMES MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE DAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 OR 2 IS POSSIBLE...BRINGING TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 15 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SOME LOCATIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEEN. $$ SDZ037-048-051-111800- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080411T1800Z/ HAND-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLER...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 1027 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH. THE THREAT FOR MAJOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOWERED SIGNIFICANTLY AT TIMES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO THE SNOW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEEN. $$ SDZ003>006-009-010-015>017-033>036-045-111800- /O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080411T1800Z/ CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER- FAULK-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...EUREKA... ABERDEEN...MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG... FAULKTON...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MURDO 1027 AM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 /927 AM MDT FRI APR 11 2008/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A COMBINATION OF WINTER WEATHER ELEMENTS WILL OCCUR. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES... SO ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN. $$ CONNELLY
000 WWUS43 KABR 111747 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1247 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...AREAS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS CONTINUE... .AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN NORTHERN IOWA IS DRIFTING NORTHEAST...HOWEVER A BAND OF MODERATE INTENSITY SNOW CONTINUES TO MEANDER ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON AS WELL. SDZ048-111900- /O.EXP.KABR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080411T1800Z/ LYMAN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PRESHO 1247 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. HEAVIEST SNOWS NOW MOVING EAST OF THE COUNTY. $$ SDZ003>006-009-010-015>017-033>036-045-111900- /O.EXP.KABR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-080411T1800Z/ CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER- FAULK-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...EUREKA... ABERDEEN...MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG... FAULKTON...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MURDO 1247 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 /1147 AM MDT FRI APR 11 2008/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS REMAIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...HOWEVER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-018>023-037-051-112100- /O.EXT.KABR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080411T2100Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON- GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-HAND-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON... SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK... CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE...MILLER...FORT THOMPSON 1247 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE. NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW...DOWN TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SOME LOCATIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEEN. $$ CONNELLY
000 WWUS43 KABR 112016 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 316 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...SNOWS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA... .THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA HAS MOVED EAST. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO OCCUR. MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-018>023-037-051-112130- /O.CAN.KABR.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080411T2100Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON- GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-HAND-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON... SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK... CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE...MILLER...FORT THOMPSON 316 PM CDT FRI APR 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE FORECAST AREA. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$ CONNELLY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Apr 10, 3:47 AM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 3:47 AM CDT, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
347 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH 12Z SATURDAY
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN THE NEAR TERM IS NOT IF ITS GOING TO
SNOW...BUT WHEN THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW...AND HOW MUCH
WILL THEN ACCUMULATE.
WATER VAPOR CLEARLY SHOWS 5H LOW ROUNDING BOTTOM OF TROF...WITH
STRONG JET PUNCHING OUT OF BASE OF TROF. MSAS ANLYS HAS SFC LOW IN
EASTERN CO...WITH PRESSURE FALLS AHEAD OF SYSTEM INDICATING MOVT
INTO CNTRAL/ERN NEB OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. CURRENTLY...ALL PCPN
IS FALLING AS LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST. BY 00Z
FRIDAY...ALL MODELS HAVE STRONG 7H/85H THETA-E FORCING PUSHING
INTO THE EASTERN CWA BY 00Z FRIDAY WITH NEARLY 4G/KG OF MOISTURE
ADVECTING NORTHWARD IN THE 85H-7H LAYER. THE FIRST PROBLEM IS
GOING TO BE THE TIMING OF RAIN CHANGING OVER TO SNOW. NAM AND GFS
SHOW WETBULB ZERO SFC TEMPS REMAINING ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH MUCH
OF THE DAY...AND CURRENT DWPTS AT REPORTING STATIONS ARE IN THE
MID TO UPPER 30S. BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SHOW A CHANGEOVER TIME FROM 23Z
TO 01Z AS TEMPS COOL WITH FALLING HEIGHTS. HOWEVER...AS DYNAMIC A
SYSTEM THIS ONE IS...NOT TOTALLY CONVINCED THAT SOME DYNAMICAL
COOLING WONT OCCUR IN THE COLUMN...AIDING IN PERHAPS A QUICKER
CHANGE FROM RAIN TO SNOW. HAVE RE-DONE THE WEATHER GRIDS AND GONE
WITH A RAIN OR SNOW SOLN FOR THE AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA.
THE CHANGEOVER IS CRITICAL FOR THE SNOWFALL TOTALS. IF THE
CHANGEOVER OCCURS QUICKER..COULD SEE MUCH MORE SNOWFALL VERSUS
HOLDING ONTO THE RAIN A BIT LONGER.
THE NEXT ISSUE IS THE WINDS. WINDS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING TO 25KTS
ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AS LEAD 5H/7H WAVES ARE MOVING THROUGH.
MSAS ANLYS SHOWS SFC LOW IN ERN CO...AND AS THIS LOW MOVES INTO
CENTRAL/EASTERN NEBRASKA...SFC GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO TIGHTEN. BY
00Z...SFC-30MB AGL GFS WINDS BECOME SUSTAINED AT 40KTS ACROSS MUCH
OF THE CWA...WITH 925MB GEOSTROPHIC WINDS OVER 50KTS SUSTAINED BY
00Z...INCREASING TO 55KTS SUSTAINED BY 06Z. ALSO NOTICED BY 06Z
THAT WINDS FROM THE SFC THROUGH 700MB...WINDS ARE NEARLY LINKED IN
DIRECTION. THIS SHOULD AID IN HELPING TO MIX DOWN THE VERY STRONG
WINDS ALOFT. WITH THIS IN MIND...HAVE DECIDED TO UPGRADE WINTER
STORM WARNING TO A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR MUCH OF THE CWA BEGINNING
AT 18Z THIS AFTERNOON. THIS MIGHT BE A TOUCH EARLY GIVEN SFC DWPTS
AND WETBULB ZERO VALUES AT THE SFC...BUT KNOWING EXACTLY WHEN RAIN
WILL TURN TO SNOW IS DIFFICULT AT BEST...AND IT SHOULD BE ALL SNOW
BY 00Z FRIDAY.
GOOD UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE TAKES PLACE 00-12Z FRIDAY...WHICH WILL
ONLY HELP IN SNOW PRODUCTION. GIVEN DYNAMICS OF SYSTEM...WOULDNT
BE TOO SURPRISED TO SEE SOME CONVECTIVE SNOW SETUP IN A BAND
ACROSS THE NE...WHICH COULD PRODUCE SOME IMPRESSIVE SNOWFALL
TOTALS. RIGHT NOW...FEEL THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE WARNING AREA..18
INCHES OF SNOW NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION...MORE SPECIFICALLY IN THE
CLARK/HAMLIN/DEUEL/GRANT/CODINGTON COUNTY AREAS.
THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...BUT AS
THE CWA GETS DEEPER IN THE COLDER AIR...AND WINDS STILL GUSTING
QUITE HIGH...LIGHTER/FLUFFIER SNOW WILL STILL CREATE TRAVEL
PROBLEMS. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE SOMEWHAT BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON/EVENING AS GRADIENT BEGINS TO RELAX. TEMPERATURES FRIDAY
NIGHT WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED AND TWEAKED...BASED UPON THE
AMOUNT OF FRESH DEEP SNOWCOVER THATS IN PLACE.
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AT 12Z SATURDAY MODELS ARE SUGGESTING THE WESTERN EDGE THE CLOUD
SHIELD AND PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH THE POTENT SPRING STORM ROLLING
THROUGH THE PLAINS LATE THIS WEEK WILL BE A TAD FARTHER EAST. HAVE
CUT BACK ON SLIGHT CHANCE POPS SATURDAY MORNING AND KEPT JUST A
SMALL AREA ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN COUNTIES BUT WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED IF ALL PRECIP IS OUT OF THE AREA BY 12Z SATURDAY. THE
REST OF THE EXTENDED SHOULD REMAIN DRY AS UPPER LEVEL RIDGING AND
WARMER TEMPS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA.
IMPRESSIVE THERMAL RIDGE MOVES OVER THE AREA AND BY 12Z TUESDAY
MODELS ARE SHOWING 850 MB TEMPS ANYWHERE FROM +10 TO AS MUCH AS
+20 ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA. HAVE INCREASED TEMPS A BIT ON MONDAY
AND WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF THE WEST RIVER COUNTIES EXCEEDED 70
DEGREES. BIG CHALLENGE LIES IN FORECASTING HIGH TEMPS ON SATURDAY
AS MUCH OF EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA IS EXPECTED TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT
SNOW COVER. DID NOT STRAY FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST FOR RIGHT
NOW...WHICH ALREADY SEEMS TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THINGS. EVEN
WITH DEEP SNOW THE EASTERN CWA SHOULD STILL BE ABLE TO EXCEED 40
DEGREES THANKS TO STRONG APRIL SUNSHINE AS CLOUDS BEGIN TO DEPART
TO THE EAST BY AFTERNOON.
&&
.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING
ALONG WITH AREAS OF -RA/RA. VSBYS IN -RA/RA/BR WILL FALL TO
IFR/MVFR. -RA/RA EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO -SN/SN/+SN THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS ALL TAF SITES. CIGS WILL CONTINUE TO
DROP THIS EVENING ALONG WITH VSBYS. KABR/KATY EXPECTED TO SEE +SN
THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH VSBYS DROPPING TO
1/4SM OR LESS. SFC WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 35 KNOT
RANGE CAUSING BLSN...MAINLY ACROSS KABR/KATY. ALTHOUGH...AREAS OF
SN AND BLSN ALSO EXPECTED FARTHER WEST OVER KPIR/KMBG. POOR
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY...MORE SO ACROSS
KABR/KATY TERMINALS.
&&
.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY FOR BROWN-BUFFALO-CLARK-CODINGTON-DAY-
DEUEL-EDMUNDS-FAULK-GRANT-HAMLIN-HAND-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-
LYMAN-MARSHALL-MCPHERSON-POTTER-ROBERTS-SPINK-STANLEY-SULLY.
MN...BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR
BIG STONE-TRAVERSE.
&&
SHORT TERM...HINTZ
LONG TERM...TMT
AVIATION...TMT
WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEENHazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 9:13 PM CDT, 6 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 913 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-016>023-033>037-045-048-051-110215- TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY- POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY- SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- 913 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 /813 PM MDT WED APR 9 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE LIGHT RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...WILL COME STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. SDZ003-004-009-015-110215- CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY- 913 PM CDT WED APR 9 2008 /813 PM MDT WED APR 9 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE LIGHT RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND INTO THE UPPER MIDWEST THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...WILL COME STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. MOHR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 7:45 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel and 9 more | 8 hr |
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Sources
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