Alert archive / Iowa / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2008, 11:21 AM CST for 10 counties in Iowa; Union County, South Dakota; Dakota County, Dixon County, Nebraska. It took effect at Dec 18, 2008, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. 13 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
- Dec 18, 2008, 11:21 AM CST (17:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2008, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Ida County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Union County, SD
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 12:10 AM CST | SNOW 4.2 | Sioux City, IA | |
| Dec 19, 12:55 AM CST | SNOW 5.6 | 4 Sse Sioux City, IA | SOUTHEAST SIOUX CITY |
| Dec 19, 1:20 AM CST | SNOW 6 | 6 Wnw Sioux City, SD | DAKOTA DUNES |
| Dec 19, 2:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 6 Wnw Sioux City, SD | DAKOTA DUNES |
| Dec 19, 3:17 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Rock Valley, IA | 4 TO 5 INCHES |
| Dec 19, 3:17 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Orange City, IA | |
| Dec 19, 3:20 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Terril, IA | |
| Dec 19, 3:21 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Sibley, IA | |
| Dec 19, 5:15 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Sioux City, IA | DOWNTOWN SIOUX CITY |
| Dec 19, 5:55 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Cherokee, IA | |
| Dec 19, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Storm Lake, IA | |
| Dec 19, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Sheldon, IA | |
| Dec 19, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10.3 | Sioux City, IA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 1735 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 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 181721 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1121 AM CST THU DEC 18 2008 .LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN COLORADO TODAY...THEN TRACK EAST AND NORTHEAST INTO ILLINOIS BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF ON EARLY FRIDAY...ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...TO 8 INCHES AROUND STORM LAKE AND IDA GROVE. IAZ022-031-032-190130- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.081218T2100Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0002.081219T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE... HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 1121 AM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF SIOUX CITY AROUND CORRECTIONVILLE...IDA GROVE AND STORM LAKE. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ NEZ013-SDZ071-190130- /O.EXA.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.081219T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ DIXON-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1121 AM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP THURSDAY EVENING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD AND BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ012>014-020-021-NEZ014-190130- /O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.081219T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON... HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE... SOUTH SIOUX CITY 1121 AM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY BE BRIEFLY HEAVY...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW FALL WILL BE TOWARD CHEROKEE...AND SPENCER. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IAZ001>003-MNZ080-081-089-090-190130- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.081219T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON... JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 1121 AM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP THURSDAY EVENING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD AND BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SCHUMACHER
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KFSD 182139 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 339 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT...INTO ILLINOIS BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF ON EARLY FRIDAY...ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES AROUND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...UP TO 8 INCHES AROUND STORM LAKE AND IDA GROVE. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS COMING WEEKEND. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH THE SNOWFALL GRADUALLY DIMINISHING EARLY SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL AGAIN BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS... CREATING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. IAZ022-031-032-190545- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0002.081219T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE... HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 339 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF SIOUX CITY AROUND CORRECTIONVILLE...IDA GROVE AND STORM LAKE. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MNZ080-081-089-090-190545- /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.081219T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 339 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP THIS EVENING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD AND BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO BE SOUTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 60. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST EARLY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ001>003-190545- /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.081219T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK 339 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP THIS EVENING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD AND BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EAST OF HIGHWAY 60. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST EARLY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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. $$ IAZ012>014-020-021-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-190545- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.081219T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON... HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 339 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS EVENING...BECOMING BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL BE TOWARD CHEROKEE...AND SPENCER. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ098-SDZ038>040-052>056-058>062-064>067-190545- /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ ROCK-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY- AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER- LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUVERNE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...PLANKINTON... WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM... CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...ARMOUR... CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER... CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON... LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG 339 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. 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. $$ MNZ071-072-097-190545- /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1800Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...PIPESTONE 339 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST EARLY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ JH
000 WWUS43 KFSD 190241 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 841 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT...INTO ILLINOIS BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF EARLY FRIDAY...ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...UP TO AROUND 8 INCHES FROM SIOUX CITY TOWARD STORM LAKE IOWA. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS COMING WEEKEND. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH THE SNOWFALL GRADUALLY DIMINISHING EARLY SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL AGAIN BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS... CREATING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. IAZ014-020-021-NEZ013-014-191045- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-DIXON-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE... WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY 841 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM CST. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ IAZ022-031-032-191045- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE... HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 841 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM CST. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ MNZ080-081-089-090-191045- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1800Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 841 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH DURING THE LATE EVENING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD AND BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST EARLY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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. $$ IAZ001>003-191045- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK 841 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE LATE EVENING... BECOMING BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EAST OF HIGHWAY 60. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST EARLY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ012-013-SDZ071-191045- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ SIOUX-OBRIEN-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON... HARTLEY...SANBORN...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 841 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE LATE EVENING... BECOMING BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ELK POINT SOUTH DAKOTA... TO ORANGE CITY AND PRIMGHAR IOWA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ098-SDZ038>040-052>056-058>062-064>067-191045- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ ROCK-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY- AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER- LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUVERNE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...PLANKINTON... WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM... CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...ARMOUR... CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER... CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON... LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG 841 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ MNZ071-072-097-191045- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1800Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...PIPESTONE 841 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST EARLY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. 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. $$ JH
000 WWUS43 KFSD 190505 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1105 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS KANSAS AND NORTHERN MISSOURI TONIGHT...INTO ILLINOIS BY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL RATES WILL LIKELY EXCEED ONE INCH PER HOUR...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. BEFORE SNOW TAPERS OFF EARLY FRIDAY...ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...UP TO AROUND 8 INCHES FROM SIOUX CITY TOWARD STORM LAKE IOWA. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS COMING WEEKEND. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH THE SNOWFALL GRADUALLY DIMINISHING EARLY SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL AGAIN BE ACCOMPANIED BY VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS... CREATING POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. SDZ071-191200- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1105 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE LATE EVENING... BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ELK POINT SOUTH DAKOTA... TO ORANGE CITY AND PRIMGHAR IOWA. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ IAZ014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-191200- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK... WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY 1105 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM CST. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ SDZ070-191200- /O.EXA.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERMILLION 1105 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE LATE EVENING... BECOMING BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST EARLY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ MNZ080-081-089-090-191315- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1800Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 1105 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH DURING THE LATE EVENING...BECOMING WIDESPREAD AND BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST EARLY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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. $$ IAZ001>003-191315- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK 1105 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE LATE EVENING... BECOMING BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EAST OF HIGHWAY 60. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST EARLY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ012-013-191200- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ SIOUX-OBRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON... HARTLEY...SANBORN 1105 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE LATE EVENING... BECOMING BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM ELK POINT SOUTH DAKOTA... TO ORANGE CITY AND PRIMGHAR IOWA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ MNZ098-SDZ038>040-052>056-058>062-064>067-191315- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ ROCK-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY- AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER- LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUVERNE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...PLANKINTON... WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM... CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...ARMOUR... CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER... CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON... LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG 1105 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ MNZ071-072-097-191315- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1800Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...PIPESTONE 1105 PM CST THU DEC 18 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST EARLY SATURDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. 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. $$ BT
000 WWUS43 KFSD 191025 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 425 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 .HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI INTO ILLINOIS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SUNRISE SHOULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES MAINLY SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM WINDOM MINNESOTA TO SIOUX CITY IOWA...GREATEST AROUND THE IOWA GREAT LAKES. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS COMING WEEKEND. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH THE SNOWFALL GRADUALLY DIMINISHING EARLY SUNDAY. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO VARY FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE BUFFALO RIDGE...DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 INCHES ALONG A LINE FROM HURON TO SIOUX FALLS TO SPENCER IOWA...TO AROUND AN INCH THROUGH THE MISSOURI RIVER CORRIDOR. ONE BIG DIFFERENCE WITH THE WEEKEND SYSTEM COMPARED TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS THAT THE WEEKEND SYSTEM WILL PACK VERY STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MAINLY AFTER THE TIME OF MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...AND WILL LIKELY REACH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ALONG WITH THE ABUNDANCE OF RECENT FLUFFY SNOWFALL WILL CREATE POTENTIAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATER SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. SDZ070-191830- /O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1800Z-081221T1800Z/ CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERMILLION 425 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. WHILE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WITH RECENT SNOWFALL...THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. 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. $$ IAZ002-003-191830- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0016.081220T1200Z-081220T2100Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T2100Z-081221T2100Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK 425 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH SHORTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE LIKELY. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MAINLY AFTER THIS SNOWFALL...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA...ALONG WITH BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. 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. $$ IAZ012-013-191830- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1800Z-081221T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ SIOUX-OBRIEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON... HARTLEY...SANBORN 425 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...TAPERING OFF BY SATURDAY NIGHT. WHILE ONLY AN INCH OR TWO SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO SUNDAY. COMBINED WITH RECENT SNOWFALL...THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA...ALONG WITH BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ IAZ014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-191830- /O.EXB.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1800Z-081221T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA- UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK... WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY... BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 425 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL TAPER OFF BEFORE DAYBREAK. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. AFTER THIS SNOWFALL WHICH WILL LIKELY TOTAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA...ALONG WITH BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. 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. $$ IAZ001-191830- /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0016.081220T0900Z-081220T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1800Z-081221T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD 425 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS MORNING WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY DAYBREAK OF 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SHOULD MAINLY TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE BRIEFLY HEAVY WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. HOWEVER... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE IN THE SNOWFALL AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...FROM 25 TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ MNZ080-081-089-090-191830- /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0016.081220T1200Z-081220T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T2100Z-081221T2100Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 425 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH EARLY MORNING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY BE BRIEFLY HEAVY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 5 INCHES BY SATURDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AND LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE RECENT SNOWFALL WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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. $$ SDZ038-052-053-058>060-064-065-191830- /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0016.081220T0600Z-081220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON... FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP 425 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY EVENING...GENERALLY TAPERING OFF ON SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING...WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA...AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ MNZ098-SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-191830- /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0016.081220T0900Z-081220T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1800Z-081221T1800Z/ ROCK-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER- LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUVERNE...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM... CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER... CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON... LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG 425 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...TAPERING OFF BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE BRIEFLY HEAVY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND NEAR AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 14. MAINLY AFTER THE SNOWFALL...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH...AND THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. 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. $$ MNZ071-072-097-191830- /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0016.081220T1200Z-081220T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T2100Z-081221T2100Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...PIPESTONE 425 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...BRIEFLY HEAVY BEFORE GENERALLY TAPERING OFF BY SATURDAY EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING...AND LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA...AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ050-057-063-068-069-191830- /O.EXA.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX-BON HOMME-YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN... KIMBALL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...TYNDALL... SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON 425 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR LESS. AFTER THIS SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A GUSTY 25 TO 40 MPH...WHICH WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA INTO EARLY SUNDAY...AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. 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. $$ CHAPMAN
000 WWUS43 KFSD 191150 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 550 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 .THE HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS ENDED IN NORTHWEST IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI INTO ILLINOIS. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS COMING WEEKEND. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...WITH THE SNOWFALL GRADUALLY DIMINISHING EARLY SUNDAY. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO VARY FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE BUFFALO RIDGE...DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 INCHES ALONG A LINE FROM HURON TO SIOUX FALLS TO SPENCER IOWA...TO AROUND AN INCH THROUGH THE MISSOURI RIVER CORRIDOR. ONE BIG DIFFERENCE WITH THE WEEKEND SYSTEM COMPARED TO THE CURRENT SYSTEM IS THAT THE WEEKEND SYSTEM WILL PACK VERY STRONG WINDS AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE MAINLY AFTER THE TIME OF MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...AND WILL LIKELY REACH 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ALONG WITH THE ABUNDANCE OF RECENT FLUFFY SNOWFALL WILL CREATE POTENTIAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO LATER SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. IAZ002-003-192000- /O.EXP.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0016.081220T1200Z-081220T2100Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T2100Z-081221T2100Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK 550 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MAINLY AFTER THIS SNOWFALL...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA...ALONG WITH BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. 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. $$ IAZ012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-192000- /O.EXP.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1800Z-081221T1800Z/ SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA- DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON... HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE... SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 550 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...TAPERING OFF BY SATURDAY NIGHT. WHILE ONLY AN INCH OR TWO SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO SUNDAY. COMBINED WITH RECENT SNOWFALL...THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA...ALONG WITH BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. 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. $$ IAZ001-192000- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0016.081220T0900Z-081220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1800Z-081221T1800Z/ LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD 550 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SHOULD MAINLY TAPER OFF BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE BRIEFLY HEAVY WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE IN THE SNOWFALL AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...FROM 25 TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ MNZ080-081-089-090-192000- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-081219T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0016.081220T1200Z-081220T2100Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T2100Z-081221T2100Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 550 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY BE BRIEFLY HEAVY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS 3 TO 5 INCHES BY SATURDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AND LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE RECENT SNOWFALL WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. 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. $$ SDZ038-052-053-058>060-064-065-192000- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0016.081220T0600Z-081220T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON... FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP 550 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY EVENING...GENERALLY TAPERING OFF ON SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING...WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA...AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ MNZ098-SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-192000- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0016.081220T0900Z-081220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1800Z-081221T1800Z/ ROCK-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER- LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUVERNE...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM... CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER... CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON... LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG 550 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 12 PM CST SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...TAPERING OFF BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE BRIEFLY HEAVY...WITH ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED. GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND NEAR AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 14. MAINLY AFTER THE SNOWFALL...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH...AND THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. 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. $$ MNZ071-072-097-192000- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0016.081220T1200Z-081220T2100Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T2100Z-081221T2100Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...PIPESTONE 550 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...BRIEFLY HEAVY BEFORE GENERALLY TAPERING OFF BY SATURDAY EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING...AND LINGER THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA...AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ SDZ050-057-063-068-069-192000- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1200Z-081221T1200Z/ GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX-BON HOMME-YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN... KIMBALL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...TYNDALL... SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON 550 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR LESS. AFTER THIS SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A GUSTY 25 TO 40 MPH...WHICH WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA INTO EARLY SUNDAY...AS WELL AS BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. 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. $$ SDZ070-192000- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0003.081220T1800Z-081221T1800Z/ CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERMILLION 550 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. WHILE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT... GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WITH RECENT SNOWFALL...THIS WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ RSR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 8:44 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 33 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:39 PM CST | Blizzard Watch | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 24 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Iowa, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in Nebraska, 2008Winter Storm Warnings in South Dakota, 2008Every winter storm warning in 2008
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.