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Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Aberdeen, SD

March 22, 20099 counties in South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this blizzard warning at Mar 22, 2009, 2:10 PM CDT for 9 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at Mar 23, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 26 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
Mar 22, 2009, 2:10 PM CDT (19:10 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2009, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD

Counties Campbell County, SD, Corson County, SD, Dewey County, SD, Hughes County, SD, Jones County, SD, Potter County, SD, Stanley County, SD, Sully County, SD, Walworth County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:14 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 24, 12:00 AM CDTBLIZZARDMobridge, SD2 TO 3 INCHES OF SLUSHY SNOW TURNING TO ICE...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OFF AND ON SINCE MIDNIGHT CDT EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH...STILL SNOWING
Mar 24, 6:00 AM CDTBLIZZARDMclaughlin, SDBLIZZARD CONDITIONS OBSERVED SINCE 6 AM CDT...3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND WITH CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS...STILL SNOWING
Mar 24, 8:24 AM CDTBLIZZARD6 E Hayes, SDHEAVY SNOW STARTED 1 HOUR AGO, VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. 1/4 INCH ICE BUILDUP FROM FREEZING RAIN. WIND 50 TO 60 MPH.
Mar 24, 10:00 AM CDTBLIZZARDMound City, SDBLIZZARD CONDITIONS OBSERVED SINCE 10 AM CDT...APPX ONE INCH OF SLUSHY SNOW ON THE GROUND TURNING TO ICE...SNOW MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WITH VISIBILITY AROUND 1/4 MILE...30 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WITH HIGHER GUSTS...NUMEROUS CARS DITCHED ALONG HIGHWAY 83
Mar 24, 10:15 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 5.22 Wsw Timber Lake, SD
Mar 24, 10:33 AM CDTBLIZZARD6 Se Mcintosh, SDESTIMATED 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND STILL SNOWING. VSBYS REDUCED TO 1/8 MI.
Mar 24, 10:41 AM CDTBLIZZARD14 Nne Isabel, SD3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ESTIMATED AND STILL SNOWING. VSBY IS REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/4 MI. A THIN LAYER OF ICE IS UNDER SNOW.
Mar 24, 10:44 AM CDTBLIZZARDTimber Lake, SDESTIMATED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND STILL SNOWING. VSBY REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE.
Mar 24, 1:00 PM CDTBLIZZARDGettysburg, SDBLIZZARD CONDITIONS SINCE APPX 1 PM CDT...TRACE OF SNOW ON THE GROUND /A LOT OF MELTING ON IMPACT/ AND STILL SNOWING...ROADS ARE SLUSHY BECOMING ICY...VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS...WINDS 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.
Mar 24, 2:25 PM CDTBLIZZARD6 E Hayes, SDSNOWFALL 4-5 INCHES. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. WIND ESTIMATED 40-50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
Mar 24, 2:30 PM CDTBLIZZARD4 Nw Onida, SDSNOWFALL 1-2 INCHES. VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. WINDS 30-40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
Mar 24, 2:45 PM CDTBLIZZARDMurdo, SDVISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS. WIND 30-40 WITH HIGHER GUSTS. STILL SNOWING.
Mar 24, 4:00 PM CDTBLIZZARDPierre, SDIN HUGHES COUNTY. VSBY 1/4 MILE OR LESS. WIND 35-45 WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SNOW CONTINUED

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 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 158 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2009-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2009-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1098 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
182 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS43 KABR 221910
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
210 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...STRONG SPRING/WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF THE
SYSTEM...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. ON THE BACK
EDGE...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND
POTENTIALLY BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALLS ARE POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

SDZ004-009-230315-
/O.CAN.KABR.BZ.A.0003.090324T0000Z-090325T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABR.WS.A.0004.090324T1200Z-090325T0000Z/
CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...MOBRIDGE
210 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO WET SNOW ON TUESDAY MORNING WITH UP TO 6
INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY NIGHT. AREAS ALONG THE
MISSOURI RIVER WILL HAVE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

SDZ003-015-230315-
/O.UPG.KABR.BZ.A.0003.090324T0000Z-090325T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABR.BZ.W.0003.090324T0000Z-090325T0000Z/
CORSON-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE
110 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 6 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 6 PM MDT
TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW MONDAY NIGHT IN THE WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND
COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 45 MPH. CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS LIKELY LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
RAIN WILL SLOWLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE WARNING AREA BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF DEWEY AND CORSON
COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ033-045-230315-
/O.NEW.KABR.WS.A.0004.090324T0600Z-090325T0000Z/
STANLEY-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT PIERRE...MURDO
210 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /110 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009/

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER SNOW MONDAY NIGHT...AND POSSIBLY BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY MORNING. UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA BY TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

SDZ016-034-035-230315-
/O.NEW.KABR.WS.A.0004.090324T1200Z-090325T0000Z/
POTTER-SULLY-HUGHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...ONIDA...PIERRE
210 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER SNOW TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW MAY BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY
EVENING. AREAS ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER WILL HAVE THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

SCARLETT
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KABR 230220
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
920 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...STRONG SPRING/WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AHEAD OF THE
SYSTEM...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED. ON THE BACK
EDGE...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND
POTENTIALLY BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALLS ARE POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

SDZ003-015-231030-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0003.090324T0000Z-090325T0000Z/
CORSON-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE
820 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 6 PM
MDT TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 6 PM MDT
TUESDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW MONDAY NIGHT IN THE WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE WARNED AREA. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES AND
COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 45 MPH. CONSIDERABLE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS LIKELY LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
RAIN WILL SLOWLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF
THE WARNING AREA BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF DEWEY AND CORSON
COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ033-045-231030-
/O.CON.KABR.WS.A.0004.090324T0600Z-090325T0000Z/
STANLEY-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT PIERRE...MURDO
920 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /820 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009/

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER SNOW MONDAY NIGHT...AND POSSIBLY BECOME
HEAVY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY MORNING. UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA BY TUESDAY EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

SDZ004-009-016-034-035-231030-
/O.CON.KABR.WS.A.0004.090324T1200Z-090325T0000Z/
CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-POTTER-SULLY-HUGHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...MOBRIDGE...GETTYSBURG...
ONIDA...PIERRE
920 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO WET SNOW ON TUESDAY MORNING WITH UP TO
6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE BY TUESDAY NIGHT. AREAS ALONG THE
MISSOURI RIVER WILL HAVE THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

HINTZ
000 
WWUS43 KABR 230902
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
402 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...STRONG SPRING/WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY. WHILE AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED...ON THE BACK EDGE...HEAVY SNOW AND
STRONG NORTHWEST. THE RESULT WILL BE BLIZZARD AND NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY NIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALLS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
EFFECTED AREAS.

SDZ033-045-231715-
/O.UPG.KABR.WS.A.0004.090324T0600Z-090325T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KABR.BZ.W.0003.090324T0600Z-090325T0000Z/
STANLEY-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT PIERRE...MURDO
402 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 /302 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 7 PM
CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF
50 MPH OR MORE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. UP TO 6
INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR WESTERN PORTIONS OF JONES AND
STANLEY COUNTIES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE EAST. CONDITIONS WILL
IMPROVE RAPIDLY LATE TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ004-009-016-034-035-231715-
/O.UPG.KABR.WS.A.0004.090324T1200Z-090325T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KABR.BZ.W.0003.090324T0600Z-090325T0000Z/
CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-POTTER-SULLY-HUGHES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...MOBRIDGE...GETTYSBURG...
ONIDA...PIERRE
402 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF
50 MPH OR MORE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. UP TO 6
INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE
MISSOURI RIVER...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE EAST. CONDITIONS WILL
BEGIN TO IMPROVE RAPIDLY LATE TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ003-015-231715-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0003.090324T0000Z-090325T0000Z/
CORSON-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE
302 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MDT TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY NIGHT.
POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF
50 MPH OR MORE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. UP TO A
FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF DEWEY AND
CORSON COUNTIES...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR COMMUNITIES
ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE RAPIDLY
LATE TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ005-010-017-036-048-231715-
/O.NEW.KABR.WW.Y.0011.090324T0900Z-090325T0000Z/
MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HYDE-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...FAULKTON...
HIGHMORE...PRESHO
402 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE
TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO
IMPROVE RAPIDLY LATE TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

CONNELLY
000 
WWUS43 KABR 231646
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1146 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM THE NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE AND INTO MINNESOTA BY TUESDAY NIGHT. AHEAD OF THE
SYSTEM...RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED WHILE ON THE BACK
EDGE...HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. THE RESULT WILL BE
BLIZZARD AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE EFFECTED
AREAS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.

SDZ003-015-240100-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0003.090324T0000Z-090325T0000Z/
CORSON-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE
1046 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MDT TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST MONDAY EVENING.
POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
OF 50 MPH OR MORE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING.
UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF
DEWEY AND CORSON COUNTIES...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR
COMMUNITIES ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO
IMPROVE RAPIDLY LATE TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ004-009-016-033>035-045-240100-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0003.090324T0600Z-090325T0000Z/
CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...MOBRIDGE...GETTYSBURG...
FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...MURDO
1146 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 /1046 AM MDT MON MAR 23 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/
TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST LATE MONDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL COMBINE
WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 50 MPH OR MORE TO PRODUCE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE...MAINLY FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER...WITH
LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE EAST. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE
RAPIDLY LATE TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ005-010-017-036-048-240100-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.090324T0900Z-090325T0000Z/
MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HYDE-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...FAULKTON...
HIGHMORE...PRESHO
1146 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM
CDT TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT TUESDAY.

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 50 MPH
OR MORE TO PRODUCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. 3 TO
5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED
IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN
TO IMPROVE RAPIDLY LATE TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$
TMT
000 
WWUS43 KABR 240050
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
750 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...STRONG STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE REGION...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE FROM NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
TO NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA FROM TONIGHT THROUGH NOON TUESDAY.
AHEAD OF THE SURFACE LOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR WITH
HEAVY SNOW AND POWERFUL NORTHWEST WINDS OCCURRING ON THE
BACKSIDE. THE RESULT WILL BE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN AND
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.

SDZ003-015-240900-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/
CORSON-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE
650 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. 
THE SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. UP TO A FOOT OR MORE OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF DEWEY AND CORSON
COUNTIES...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE
MISSOURI RIVER. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE RAPIDLY LATE
TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ004-009-016-033>035-045-240900-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0003.090324T0600Z-090325T0000Z/
CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...MOBRIDGE...GETTYSBURG...
FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...MURDO
750 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 /650 PM MDT MON MAR 23 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT
MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/
TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. 

THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THE
NIGHT AS COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE REGION. POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW
WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH OR MORE
TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. UP TO 6 INCHES
OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE MISSOURI
RIVER...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE EAST. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO
IMPROVE RAPIDLY LATE TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ005-010-017-036-048-240900-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.090324T0900Z-090325T0000Z/
MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HYDE-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...FAULKTON...
HIGHMORE...PRESHO
750 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM
CDT TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT
TUESDAY. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 
MPH OR MORE TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE
RAPIDLY LATE TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MOHR
000 
WWUS43 KABR 240841
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
341 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...STRONG STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE REGION...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA TO WESTERN MINNESOTA TODAY. HEAVY SNOW AND POWERFUL
NORTHWEST WINDS OCCURRING ON THE BACKSIDE WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.

SDZ003-015-241700-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/
CORSON-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE
241 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW
COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF DEWEY AND CORSON
COUNTIES...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE
MISSOURI RIVER. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE RAPIDLY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ004-009-016-033>035-045-241700-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/
CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...MOBRIDGE...GETTYSBURG...
FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...MURDO
341 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /241 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

THE RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH THIS
MORNING AS COLDER AIR WRAPS INTO THE REGION. POTENTIALLY HEAVY
SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH TO
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. UP TO 6 INCHES OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI
RIVER...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE EAST. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO
IMPROVE RAPIDLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ005-010-017-036-048-241700-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.090324T0900Z-090325T0000Z/
MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HYDE-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...FAULKTON...
HIGHMORE...PRESHO
341 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING.
SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH OR
HIGHER TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THE ADVISORY AREA. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE RAPIDLY LATE
THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

SD
000 
WWUS43 KABR 241657
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1157 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...STRONG STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE REGION...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA TO WESTERN MINNESOTA TODAY. HEAVY SNOW AND POWERFUL
NORTHWEST WINDS OCCURRING ON THE BACKSIDE WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE AFFECTED AREAS...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.

SDZ003-015-250000-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/
CORSON-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE
1057 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE...MAINLY IN WESTERN PORTIONS OF DEWEY AND CORSON
COUNTIES...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE
MISSOURI RIVER. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE RAPIDLY EARLY THIS
EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ004-009-016-033>035-045-250000-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/
CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...MOBRIDGE...GETTYSBURG...
FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...MURDO
1157 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /1057 AM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH TO
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND DRIFTING SNOW. UP TO 5 INCHES OF
SNOW IS POSSIBLE...MAINLY FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG AND WEST OF THE
MISSOURI RIVER...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE EAST. CONDITIONS WILL
BEGIN TO IMPROVE RAPIDLY EARLY THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ037-051-250000-
/O.EXA.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/
HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILLER...FORT THOMPSON
1157 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH OR
HIGHER TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN WESTERN PORTIONS
OF THE ADVISORY AREA. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE RAPIDLY
EARLY THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

SDZ005-010-017-036-048-250000-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090325T0000Z/
MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HYDE-LYMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...FAULKTON...
HIGHMORE...PRESHO
1157 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH OR
HIGHER TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW
IS POSSIBLE...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN WESTERN PORTIONS
OF THE ADVISORY AREA. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE RAPIDLY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

PARKIN
000 
WWUS43 KABR 242357
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
657 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...STRONG STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE REGION...

.A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL
CONTINUE TO WRAP LIGHT SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL AND
NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA INTO THE LATE EVENING. THE LIGHT SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO END AND THE WINDS DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

SDZ003-015-250200-
/O.EXT.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090325T0200Z/
CORSON-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE
557 PM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW ALONG WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH
WILL KEEP VISIBILITIES POOR ACROSS CORSON AND DEWEY COUNTIES INTO
THE LATE EVENING BEFORE IMPROVEMENT OCCURS. THE LIGHT SNOW WILL
END AND THE WIND WILL DIMINISH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ004-009-016-033>035-045-250200-
/O.EXT.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090325T0200Z/
CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...MOBRIDGE...GETTYSBURG...
FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...MURDO
657 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /557 PM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

SNOW ALONG WITH VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH
WILL KEEP VISIBILITIES LOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA INTO THE LATE EVENING BEFORE IMPROVEMENT OCCURS. THE LIGHT
SNOW WILL END AND THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ005-010-017-036-037-048-051-250200-
/O.EXT.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090325T0200Z/
MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HYDE-HAND-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...FAULKTON...
HIGHMORE...MILLER...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON
657 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

LIGHT SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH
WILL BRING OCCASIONALLY LOW VISIBILITIES DOWN TO LESS THAN A HALF
MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THE LATE EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

MOHR
000 
WWUS43 KABR 250208
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
908 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES EXPIRE...

.A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL BE
MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE NIGHT AND MORNING WEDNESDAY BRINGING
AN END TO THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA.

SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033>035-045-250315-
/O.EXP.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090325T0200Z/
CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...MOBRIDGE...
TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...MURDO
908 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009 /808 PM MDT TUE MAR 24 2009/

...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE LIGHT
SNOW ENDS AND THE WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE. THUS...THE BLIZZARD
WARNING WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

SDZ005-010-017-036-037-048-051-250315-
/O.EXP.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090325T0200Z/
MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HYDE-HAND-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...FAULKTON...
HIGHMORE...MILLER...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON
908 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS THE LIGHT
SNOW ENDS AND THE WINDS CONTINUE TO DECREASE. THUS...THE WINTER 
WEATHER ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

MOHR

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 Mar 22, 10:37 AM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 10:37 AM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1037 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.UPDATE...
FORECAST PRETTY MUCH ON TRACK. GOOD BAND OF INSTABILITY ALONG THE
MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY ENHANCING THUNDERSTORMS. ISSUED FIRST SVR
WARNING OF THE YEAR WITH NICKEL HAIL CONCERNED ABOUT HEAVY RAIN
AGGRAVATING THE FLOODING ALSO. INSTABILITY WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST
TODAY ALLOWING FOR CONVECTION TO SPREAD ACROSS MOST OF AREA BY
THIS EVENING. I MADE A FEW TWEAKS TO THE POPS AND WINDS...
OTHERWISE NO CHANGES. WIND ADVISORY LOOKS OK.

12Z NAM IS SHOWING GOOD INSTABILITY MOST OF NIGHT INTO TOMORROW.
WILL ALSO HAVE TO SEE HOW NEW NAM/GFS COMPARE TO EACH OTHER WHEN
DETERMINING THE RAIN CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IN THE WEST LATER IN
PERIOD. GFS IS WARMER AND IS GIVING MUCH LOWER SNOW AMOUNTS. IT
DOES APPEAR HOWEVER THE BLIZZARD WATCH MAY HAVE TO BE DELAYED 12
HOURS INTO TUESDAY PER 12Z NAM. WILL WAIT UNTIL ALL NEW MODEL
DATA IS IN TO MAKE A DECISION ON THIS. THE FASTER AND WARMER GFS
WOULD SUGGEST MUCH LESS SNOW FOR ABR FORECAST AREA.

&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...THROUGH TUESDAY

VERY LITTLE RUN TO RUN CHANGE BETWEEN SUITE OF DETERMINISTIC
MODELS...THUS WILL STICK TO THE HIGHLIGHTS WITH THE SYSTEM THAT
COMES TO DOMINATE THE EXTENT OF THE PERIOD.

FIRST...WIND ADVISORY. 925HPA WINDS 35-40KTS ADVERTISED OVER MUCH OF THE
CWA. ANY POTENTIAL MIXING...BE IT HEATING OR THROUGH SHOWER
ACTIVITY...WILL ALLOW FOR ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS. FIRST SHORTWAVE
MOVES OVER THE EAST TONIGHT...AND AS LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS AHEAD
OF THIS FEATURE...WILL SEE THE ABILITY TO TRANSLATE WINDS TO THE
SURFACE WEAKEN.

SECOND...FLOOD POTENTIAL. GUIDANCE HAS SLOWED WITH PROGRESSION OF
FIRST SHORTWAVE SOMEWHAT...BUT CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A BAND OF
RAIN/THUNDER PROGRESS ACROSS THE CWA. SREF PROBABILITY FOR 1/2
INCH IS OVER 70 PERCENT ACROSS THE WEST...WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE
FOR GREATER THAN 1 INCH JUST ACROSS THE CWA BORDER IN THE EAST.
GIVEN HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT OF ATMOSPHERE...AND POTENTIAL FOR
EMBEDDED CONVECTIVE ELEMENTS...HEAVY RAIN COULD SPUR ADDITIONAL
FLOODING IN ALREADY SWOLLEN STREAMS/CREEKS...WARRANTING AT LEAST A
FLOOD WATCH AT THIS TIME.

LAST IS BLIZZARD POTENTIAL. WITH OVERALL SLOWER PROGRESSION...TO
INCLUDE TROWAL FEATURE FOR MONDAY NIGHT...AND A MORE RAPID
INFILTRATION OF COLD AIR ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM...HAVE
INCREASED SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR BLIZZARD WATCH COUNTIES. WHEN
UPGRADE IS CONSIDERED LATER TODAY...SUGGEST STANLEY BE
INCLUDED...AND MAY ALSO NEED ADVISORIES EXTENDING FURTHER EAST TO
COVER THE UNCERTAINTY OVER HOW FAR EAST RAIN/SNOW TRANSITION
PROGRESSES.

GIVEN COMPLEXITY OF THIS SYSTEM...THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE CHANGE TO
TEMPERATURES AND POPS OVER THE PERIOD.

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
STORM SYSTEM WILL BE EXITING THE REGION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
PERIOD WITH SOME LEFTOVER LIGHT SNOW. THEN FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY THE MODELS PROPAGATE MORE MID LEVEL ENERGY ACROSS
THE CENTRAL/NORTHERN PLAINS. THE GFS IS AT ODDS WITH THE ECMWF/GEM
CONCERNING PCPN...WITH THE LATTER MODELS BEING DRY. WILL SIDE WITH
THE MAJORITY AND KEEP THE GRIDS DRY. THE MODELS GEN UP ANOTHER MID
CONUS STORM NEXT WEEKEND. FOR THE TIME BEING THE CONSENSUS IS TO
KEEP THIS STORM SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CWA. HERE IS HOPING. AS FOR
TEMPERATURES...NOT MUCH CHANGE WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE GRIDS.
COLDER THAN NORMAL LOOKS GOOD FOR THE MOST PART AS AREA REMAINS
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CANADIAN SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE.

&&

.AVIATION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TRACK ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. EXPECT CIGS TO REMAIN VFR...BUT THEY
MAY BRIEFLY FALL INTO THE MVFR CATEGORY UNDER THE STRONGER STORMS.
VSBYS WILL BE MVFR BETWEEN 3SM AND 5SM WITH THE SHOWERS...AND MAY
FALL INTO THE IFR CATEGORY WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. LATER
TONIGHT...CIGS WILL LOWER INTO THE IFR CATEGORY ACROSS THE ENTIRE
CWA AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM.

&&

.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CAMPBELL-EDMUNDS-
     FAULK-HAND-HUGHES-HYDE-MCPHERSON-POTTER-SPINK-SULLY-
     WALWORTH.

     BLIZZARD WATCH FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
     CAMPBELL-CORSON-DEWEY-WALWORTH.

     FLOOD WATCH FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
     FOR CODINGTON-DAY-DEUEL-GRANT-HAMLIN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BROWN-CLARK-
     CODINGTON-DAY-DEUEL-GRANT-HAMLIN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS.

MN...FLOOD WATCH FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING
     FOR BIG STONE-TRAVERSE.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR BIG STONE-
     TRAVERSE.

&&

UPDATE...SCARLETT
SHORT TERM...CONNELLY
LONG TERM...TDK
AVIATION...PARKIN

WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 4:54 AM CDT, 9 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
454 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-016>023-033>037-045-048-051-231000-
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-
454 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /354 AM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA AS WELL...WHICH WILL
ONLY EXACERBATE FLOOD ISSUES FOR MUCH OF THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A SECOND SWATH OF RAIN AND THUNDER WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
MONDAY. AS COLD AIR WRAPS AROUND THE SYSTEM...RAIN WILL TRANSITION
TO SNOW. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BLOWING
SNOW AS WELL. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH HIGHEST
AMOUNTS FROM WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO THE MISSOURI RIVER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...THOUGH SPOTTERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SDZ003-004-009-015-231000-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-
454 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009 /354 AM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE COLD AIR BEGINS TO INFILTRATE THE SYSTEM. AS
RAIN CHANGES OVER TO SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
ACCELERATE...RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONALLY...SNOW
IS EXPECTED TO BE HEAVY AND WET WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...THOUGH SPOTTERS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER REPORTS TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

CONNELLY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 22, 10:32 AM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1032 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1020 AM     HAIL             2 SW POLLOCK            45.88N 100.32W
03/22/2009  E0.88 INCH       CAMPBELL           SD   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM WEST POLLOCK RESORT.

&&

JRS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 4:19 AM CDTFlood WatchABRClark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin and 3 more27 hr
Mar 22, 4:24 AM CDTWind AdvisoryABRBrown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel and 14 more11 hr
Mar 22, 9:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningABRDewey32 hr
Mar 22, 10:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCampbell, Corson, Walworth39 min
Mar 22, 10:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningABRSpink262 days
Mar 22, 10:08 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningABRSpink148 days
Mar 22, 10:19 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABRBrown, Campbell, Corson, Edmunds, McPherson, Walworth48 hr
Mar 22, 11:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningABRCodington46 hr
Mar 22, 11:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningABRCodington4 days
Mar 22, 11:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningABRCodington22 hr
Mar 22, 11:10 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningABRHamlin70 hr
Mar 22, 1:53 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningABRRoberts4 days
Mar 22, 2:10 PM CDTWinter Storm WatchABRCampbell, Hughes, Jones, Potter, Stanley, Sully and 1 more14 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.