Alert archive / South Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this blizzard warning at Dec 24, 2009, 10:45 AM CST for 26 counties in South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota. It was in force for 55 hr. 60 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 24, 2009, 10:45 AM CST (16:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2009, 5:41 PM CST
- In force
- 55 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
All 28 counties
Big Stone County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Brown County, SD, Buffalo County, SD, Campbell County, SD, Clark County, SD, Codington County, SD, Corson County, SD, Day County, SD, Deuel County, SD, Dewey County, SD, Edmunds County, SD, Faulk County, SD, Grant County, SD, Hamlin County, SD, Hand County, SD, Hughes County, SD, Hyde County, SD, Jones County, SD, Lyman County, SD, Marshall County, SD, McPherson County, SD, Potter County, SD, Roberts County, SD, Spink County, SD, Stanley County, SD, Sully County, SD, Walworth County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 11:09 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 10 N Correll, MN | ARTICHOKE LAKE TWO DAY TOTAL 7.0 INCHES 10 ON THE GROUND. |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | 4 Nne Victor, SD | 24 HOUR TOTAL 9.5 INCHES. 48 HOUR TOTAL 12.5 INCHS. SNOW DEPTH 16 INCHES. |
| Dec 25, 7:17 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Watertown, SD | WATERTOWN FIRE DEPT. 24 HOUR SNOWFALL ENDING AT 7AM. SNOW DEPTH 15 INCHES. |
| Dec 25, 7:30 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Clark, SD | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR COUPLE HOURS |
| Dec 25, 8:43 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 7 E Hayes, SD | VISBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. HEAVY SNOW. |
| Dec 25, 9:28 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Murdo, SD | 24 HOUR TOTAL ENDING AT 9 AM. |
| Dec 25, 9:28 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Redfield, SD | 24 HOURS SNOWFALL ENDING AT 8 AM. SNOW DEPTH 15 INCHES. |
| Dec 25, 9:28 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.7 | Hayti, SD | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL ENDING AT 8 AM. SNOW DEPTH 15 INCHES. |
| Dec 25, 9:28 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Roy Lake State Park, SD | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. MODERATE SNOW. 24 HOUR SNOWFALL 5.0 INCHES ENDING AT 7 AM. |
| Dec 25, 9:28 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Turton, SD | VISIBLITY ZERO TO 1/4 MILE AT TIMES. 24 HOUR SNOWFAL 4 INCHES ENDING AT 7 AM. |
| Dec 25, 10:09 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Wilmot, SD | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL ENDING AT 9 AM. SNOW DEPTH 14 INCHES. |
| Dec 25, 10:09 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 14 Nne Isabel, SD | MODERATE SNOW. VISIBLITY ZERO TO 1/4 MILE. |
| Dec 25, 10:09 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Oacoma, SD | WIND GUSTING TO 57 MPH. NEAR ZERO VISIBLITY. |
| Dec 25, 11:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Pollock, SD | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 BLOCK IN TOWN...HEAVY DRIFTING ON ROADS |
| Dec 25, 12:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Aberdeen, SD | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. WIND GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. HEAVY DRIFTING ON AREA ROADS. |
| Dec 25, 12:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Mobridge, SD | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. WIND GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. DRIFTING SNOW ON AREA ROADS. |
| Dec 25, 12:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Pierre, SD | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. WIND GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. DRIFTING SNOW ON AREA ROADS. |
| Dec 25, 12:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Timber Lake, SD | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. WIND GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. DRIFTING SNOW ON AREA ROADS. |
| Dec 25, 12:50 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Ipswich, SD | NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. WIND GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. HEAVY DRIFTING ON AREA ROADS. |
| Dec 25, 12:55 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Gettysburg, SD | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. WIND GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH. DRIFTING SNOW ON AREA ROADS. |
| Dec 25, 12:55 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Onida, SD | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. WIND GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. DRIFTING SNOW ON AREA ROADS. |
| Dec 25, 1:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Faulkton, SD | VISIBILTY 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. WIND GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. HEAVY DRIFTING ON AREA ROADS. |
| Dec 25, 1:10 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Murdo, SD | NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. WIND GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH. DRIFTING SNOW ON AREA ROADS. |
| Dec 25, 1:15 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Gann Valley, SD | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. DRIFTING SNOW ON AREA ROADS. |
| Dec 25, 1:20 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Miller, SD | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. WIND GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. DRIFTING SNOW ON AREA ROADS. |
| Dec 25, 1:25 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Highmore, SD | VISIBILITY 1/4 MILE OR LESS FOR PAST SEVERAL HOURS. WIND GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. DRIFTING SNOW ON AREA ROADS. |
| Dec 25, 6:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Kennebec, SD | 12 INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS. SNOW DEPTH 16 INCHES. |
| Dec 25, 7:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Pollock, SD | 24 HOUR TOTAL TO 7PM. SNOW DEPTH 18 INCHES |
| Dec 25, 7:40 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Sisseton, SD | 14 INCHES TOTAL ON GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:43 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Webster, SD | 8 INCHES TOTAL ON GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:43 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Britton, SD | 12 INCHES TOTAL ON GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:44 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Ortonville, MN | 12 INCHES TOTAL ON GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:45 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | Milbank, SD | ESTIMATED 12-16 INCHES ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:47 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Wheaton, MN | 7 INCHES TOTAL ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:48 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Clear Lake, SD | ESTIMATED 12-14 INCHES ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:48 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Watertown, SD | 14 INCHES TOTAL ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:49 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Hayti, SD | ESTIMATED 12 TO 14 INCHES TOTAL ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:50 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Mobridge, SD | 8 INCHES TOTAL ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:51 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Clark, SD | 12 INCHES TOTAL ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:51 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Redfield, SD | ESTIMATED 12-14 INCHES ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:52 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Eureka, SD | 9 INCHES TOTAL ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:53 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Ipswich, SD | ESTIMATED 6 TO 8 INCHES TOTAL ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:54 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Faulkton, SD | 8 INCHES TOTAL ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:54 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Miller, SD | ESTIMATED 12-14 INCHES ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:57 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Aberdeen, SD | 12 INCHES TOTAL ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:58 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Murdo, SD | ESTIMATED 10 TO 12 INCHES ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 7:59 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Highmore, SD | ESTIMATED 10 TO 12 INCHES ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 8:01 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Pierre, SD | ESTIMATED 8 TO 10 INCHES TOTAL ON THE GROUND...5 FT DRIFTS IN SOME AREAS...CARS DRIFTED OVER. |
| Dec 25, 8:05 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Timber Lake, SD | 10 INCHES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS...15 INCHES TOTAL ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 25, 8:05 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | Timber Lake, SD | 10 INCHES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS...15 INCHES TOTAL ON THE GROUND |
| Dec 26, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11.1 | Mobridge, SD | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. |
| Dec 26, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Pierre, SD | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. |
| Dec 26, 6:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14.8 | Watertown, SD | STORM TOTAL THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10.2 | Hecla, SD | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12.6 | Claremont, SD | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. |
| Dec 26, 9:19 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Doland, SD | STORM TOTAL THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. |
| Dec 26, 9:19 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | Clear Lake, SD | STORM TOTAL THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. |
| Dec 26, 9:32 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | Wheaton, MN | STORM TOTAL THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. |
| Dec 26, 9:32 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.7 | Browns Valley, MN | STORM TOTAL THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. |
| Dec 26, 9:32 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | Timber Lake, SD | STORM TOTAL THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING |
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, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 426 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KABR 241645 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1045 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS THIS MORNING WILL BE MAKING ITS WAY NORTH AND INTENSIFYING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THIS INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE IN IOWA WRAPPING HEAVY SNOW INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTARL MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-250445- /O.CAN.KABR.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KABR.BZ.W.0005.091224T1645Z-091226T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL- ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES- LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...MCLAUGHLIN... HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE... IPSWICH...WEBSTER...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 1045 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /945 AM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THEN INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 9 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND 11 TO 16 INCHES IN THE JAMES VALLEY EAST. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY TONIGHT... WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY. THESE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AND PRODUCE WINDCHILLS OF -20 TO -34 DEGREES. * INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ WISE
10 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KABR 250131 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 731 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...A MAJOR WINTER STORM THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MAKING ITS WAY NORTH AND INTENSIFYING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THIS INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE IN IOWA WRAPPING HEAVY SNOW INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-250945- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL- ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES- LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...MCLAUGHLIN... HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE... IPSWICH...WEBSTER...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 731 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /631 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 9 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND 11 TO 16 INCHES IN THE JAMES VALLEY EAST. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY. THESE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AND PRODUCE WINDCHILLS OF -20 TO -34 DEGREES. * INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. I-29 IS CLOSED FROM THE IOWA BORDER TO THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER. 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. && $$ KEEFE
000 WWUS43 KABR 250242 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 842 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM UNFOLDING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTH AND INTENSIFYING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THIS INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE IN IOWA WRAPPING HEAVY SNOW INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-251200- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL- ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES- LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...MCLAUGHLIN... HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE... IPSWICH...WEBSTER...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 842 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /742 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 9 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND 11 TO 16 INCHES IN THE JAMES VALLEY EAST. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY TONIGHT... WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY. THESE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AND PRODUCE WINDCHILLS OF 20 -TO 34 -DEGREES. * INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. I-29 IS CLOSED FROM THE IOWA BORDER TO THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER. 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. && $$ KEEFE
000 WWUS43 KABR 250246 AAA WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 846 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM UNFOLDING TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTH AND INTENSIFYING THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THIS INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE IN IOWA WRAPPING HEAVY SNOW INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-251100- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL- ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES- LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...MCLAUGHLIN... HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE... IPSWICH...WEBSTER...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 846 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /746 PM MST THU DEC 24 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... DIMINISHING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 9 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND 11 TO 16 INCHES IN THE JAMES VALLEY EAST. * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY TONIGHT...WITH HIGHER GUSTS LIKELY. THESE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AND PRODUCE WINDCHILLS OF -20 TO -34 DEGREES. * INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AS NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CREATING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. I-29 IS CLOSED FROM THE IOWA BORDER TO THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER. 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. && $$ KEEFE
000 WWUS43 KABR 250948 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 348 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP HEAVY SNOW INTO SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING...ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-252200- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL- ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES- LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...MCLAUGHLIN... HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE... IPSWICH...WEBSTER...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 348 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /248 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * PERIODS OF SNOW WITH CONTINUE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DROP IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE DURING THE EVENING SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 9 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND 11 TO 15 INCHES IN THE JAMES VALLEY AND SISSETON HILLS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL ALSO OCCUR. * THE REGION WILL EXPERIENCE NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM -20 TO -30 DEGREES. * INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH OR TWO AN HOUR TODAY...WHEN COMBINED WITH SUCH INTENSE WINDS...WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. I-29 IS CLOSED FROM THE IOWA BORDER TO THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER. 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. && $$ CONNELLY
000 WWUS43 KABR 251543 AAA WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 943 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP HEAVY SNOW INTO SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING...ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-252345- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL- ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES- LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...MCLAUGHLIN... HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE... IPSWICH...WEBSTER...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 943 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /843 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DROP IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE DURING THE EVENING SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 9 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND 11 TO 17 INCHES IN THE JAMES VALLEY AND SISSETON HILLS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR. * THE REGION WILL EXPERIENCE NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL WHEN COMBINED WITH SUCH INTENSE WINDS...WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. I-29 IS CLOSED FROM THE IOWA BORDER TO THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER. 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. && $$ WISE
000 WWUS43 KABR 252158 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 358 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP HEAVY SNOW INTO SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING...ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-260600- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL- ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES- LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...MCLAUGHLIN... HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE... IPSWICH...WEBSTER...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 358 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /258 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DROP IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE DURING THE EVENING SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 9 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND 11 TO 17 INCHES IN THE JAMES VALLEY AND SISSETON HILLS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR. * THE REGION WILL EXPERIENCE NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL WHEN COMBINED WITH SUCH INTENSE WINDS...WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. I-29 IS CLOSED FROM THE IOWA BORDER TO THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER. 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. && $$ KEEFE
000 WWUS43 KABR 260226 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 826 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE UPPER MIDWEST WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP HEAVY SNOW INTO SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING...ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-261230- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL- ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES- LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...MCLAUGHLIN... HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE... IPSWICH...WEBSTER...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 826 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2009 /726 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DROP IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE DURING THE EVENING SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 9 TO 12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND 11 TO 17 INCHES IN THE JAMES VALLEY AND SISSETON HILLS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR. * THE REGION WILL EXPERIENCE NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * SNOWFALL WHEN COMBINED WITH SUCH INTENSE WINDS...WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. I-29 IS CLOSED FROM THE IOWA BORDER TO THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER. 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. && $$ KEEFE
000 WWUS43 KABR 261016 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 416 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THOUGH THIS MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT EAST...ALLOWING FOR CONDITIONS TO SLOWLY IMPROVE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30MPH WILL STILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS...REDUCED VISIBILITY TO ABOUT 1 MILE WILL OCCUR AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE TONIGHT. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-261800- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL- ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES- LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...MCLAUGHLIN... HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE... IPSWICH...WEBSTER...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 416 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 /316 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY. * PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY DROP IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE DURING THE EVENING. * WIND GUSTS TO 30MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BE WIDESPREAD...WITH ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * SNOWFALL WHEN COMBINED WITH INTENSE WINDS...WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR INTERMITTENT REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY...DOWN TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ CONNELLY
000 WWUS43 KABR 261754 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1154 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...CONDITIONS IMPROVING BY THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT EAST...ALLOWING FOR CONDITIONS TO SLOWLY IMPROVE. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH. EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...WIND SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...HIGHER WIND SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE MORE WIDESPREAD LOW VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW UNTIL THIS EVENING. MNZ039-046-SDZ004>011-016>023-034>037-051-270000- /O.CAN.KABR.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091226T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KABR.WW.Y.0018.091226T1754Z-091227T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS- WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT- HAMLIN-DEUEL-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...HERREID... EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH... WEBSTER...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN... MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE... MILLER...FORT THOMPSON 1154 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TODAY EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER AND TAPER OFF AFTER DARK. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH. * NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LOWER AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. * MOST OF INTERSTATES 29 AND 90 REMAIN CLOSED ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TRAVEL IS STILL NOT ADVISED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ SDZ003-015-033-045-048-270000- /O.EXT.KABR.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091227T0000Z/ CORSON-DEWEY-STANLEY-JONES-LYMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE... FORT PIERRE...MURDO...PRESHO 1154 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 /1054 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL SLOWLY DROP IN INTENSITY AND COVERAGE DURING THE EVENING. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. * NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH THE LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE WIDESPREAD LOW VISIBILITIES DOWN TO AROUND ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. * MOST OF INTERSTATES 29 AND 90 REMAIN CLOSED ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TRAVEL IS STILL NOT ADVISED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ TMT
000 WWUS43 KABR 262341 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 541 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...CONDITIONS IMPROVING THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT EAST...ALLOWING FOR CONDITIONS TO SLOWLY IMPROVE. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH. NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER...WIND SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 34 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. SDZ003-015-033-045-048-270600- /O.CAN.KABR.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091227T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KABR.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091227T0600Z/ CORSON-DEWEY-STANLEY-JONES-LYMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE... FORT PIERRE...MURDO...PRESHO 541 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 /441 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2009/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF SLOWLY TONIGHT. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH. * NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 20 TO 34 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LOWER AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. * MOST OF INTERSTATE 90 REMAINS CLOSED ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TRAVEL IS STILL NOT ADVISED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-017>023-036-037-051-270045- /O.CAN.KABR.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091227T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY- FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...EUREKA... ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...FAULKTON... REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...FORT THOMPSON 541 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING AS WIND SPEEDS CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE EAST. LIGHT SNOW WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ SDZ004-009-016-034-035-270600- /O.EXT.KABR.WW.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-091227T0600Z/ CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-POTTER-SULLY-HUGHES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...MOBRIDGE...GETTYSBURG... ONIDA...PIERRE 541 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TONIGHT EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER AND TAPER OFF TOWARD MORNING. * ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH. * NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 20 TO 34 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE HALF MILE OR LOWER AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS EVENING. * MOST OF INTERSTATE 90 REMAINS CLOSED ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. TRAVEL IS STILL NOT ADVISED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
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 Dec 24, 9:43 AM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 9:43 AM CST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
943 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
.UPDATE...
ADJUSTED THE TEMPERATURE GRIDS TO REFLECT THE COLD FROPA OUT WEST.
EXPECT TEMPS TO REMAIN STEADY OR FALL THROUGH THE DAY. ALSO
ADJUSTED SNOW AMOUNT AND SNOW TOTAL GRIDS BASED ON REPORTS FROM
ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. RATIOS WERE ANYWHERE FROM 9:1 TO
20:1 WITH HIGHEST RATIOS NEAR MOBRIDGE BEHIND THE FROPA. AS THE
WINDS PICK UP TODAY EXPECT RATIOS TO FALL TO AROUND 10:1 ACROSS
THE AREA. OVERALL FORECAST LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK WITH WSW REMAINING
IN EFFECT BUT WILL MOST LIKELY UPGRADE TO A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE
WHOLE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AS THE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY
FORECAST CHALLENGES REVOLVE AROUND TIMING...SNOWFALL AND IMPACTS
OF THE EVOLVING STORM SYSTEM.
A COLD FRONT IS MAKING ITS WAY ACROSS THE CWA...AND CURRENTLY
EXTENDS ACROSS EASTERN ND...SD...AND NE. A LARGE TEMPERATURE GRADIENT
IS OBVIOUS AS K8D3 AND KATY TEMPS ARE CURRENTLY IN THE LOW 20S
AND KMBG AND KPIR TEMPS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. RADAR AND OBS ALSO
SHOW LIGHT SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE STATE. WIND SPEEDS HAVE
INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND THE FRONT AND BLOWING SNOW HAS
REDUCED VSBYS AT KMBG...KPIR AND KABR TO AROUND OR LESS THAN 2 MI.
MODEL GUIDANCE WAS NOT QUITE PICKING UP ON STRENGTH OF WINDS
BEHIND THE FRONT THIS MORNING SO WINDS SPEEDS WERE INCREASED IN
THE FORECAST TODAY. ALSO TEMPERATURES WILL BE STEADY TO SLOWLY
FALLING THIS AFTERNOON...SO CAPTURED A NONDIRUNAL TEMP TREND IN
THE GRIDS. WHILE MODELS AND RADAR TRENDS INDICATE A BRIEF LULL IN
SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN
ISSUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY STILL REMAIN THE BEST DAYS FOR HEAVY SNOW.
BY THIS TIME PERIOD THE SURFACE LOW HAS INTENSIFIED AND THE
POTENT WAVE DROPPING OUT OF NORTHWEST WILL HAVE MERGED WITH THE
MAIN UPPER LOW. IT IS DIFFICULT TO TIME THE NUMEROUS SHORTWAVES
TRAVERSING THROUGH THE PATTERN...HOWEVER MODELS EASILY IMPLY LARGE
SCALE FORCING WILL BE AT ITS MAX DURING THIS PERIOD. GFS SHOWS
DECENT FRONTOGENESIS COUPLED WITH Q VECTOR CONVERGENCE 06Z FRIDAY
THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY. ALSO...ISENTROPIC SURFACES INDICATE UPSLOPE
FORCING FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH...WITH UPWARDS OF 40 MPH GUSTS.
THE WINTER STORM WARNING WAS EXTENDED UNTIL 18Z SATURDAY TO CAPTURE
WRAP AROUND SNOWFALL AND GUSTY WINDS. ALSO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY TO BE REALIZED LATE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LATER SHIFTS
WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THE POTENTIAL FOR AN UPGRADE FROM CURRENT
WINTER STORM WARNING.
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE LARGE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA TO THE EAST OF THE REGION
COULD STILL BE WRAPPING SOME LIGHT SNOW INTO THE CWA ON SATURDAY
NIGHT. THUS...HAVE IN SOME SLIGHT CHANCE/CHANCE POPS FOR SATURDAY
NIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS MAY STILL BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE SOME
BLOWING SNOW. OTHERWISE...SEVERAL SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AREAS WILL
SLIDE IN FROM THE NORTH AND WEST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK
KEEPING IT DRY AFTER SATURDAY NIGHT. WITH ALL OF THE DEEP SNOW
COVER ACROSS THE CWA ALONG WITH CAA AND NOT MUCH FOR
WINDS...EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO BE BELOW NORMAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
IFR/MVFR CEILINGS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT ALL TAF SITES THROUGH
TODAY WITH 2 TO 5SM IN THE LIGHT SNOW. ALL SITES WILL ALSO HAVE
NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 KNOT RANGE CAUSING BLOWING SNOW
WITH VSBYS BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES. AFTER 00Z...WIDESPREAD SNOW
WILL WRAP INTO THE AREA FROM THE EAST WITH VISIBILITIES FALLING
BELOW 1/2SM AT ALL TAF SITES BY 12Z FRIDAY. ALSO...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY TONIGHT TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS CAUSING WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES TO
LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
&&
.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY FOR
BROWN-BUFFALO-CAMPBELL-CLARK-CODINGTON-CORSON-DAY-DEUEL-
DEWEY-EDMUNDS-FAULK-GRANT-HAMLIN-HAND-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-
LYMAN-MARSHALL-MCPHERSON-POTTER-ROBERTS-SPINK-STANLEY-SULLY-
WALWORTH.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY FOR BIG STONE-
TRAVERSE.
&&
UPDATE...WISE
SHORT TERM...KRAMLICH
LONG TERM...MOHR
AVIATION...TMT
WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEENHazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 5:40 AM CST, 5 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 540 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-251145- TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL- ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES- LYMAN-BUFFALO- 540 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009 /440 AM MST THU DEC 24 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 PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE FRESH SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE REGION. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO PERSIST THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE STORM. WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES ARE STILL EXPECTED WITH SOME LOCATIONS RECEIVING AS MUCH AS 20 INCHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NO SPOTTER ACTIVATION REQUIRED. KRAMLICH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 24, 10:23 AM CST, 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1023 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM SNOW WESTPORT 45.65N 98.50W
12/24/2009 M3.0 INCH BROWN SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 8 W HECLA 45.88N 98.32W
12/24/2009 M3.0 INCH BROWN SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM SNOW 10 ENE SISSETON 45.72N 96.85W
12/24/2009 M3.5 INCH ROBERTS SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM SNOW TURTON 45.05N 98.10W
12/24/2009 M3.0 INCH SPINK SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW WHEATON 45.81N 96.50W
12/24/2009 M3.4 INCH TRAVERSE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW VICTOR 45.87N 96.84W
12/24/2009 M3.0 INCH ROBERTS SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW BLUNT 44.52N 99.99W
12/24/2009 M3.0 INCH HUGHES SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW PIERRE 44.37N 100.32W
12/24/2009 M3.0 INCH HUGHES SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW REDFIELD 44.87N 98.52W
12/24/2009 M4.0 INCH SPINK SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW CLEAR LAKE 44.77N 96.68W
12/24/2009 M3.0 INCH DEUEL SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW 1 W HAYTI 44.66N 97.22W
12/24/2009 M3.1 INCH HAMLIN SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW 1 S COLUMBIA 45.60N 98.31W
12/24/2009 M3.2 INCH BROWN SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW 4 NW GANN VALLEY 44.07N 99.04W
12/24/2009 M3.2 INCH BUFFALO SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW REE HEIGHTS 44.52N 99.20W
12/24/2009 M3.0 INCH HAND SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW 1 N ORTONVILLE 45.32N 96.44W
12/24/2009 M3.5 INCH BIG STONE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW 1 NE BRYANT 44.60N 97.45W
12/24/2009 M4.0 INCH HAMLIN SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0900 AM SNOW MURDO 43.89N 100.71W
12/24/2009 M3.4 INCH JONES SD CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
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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.