Alert archive / South Dakota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this winter storm warning at Feb 25, 2009, 3:41 AM CST for 26 counties in South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota. It took effect at Feb 25, 2009, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 23 hr. 55 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
- Feb 25, 2009, 3:41 AM CST (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2009, 9:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2009, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 23 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 09:41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 11:00 PM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.25 | Kennebec, SD | FREEZING RAIN FELL OVERNIGHT. ESTIMATED .25 TO .5 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION ON VEHICLES. TRACE OF SNOW REPORTED. |
| Feb 25, 11:00 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Pierre, SD | ESTIMATED 1 INCH OF SNOW FELL OVERNIGHT WITH BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. SNOW HAS ENDED AS OF 8 AM THURSDAY MORNING. |
| Feb 25, 11:30 PM CST | HEAVY SLEET 0 | 6 E Hayes, SD | HEAVY SLEET AND FREEZING DRIZZLE REPORTED. 1 INCH OF SNOW ON TOP OF THAT AS OF 800 AM. VERY ICY ROADS. |
| Feb 26, 12:00 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Murdo, SD | 1/4 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION |
| Feb 26, 2:45 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Mobridge, SD | STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 26, 2:55 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Mclaughlin, SD | STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 26, 4:25 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Mobridge, SD | 6 TO 8 INCHES ESTIMATED AND STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 4:39 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | Mclaughlin, SD | STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 26, 5:31 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Selby, SD | 6-8 INCHES FROM SELBY PD |
| Feb 26, 6:14 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Clark, SD | NEAR ZERO VSBY AND SNOW ESTIMATED AT 4 INCHES |
| Feb 26, 6:31 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | Wheaton, MN | HEAVY SNOW IN WHEATON. WHITE OUT CONDITIONS REPORTED ON I29 IN ROBERTS COUNTY. |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 0.6 | Presho, SD | COCORAHS OBSERVER |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | 2 Sse Onida, SD | COCORAHS OBSERVER |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 2 | 19 Nnw Highmore, SD | COCORAHS OBSERVER |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.2 | Roscoe, SD | COCORAHS OBSERVER |
| Feb 26, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 9 Wsw Mcintosh, SD | COCORAHS OBSERVER |
| Feb 26, 7:07 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Columbia, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 7:07 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.1 | Aberdeen, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 7:17 AM CST | SNOW 3.8 | 3 W Sisseton, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 7:32 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Eureka, SD | 10 TO 12 INCHES ESTIMATED AND STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 7:34 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9.2 | Roscoe, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 7:54 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Sisseton, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 7:59 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Turton, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Browns Valley, MN | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 8:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 1 N Dumont, MN | 0.52 WATER EQUIVALENT. STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 26, 8:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Pollock, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 8:29 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Redfield, SD | SNOWING LIGHTLY |
| Feb 26, 8:34 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Wilmot, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 8:34 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 8 Ne Columbia, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 8:39 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.7 | Doland, SD | |
| Feb 26, 8:47 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Miller, SD | |
| Feb 26, 8:51 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Hosmer, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 9:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4.3 | Gettysburg, SD | |
| Feb 26, 9:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Pierpont, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 9:03 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 4 Nne Victor, SD | 1/8 MI VSBY |
| Feb 26, 9:06 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 Sse Beardsley, MN | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 9:10 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Twin Brooks, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 9:11 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Faulkton, SD | SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...NO ICE |
| Feb 26, 9:11 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 S Ree Heights, SD | |
| Feb 26, 9:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Florence, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 9:35 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 10 Sw Miller, SD | |
| Feb 26, 9:35 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 E Bradley, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 9:48 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Cresbard, SD | |
| Feb 26, 9:59 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Hoven, SD | |
| Feb 26, 10:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7.1 | 1 S Columbia, SD | |
| Feb 26, 10:13 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Timber Lake, SD | |
| Feb 26, 10:57 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Eureka, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 11:25 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 S Ree Heights, SD | |
| Feb 26, 2:17 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 4 S Houghton, SD | SNOW HAS ENDED |
| Feb 26, 3:40 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Hayti, SD | STILL SNOWING |
| Feb 26, 3:40 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Goodwin, SD | |
| Feb 26, 5:20 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Pierpont, SD | STORM TOTAL. |
| Feb 26, 6:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.9 | Aberdeen, SD | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Feb 26, 6:05 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Watertown, SD | |
| Feb 26, 6:05 PM CST | SNOW 12 | Bowdle, SD | WATER EQUIV 1.1 INCHES |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 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
- 1649 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 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 250941 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 341 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... .A QUICK MOVING...BUT STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE ENDING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES THROUGH...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-251745- /O.UPG.KABR.WS.A.0002.090226T0000Z-090226T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KABR.WS.W.0002.090226T0300Z-090226T2100Z/ CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK- STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...EUREKA... MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...MURDO... PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 341 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009 /241 AM MST WED FEB 25 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. THERE MIGHT BE A BRIEF EPISODE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-251745- /O.UPG.KABR.WS.A.0002.090226T0600Z-090227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABR.WS.W.0002.090226T0600Z-090227T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...ABERDEEN... BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN... MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 341 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY. THE SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION. $$ SD
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KABR 251739 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1139 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... .A QUICK MOVING...BUT STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE ENDING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES THROUGH...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-260145- /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.090226T0300Z-090226T2100Z/ CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK- STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...EUREKA... MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...MURDO... PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 1139 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009 /1039 AM MST WED FEB 25 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THURSDAY. SNOW...POSSIBLY STARTING OUT AS FREEZING RAIN...WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA BY LATE THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE SPREADING EAST INTO NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN THE FORM OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES POSSIBLE BENEATH THE AREAS OF HEAVIEST BANDED SNOW. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-260145- /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.090226T0600Z-090227T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...ABERDEEN... BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN... MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 1139 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES POSSIBLE BENEATH THE AREAS OF HEAVIEST BANDED SNOW. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION. $$ DORN
000 WWUS43 KABR 252047 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 247 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... .A QUICK MOVING...BUT STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE ENDING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES THROUGH...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-260500- /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.090226T0300Z-090226T2100Z/ CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK- STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...EUREKA... MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...MURDO... PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 247 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 /147 PM MST WED FEB 25 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THURSDAY. SNOW...STARTING OUT THIS EVENING AS FREEZING RAIN OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...WILL MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA BY LATE THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE SPREADING EAST INTO NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN THE FORM OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES POSSIBLE BENEATH THE AREAS OF HEAVIEST BANDED SNOW. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-260500- /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.090226T0600Z-090227T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...ABERDEEN... BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN... MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 247 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES POSSIBLE BENEATH THE AREAS OF HEAVIEST BANDED SNOW. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION. $$ DORN
000 WWUS43 KABR 260303 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 903 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... .A QUICK MOVING...BUT STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE ENDING LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES THROUGH...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-261115- /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090226T2100Z/ CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK- STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...EUREKA... MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...MURDO... PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 903 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 /803 PM MST WED FEB 25 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THURSDAY. SNOW...STARTING OUT THIS EVENING AS FREEZING RAIN OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...WILL MOVE INTO NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA BY LATE THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE SPREADING EAST INTO NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA IN THE FORM OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES POSSIBLE BENEATH THE AREAS OF HEAVIEST BANDED SNOW. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-261115- /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.090226T0600Z-090227T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...ABERDEEN... BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN... MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 903 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES POSSIBLE BENEATH THE AREAS OF HEAVIEST BANDED SNOW. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION. $$ TDK
000 WWUS43 KABR 261048 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 448 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... .A QUICK MOVING...BUT STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...BEFORE ENDING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM AS IT MOVES THROUGH...RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-261915- /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090226T2100Z/ CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK- STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...EUREKA... MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...MURDO... PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 448 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /348 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. ALONG WITH THE SNOW...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-261915- /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...ABERDEEN... BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN... MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 448 AM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION. $$ SD
000 WWUS43 KABR 261803 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1203 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...SNOWFALL WINDING DOWN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING... .AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE AREA IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS IT DOES...SNOW WRAPPING AROUND IT WILL DIMINISH TO LIGHT SNOW AND END BY EARLY EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033>036-045-048-051-261915- /O.CAN.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090226T2100Z/ CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE- JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...MOBRIDGE... TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE... HIGHMORE...MURDO...PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON 1203 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 /1103 AM MST THU FEB 26 2009/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL END THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ SDZ005-010-017-037-262100- /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090226T2100Z/ MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...FAULKTON...MILLER 1203 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO LIGHT SNOW AND END BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-270000- /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...ABERDEEN... BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN... MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 1203 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO LIGHT SNOW AND END BY EARLY EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN FAR NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION. $$ MOHR
000 WWUS43 KABR 262113 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 313 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...SNOW WINDING DOWN THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING... .AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE AREA IN EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE EVENING. AS IT DOES...LIGHT SNOW WILL END BY EARLY EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH THE NORTH WINDS WILL BRING BITTER WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SDZ005-010-017-037-270515- /O.EXP.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090226T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KABR.WC.Y.0008.090227T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...FAULKTON...MILLER 313 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO REMEMBER YOUR HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-270515- /O.NEW.KABR.WC.Y.0008.090227T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ /O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...ABERDEEN... BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN... MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 313 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT SNOW WILL END BY EARLY EVENING WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE...NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO REMEMBER YOUR HAT AND GLOVES. $$ SDZ036-051-270515- /O.NEW.KABR.WC.Y.0008.090227T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ HYDE-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIGHMORE...FORT THOMPSON 313 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO REMEMBER YOUR HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MOHR
000 WWUS43 KABR 262358 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 558 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...SNOW AND WIND GRADUALLY WINDING DOWN THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING... .AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE EVENING. AS IT DOES...LIGHT SNOW WILL END BY EARLY EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. HOWEVER...ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH THE NORTH WINDS WILL PROMOTE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SDZ006-007-011-018-019-270800- /O.CAN.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0008.090227T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ BROWN-MARSHALL-DAY-SPINK-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...WEBSTER... REDFIELD...CLARK 558 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HOWEVER...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. THE COMBINATION OF COLD NORTHERLY WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO REMEMBER YOUR HAT AND GLOVES. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ008-020>023-270800- /O.EXT.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090227T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0008.090227T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...SISSETON... WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 558 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END EARLY THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW UNTIL 8PM CST OR SO. THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WAS EXTENDED. LASTLY...THOSE STRONG NORTH WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO REMEMBER YOUR HAT AND GLOVES. $$ SDZ005-010-017-036-037-051-270800- /O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0008.090227T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...FAULKTON... HIGHMORE...MILLER...FORT THOMPSON 558 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO REMEMBER YOUR HAT AND GLOVES. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION. $$ TDK
000 WWUS43 KABR 270200 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 800 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...BITTERLY COLD WINDS CHILLS THROUGH THE NIGHT... .AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE AREA OVER MINNESOTA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST THROUGH THE EVENING. MEANWHILE...ARCTIC AIR COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS WILL PROMOTE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. MNZ039-046-SDZ008-020>023-271000- /O.EXP.KABR.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090227T0200Z/ /O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...SISSETON... WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 800 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. ARCTIC AIR WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO REMEMBER YOUR HAT AND GLOVES. $$ SDZ005>007-010-011-017>019-036-037-051-271000- /O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090227T1800Z/ MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-EDMUNDS-DAY-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-HYDE-HAND- BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...IPSWICH... WEBSTER...FAULKTON...REDFIELD...CLARK...HIGHMORE...MILLER... FORT THOMPSON 800 PM CST THU FEB 26 2009 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST FRIDAY. ARCTIC AIR WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHERLY WINDS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE COLD WIND CHILLS. THIS COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO REMEMBER YOUR HAT AND GLOVES. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST WEATHER RELATED INFORMATION. $$ TDK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 24, 8:49 PM CST, 6 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 8:49 PM CST, 6 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
849 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009
.UPDATE...
SHEARED OUT WAVE CONTINUES TO ADVECT ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
THIS EVENING. CONVECTIVE LOOKING CLOUDS AHEAD OF THE FEATURE HAVE GIVEN
WAY TO A FEW SPKLS ACROSS THE REGION. AND GIVEN TNTS DRY SOUNDING
SUSPECT THAT MEASURABLE PCPN WILL BE HARD TO COME BY. HOWEVER WILL
CARRY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR SPKLS/FREEZING SPKLS AND SNOW THROUGH
THE NIGHT AS CONVECTIVE LOOKING CLOUDS MAKE THEIR WAY ACROSS THE
CWA. TEMPS MIGHT BE A TOUCH TOO COLD BUT GENERALLY ARE IN THE
BALLPARK. UPDATES HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH 12Z FRIDAY.
MAIN FCST CHALLENGE IN THE NEAR TERM DEALS WITH POSSIBLE WINTER
STORM WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE SLGT CHC OF LIGHT FZRA
THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WAS ALSO AN ISSUE THAT NEEDED TO BE
DEALT WITH.
CURRENTLY MSAS IS SHOWING A SFC LOW IN NERN WY WITH THE WARM FRONT
DRAPED WEST TO EAST ACROSS CENTRAL SD. NORTH OF THIS LINE...WINDS
ARE A BIT MORE EASTERLY WITH TEMPS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S...WHILE
SOUTH OF THE LINE WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AND HAVE WARMED
NICELY INTO THE 40S AND 50S.
MODELS CONT TO ADVERTISE WAA OVERNIGHT...WITH 85H TEMPS REMAINING
ON THE POSITIVE SIDE OF ZERO THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY. WITH DWPTS
ACROSS THE NORTH IN THE LOW TO MID 20S...ANTICIPATE THAT SFC TEMPS
WILL FALL AFTER SUNSET TO BELOW FREZING. SECTIONS OF ND HAD LOW
CLOUDS...LIGHT FZRA/FZDZ WITH THE LOW CLOUDS. MODELS AGREE THAT
MAJORITY OF PCPN SHOULD FALL NORTH OF THE CWA...BUT CONTINUED SLGT
CHC POPS THAT WERE INHERITED...BUT TIMED THEM A BIT BETTER THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD.
WEDNESDAY IS A CAA DAY...WITH 85H TEMPS FALLING BELOW ZERO...AND
ESTABLISHING THE COLD AIR THAT WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE SNOWSTORM ON
THURSDAY. SOME TEMP RECOVERY IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SWRN CWA
DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...WHICH HAS AN EFFECT ON PCPN TYPE FOR
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
MODELS HAVE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT WITH STRENGTH OF 5H WAVE MOVING
QUICKLY ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. GFS NOW
CLOSES OFF A QUICK MOVING 7H LOW AS IT ALSO TREKS TO THE EAST
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WAA FORCING MOVES INTO THE WRN
CWA BETWEEN 00Z AND 06Z THURSDAY...AND WITH LOW LEVEL TEMPS/85H-7H
THICKNESS PROGS SHOWING POTENTIAL FOR MIXED PCPN EARLY ON IN THE
EVENT...HAVE ADDED A BRIEF MENTION OF FZRA TO THE FAR SW COUNTIES
WEDNESDAY EVENING. AFT 06Z..LOW LEVEL COLD AIR RUSHES IN QUICKLY
TURNING ALL PCPN TO SNOW. LOCAL WRF MODEL IS HINTING AT A PRETTY
ORGANIZED BANDING EVENT SETTING UP LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING...RUNNING ALONG HIGHWAY 14. 85H-7H GFS OMEGA
PROGS ADVERTISE A BIT FURTHER NORTHWARD LOCATION OF THE
BAND...AND NAM WAS GENERALLY DISCOUNTED. GIVEN AMOUNT OF DEEP
LAYER OMEGA THAT SETS UP ON TOP OF STRONG FRONTOGENESIS THAT TAKES
PLACE...NOT GOING TO BE SURPRISED TO HEAR OF SOME HEAVY SNOW
REPORTS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS PARTS OF THE CWA. THE
LOCATION OF THE ANTICIPATED HEAVY SNOW BAND IS WHAT REMAINS THE
BIGGEST UNKNOWN ATTM. AS COLD AIR RUSHES IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT
...WATER-SNOW RATIOS SHOULD INCREASE...ALSO LEADING TO POSSIBILITY
OF HEAVY SNOW TAKING SHAPE. BUFKIT DATA SHOWS DEEP OMEGA CUTTING
THROUGH BEST SNOW GROWTH REGIONS IN AN AREA FROM KPIR TO NEAR
REDFIELD...BUT THIS AREA HAS BEEN SLOWLY INCHING NORTH WITH
SUCCESIVE MODEL RUNS. BECAUSE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE CANADIAN HIGH
DROPPING SOUTH...AND SFC LOW SKIRTING THROUGH NEBRASKA...WINDS
WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE. SECTIONS OF THE NORTHERN CWA MAY NOT SEE
WARNING TYPE SNOWFALL...BUT THE COMBO OF SNOW AND WIND COULD
CREATE TRAVEL ISSUES...SO WILL JUST INCLUDE THE ENTIRE CWA IN THE
WINTER STORM WATCH. THE WATCH CAN THEN BE THE LAUNCHING PLATFORM
FOR EITHER A WARNING AND/OR ADVRY TO BE ISSUED BY LATER SHIFTS.
VERY LITTLE TEMP RECOVERY SEEN FOR THURSDAY...AND MORNING TEMPS
COULD BE THE DAYTIME HIGHS. WOULDNT BE SURPRISED TO SEE A NON-
DIURNAL TEMP TREND OF FALLING TEMPS THROUGH THE DAY
THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTH.
.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
FORECAST CHALLENGES INCLUDE PRECIPITATION CHANCES FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES.
THERE IS ONE MORE CHUNK OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY EJECTING OUT OF THE
PAC NORTHWEST AND ONTO THE PLAINS STATES AT THE TAIL END OF THE
WEEK. WITH AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE EASTERN
DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA ON FRIDAY...AND EASTERLY BOUNDARY LAYER WIND
TRAJECTORIES...HAVE RELEGATED THE MEASURABLE POPS MENTION TO
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA FOR FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH HIGHEST POPS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM
EAGLE BUTTE TO PIERRE TO CHAMBERLAIN. THEN...MORE HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE CWA FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE
RETURN FLOW PRESSURE PATTERN HAS A CHANCE TO SET UP. COLDER AIR
/MOSTLY BELOW NORMAL AIRMASS/ WILL RULE THE CWA FRIDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...BEFORE WAA /NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL AIRMASS/
GRADUALLY SETS BACK UP ACROSS THE CWA FOR DAYS 5 THROUGH 7.
&&
.AVIATION...
OTHER THAN SOME SPKLS...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL TERMINALS
UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6AM LOCAL TIME STRATUS
AND MVFR FOG IS EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE NORTH...OR IN PARTICULAR
KABR/KMBG. THE FOG AND IFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED TO ADVECT SOUTH TO
KATY/KPIR TOWARD MORNING. SOME IMPROVEMENT IN THE VSBYS AND CIGS
SHOULD OCCUR DURING THE MID AND LATE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.
&&
.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR BUFFALO-CAMPBELL-CORSON-DEWEY-EDMUNDS-FAULK-
HAND-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-LYMAN-MCPHERSON-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-
WALWORTH.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR BROWN-CLARK-CODINGTON-DAY-DEUEL-GRANT-HAMLIN-
MARSHALL-ROBERTS-SPINK.
MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR BIG STONE-TRAVERSE.
&&
UPDATE...TDK
SHORT TERM...HINTZ
LONG TERM...DORN
AVIATION...TDK
WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEENHazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 4:33 AM CST, 23 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 433 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 SDZ016>023-033>037-045-048-051-251045- POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY- SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- 433 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 /333 AM MST TUE FEB 24 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE A GOOD CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE SNOW ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THERE A DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARDS TO THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS SYSTEM...HOWEVER 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW COULD BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015-251045- TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL- ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY- 433 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009 /333 AM MST TUE FEB 24 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SNOW AND/OR FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN TIER OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND INTO WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF MINNESOTA...AND ANY PRECIPITATION THAT DOES OCCUR THIS FAR SOUTH WILL LIKELY BE LIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A STORM SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE A GOOD CHANCE FOR MEASURABLE SNOW ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THERE A DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARDS TO THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS SYSTEM...HOWEVER 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW COULD BE POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. SD
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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.