Alert archive / South Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2009

Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

January 12, 20096 counties in Minnesota; Clay County, Dickinson County, Iowa; 7 counties in South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this blizzard warning at Jan 12, 2009, 4:18 AM CST for 6 counties in Minnesota; Clay County, Dickinson County, Iowa; 7 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at Jan 12, 2009, 9:20 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 12, 2009, 4:18 AM CST (10:18 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 12, 2009, 9:20 AM CST
Expired
Jan 12, 2009, 8:47 PM CST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Counties Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Beadle County, SD, Brookings County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, Miner County, SD, Moody County, SD, Sanborn County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:22 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 183 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2009-01-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2009-01-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
648 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
176 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS43 KFSD 121018
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
418 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE TODAY OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN AND DROP SOUTHEAST THIS
MORNING...SPREADING A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW THROUGH THE REGION.
FOLLOWING THIS BAND OF SNOW WILL BE SLOWLY INCREASING NORTHWEST
WINDS...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON. MORE
SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER
MINNESOTA. THE COMBINATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL AND
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH THE
VISIBILITY DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 

IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ069>071-121130-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...YANKTON...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
418 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

SNOWFALL OF AN INCH OR LESS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING...BUT SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS NOT EXPECTED. 

$$

SDZ038-053-054-059>061-065-066-121130-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0000Z/
BEADLE-SANBORN-MINER-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...
MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...
MONTROSE...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...
CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR
418 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW FELL OVERNIGHT...BUT ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
SHOULD BE A HALF AN INCH OR LESS THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

$$

IAZ003-014-121830-
/O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.090112T1800Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.090112T1800Z-090113T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090112T1800Z/
DICKINSON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
SPENCER
418 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON. TWO TO FOUR INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.
BY EARLY AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH AT
TIMES AND SHOULD CREATE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE VISIBILITY WILL
DECREASE TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ALSO WORK INTO THE AREA WITH WIND CHILLS
AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ072-080-081-090-121830-
/O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.090112T1500Z-090113T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.090112T1800Z-090113T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090112T1800Z/
LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
418 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON. TWO TO FOUR INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME.
BY EARLY AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 45 MPH AT
TIMES AND SHOULD CREATE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW THAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE VISIBILITY WILL
DECREASE TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ALSO WORK INTO THE AREA WITH WIND CHILLS
AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

IAZ001-MNZ071-089-097-098-SDZ039-040-055-056-062-067-121830-
/O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.090112T1500Z-090113T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
LYON-LINCOLN-NOBLES-PIPESTONE-ROCK-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-
MINNEHAHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...
WORTHINGTON...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...
CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG
418 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING...PRODUCING ABOUT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
MORNING WITH ANOTHER HALF AN INCH OR SO POSSIBLE. BY LATE
MORNING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY...LEADING
TOWARDS AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL THEN BE REPLACED BY VERY COLD CONDITIONS
AROUND SUNSET WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 20 BELOW
ZERO FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

$$

IAZ002-012-013-021-022-032-121830-
/O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.090112T1800Z-090113T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
OSCEOLA-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...
SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...
HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK
418 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A BAND OF SNOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING...PRODUCING ABOUT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
MORNING WITH ANOTHER HALF AN INCH OR SO POSSIBLE. BY LATE
MORNING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY...LEADING
TOWARDS AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL THEN BE REPLACED BY VERY COLD CONDITIONS
AROUND SUNSET WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO AROUND 20 BELOW
ZERO FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

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.

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS43 KFSD 121520
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
920 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING SOUTHEAST INTO NORTHWEST IOWA LATE THIS
MORNING WILL DEEPEN. VERY STRONG WINDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW...AND FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY OVER THE
ENTIRE AREA DURING THE REST OF TODAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE AT TIMES. THE
COMBINATION OF NEW SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW WITH THE VISIBILITY DROPPING TO A QUARTER MILE OR
LESS AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BECOME WIDESPREAD FOR
SEVERAL HOURS FROM HURON TO BROOKINGS SOUTH DAKOTA...INTO MUCH OF
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND INTO PART OF NORTHWEST IOWA INCLUDING
THE SPENCER AND SPIRIT LAKE AREAS.

MNZ071-097-SDZ039-040-055-056-122330-
/O.EXB.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.090112T1520Z-090113T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
LINCOLN-PIPESTONE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...
BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU
920 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW COULD BRING ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL THEN BE
REPLACED BY VERY COLD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WITH WIND CHILL
VALUES FALLING TO 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR THE REST OF THE
NIGHT.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

SDZ038-053-054-122330-
/O.EXB.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.090112T1520Z-090113T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.090113T0300Z-090113T1000Z/
BEADLE-SANBORN-MINER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD
920 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY.

OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW COULD BRING ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL THEN BE
REPLACED BY VERY COLD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WITH WIND CHILL
VALUES FALLING TO 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR THE REST OF THE
NIGHT.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

IAZ003-014-MNZ072-080-081-090-122330-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090112T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.090113T0300Z-090113T1000Z/
/O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.090112T1520Z-090113T0300Z/
DICKINSON-CLAY-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
SPENCER...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
920 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4
AM CST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING.

OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW COULD BRING ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE AND PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES
LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WILL THEN BE REPLACED BY VERY COLD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WITH
WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR THE REST
OF THE NIGHT.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

SDZ060-061-066-122330-
/O.EXA.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
HANSON-MCCOOK-TURNER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR
920 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND DEVELOPING WIND
CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY.

OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE AROUND AN INCH
TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND A QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL THEN BE REPLACED BY VERY
COLD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WITH WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO 20
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT.

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.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.

$$

IAZ002-012-013-021-022-032-122330-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
OSCEOLA-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...
SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...
HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK
920 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE AROUND AN INCH
TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES
AROUND A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
THEN BE REPLACED BY VERY COLD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WITH WIND
CHILL VALUES FALLING TO 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR THE REST OF
THE NIGHT.

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.

$$

IAZ001-MNZ089-098-SDZ062-067-122330-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
LYON-NOBLES-ROCK-MINNEHAHA-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...WORTHINGTON...LUVERNE...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...
LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG
920 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE AROUND AN
ADDITIONAL INCH TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL THEN BE
REPLACED BY VERY COLD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WITH WIND CHILL
VALUES FALLING TO 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR THE REST OF THE
NIGHT.

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.

$$
WILLIAMS
000 
WWUS43 KFSD 121816
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1216 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TODAY IN PARTS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST FROM NORTHERN IOWA EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW... AND
FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL SPREAD OVER THE REST OF THE AREA EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO THE TO THE START OF THE EVENING OR
LATER. WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH
AT TIMES. THE COMBINATION OF NEW SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH THE VISIBILITY DROPPING TO A
QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BECOME
WIDESPREAD FOR SEVERAL HOURS FROM HURON TO BROOKINGS SOUTH
DAKOTA...INTO MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND INTO PART OF
NORTHWEST IOWA INCLUDING THE SPENCER AND SPIRIT LAKE AREAS.

MNZ071-097-SDZ039-040-055-056-130230-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
LINCOLN-PIPESTONE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...
BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU
1216 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW COULD BRING ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL THEN BE
REPLACED BY VERY COLD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WITH WIND CHILL
VALUES FALLING TO 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR THE REST OF THE
NIGHT.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

IAZ003-014-MNZ072-080-081-090-130230-
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.090113T0300Z-090113T1000Z/
DICKINSON-CLAY-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
SPENCER...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
1216 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW COULD BRING ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE AND PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES
LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WILL THEN BE REPLACED BY VERY COLD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WITH
WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR THE REST
OF THE NIGHT.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

SDZ038-053-054-130230-
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.090113T0300Z-090113T1000Z/
BEADLE-SANBORN-MINER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD
1216 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW COULD BRING ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL THEN BE
REPLACED BY VERY COLD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WITH WIND CHILL
VALUES FALLING TO 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR THE REST OF THE
NIGHT.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ069>071-130230-
/O.EXB.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...YANKTON...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1216 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.

OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW COULD BRING ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR A
QUARTER MILE IN SOME OPEN AREAS. THE SNOW SHOULD END LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THE BLOWING SNOW WILL ABATE THIS EVENING.

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.

$$

IAZ002-012-013-021-022-032-130230-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
OSCEOLA-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...
SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...
HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK
1216 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE AROUND AN INCH
TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND
PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES
AROUND A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WILL THEN BE REPLACED BY VERY COLD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WITH
WIND CHILL VALUES FALLING TO 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR THE REST
OF THE NIGHT.

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.

$$

IAZ001-MNZ089-098-SDZ060>062-066-067-130230-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
LYON-NOBLES-ROCK-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...WORTHINGTON...LUVERNE...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...
CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...
LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG
1216 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE AROUND AN
ADDITIONAL INCH TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL THEN BE
REPLACED BY VERY COLD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WITH WIND CHILL
VALUES FALLING TO 20 BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR THE REST OF THE
NIGHT.

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.

$$
WILLIAMS
000 
WWUS43 KFSD 122136
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
336 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA...

.LOW PRESSURE OVER EASTERN IOWA WILL SHIFT EAST INTO THE OHIO
VALLEY THIS EVENING. AS LOW PRESSURE DEPARTS SNOW WILL 
END...HOWEVER STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AND VISIBILITIES WILL
IMPROVE...HOWEVER BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

SDZ038>040-053>056-130545-
/O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.090113T0100Z-090113T1000Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...
FLANDREAU
336 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE THIS AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE...HOWEVER
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT...WITH
WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

IAZ003-014-MNZ072-080-081-090-130545-
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.090113T0300Z-090113T1000Z/
DICKINSON-CLAY-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
SPENCER...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
336 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES
WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE...HOWEVER BITTERLY COLD
WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT...WITH WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ071-097-130545-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
LINCOLN-PIPESTONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE
336 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE...HOWEVER
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT...WITH
WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

SDZ050-052-057>059-063>065-068-130100-
/O.EXB.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0100Z/
GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...MITCHELL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...
ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...
TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR
336 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE SUBSTANTIALLY
DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS NORTHWEST WINDS RAPIDLY DIMINISH.

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.

$$

IAZ002-012-013-021-022-032-130545-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
OSCEOLA-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...
SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...
HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK
336 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

FALLING SNOW AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE
BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITIES NEAR A QUARTER MILE THROUGH EARLY
THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE DURING THE EVENING HOURS AS
SNOW ENDS AND NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISH. ALTHOUGH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...WIND CHILL VALUES OF
AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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.

$$

IAZ001-MNZ089-098-SDZ060>062-066-067-130545-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
LYON-NOBLES-ROCK-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...WORTHINGTON...LUVERNE...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...
CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...
LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG
336 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR A QUARTER MILE THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS
NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISH. ALTHOUGH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...WIND CHILL VALUES OF AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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.

$$

IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ069>071-130300-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...YANKTON...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
336 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW...WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR A QUARTER MILE THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS
NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISH. ALTHOUGH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL
SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...WIND CHILL VALUES OF AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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.

$$
LIEBL
000 
WWUS43 KFSD 130040
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
640 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
AND NORTHWEST IOWA THIS EVENING...

.WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA. AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS...NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING...ALLOWING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DECREASE AND
VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS
OF 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

SDZ039-040-054>056-130845-
/O.CAN.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0100Z/
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.090113T0100Z-090113T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.WC.Y.0002.090113T0040Z-090113T1000Z/
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...
BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU
640 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING
TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

SDZ038-053-130145-
/O.CAN.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0100Z/
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.090113T0100Z-090113T1000Z/
BEADLE-SANBORN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WOONSOCKET
640 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING AND THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT...AS
WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY THIS EVENING.


$$

SDZ061-062-066-067-130845-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.WC.Y.0002.090113T0040Z-090113T1000Z/
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...
MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...
HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG
640 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 15 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. 

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN.  THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS.  THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

SDZ069-070-130145-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
YANKTON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YANKTON...VERMILLION
640 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...AS WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO 
IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY THIS EVENING.

$$

SDZ050-052-057>059-063>065-068-130145-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0100Z/
GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...MITCHELL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...
ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...
TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR
640 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...AS WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED
CONSIDERABLY THIS EVENING.

$$

SDZ060-130145-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY
640 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...AS WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED
CONSIDERABLY THIS EVENING.


$$

IAZ003-014-MNZ072-080-081-090-130845-
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.090113T0300Z-090113T1000Z/
DICKINSON-CLAY-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
SPENCER...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
640 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL
IMPROVE THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE...HOWEVER
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

MNZ071-097-130845-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
LINCOLN-PIPESTONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE
640 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. VISIBILITIES 
WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE...HOWEVER BITTERLY
COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

$$

IAZ001-002-012-013-021-022-032-MNZ089-098-130845-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-NOBLES-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...
HARTLEY...SANBORN...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...
HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WORTHINGTON...LUVERNE
640 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE
RAPIDLY THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISH.
ALTHOUGH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL SUBSIDE...WIND CHILL
VALUES OF AROUND 25 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS.

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.

$$

IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-130300-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...
ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
640 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE 
EVENING AS NORTHWEST WINDS DIMINISH. ALTHOUGH BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...WIND CHILL VALUES OF
10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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.

$$

LIEBL
000 
WWUS43 KFSD 130247
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
847 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...IMPROVING VISIBILITY BUT BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT...

.WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE THIS EVENING...LIMITING BLOWING SNOW AND ALLOWING VISIBILITY
OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA TO IMPROVE. ALTHOUGH THE
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT...SPEEDS WILL REMAIN
STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW
ZERO INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

IAZ003-014-MNZ072-080-081-090-131000-
/O.CAN.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.090113T0300Z-090113T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KFSD.WC.Y.0002.090113T0300Z-090113T1000Z/
DICKINSON-CLAY-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
SPENCER...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
847 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT.
VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS THE WINDS DIMINISH...HOWEVER
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE INTO
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN.  THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS.  THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

MNZ071-097-131000-
/O.CAN.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KFSD.WC.Y.0002.090113T0300Z-090113T1000Z/
LINCOLN-PIPESTONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE
847 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY. THE
BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT.
HOWEVER THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD
WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN.  THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS.  THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

IAZ001-002-012-013-021-022-032-MNZ089-098-131000-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
/O.EXB.KFSD.WC.Y.0002.090113T0300Z-090113T1000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-NOBLES-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...
HARTLEY...SANBORN...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...
HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WORTHINGTON...LUVERNE
847 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. 
VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS THE WINDS DIMINISH...HOWEVER
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN.  THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS.  THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$

IAZ020-031-SDZ071-131000-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KFSD.WC.Y.0002.090113T0300Z-090113T1000Z/
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
847 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. 
VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS THE WINDS DIMINISH...HOWEVER
BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE
INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH
COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR
COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE
OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS
COVERED.

$$

NEZ013-014-130400-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090113T0300Z/
DIXON-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY
847 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

DECREASING WINDS HAVE LIMITED BLOWING SNOW...AND ALLOWED
VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER ANYONE WITH OUTDOOR
PLANS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW ZERO
OVERNIGHT.

$$

SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-131000-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090113T1000Z/
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-
LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...
BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...
BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG
847 PM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS COMBINED WITH ARCTIC AIR WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 18 TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

$$
 JH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 12, 9:20 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Murray11 hr
Jan 12, 10:07 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningFSDAurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas and 3 more8 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Warnings in South Dakota, 2009Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2009Blizzard Warnings in Iowa, 2009Every blizzard warning in 2009

Sources

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