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Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Aberdeen, SD

December 10, 2010Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota; 8 counties in South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this blizzard warning at Dec 10, 2010, 11:18 AM CST for Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota; 8 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at Dec 11, 2010, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. 14 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 10, 2010, 11:18 AM CST (17:18 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 11, 2010, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 11, 2010, 6:00 PM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD

Counties Big Stone County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Clark County, SD, Codington County, SD, Day County, SD, Deuel County, SD, Grant County, SD, Hamlin County, SD, Roberts County, SD, Spink County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 11, 4:00 AM CSTBLIZZARDWebster, SD1/4 MILE VISIBILITY
Dec 11, 6:20 AM CSTSNOW 21 W Watertown, SDSTILL SNOWING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
Dec 11, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 410 Ene Sisseton, SD
Dec 11, 7:30 AM CSTSNOW 31 N Ortonville, MNSTILL SNOWING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
Dec 11, 7:45 AM CSTSNOW 2Turton, SDSTILL SNOWING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
Dec 11, 8:05 AM CSTSNOW 3Clark, SDSTILL SNOWING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
Dec 11, 8:10 AM CSTBLIZZARDSisseton, SD1/4 MILE VISIBILITY, 1-FOOT DRIFTS UNDER BRIDGES
Dec 11, 8:15 AM CSTSNOW 1.83 W Sisseton, SD
Dec 11, 8:50 AM CSTSNOW 3.9Clear Lake, SDSTILL SNOWING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
Dec 11, 8:50 AM CSTBLIZZARDClark, SD
Dec 11, 9:20 AM CSTBLIZZARDArtichoke, MN1/4 MILE VISIBILITY
Dec 11, 9:55 AM CSTSNOW 1.8Doland, SDSTILL SNOWING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION
Dec 11, 10:10 AM CSTBLIZZARDHayti, SD1/4 MILE VISIBILITY
Dec 11, 10:15 AM CSTSNOW 2Milbank, SDSTILL SNOWING AT TIME OF OBSERVATION

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 104 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2010-12-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2010-12-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 329 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
745 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
329 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
340 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.

367 
WWUS43 KABR 101718 AAA
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1118 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010

...LIGHT TO MODERATE BANDED SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND ARCTIC COLD
AIR TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL WORK
INTO SOUTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...SPREADING LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. AN
ARCTIC COLD AIRMASS WILL MOVE IN ON THESE STRONG WINDS CREATING
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...WHICH COMBINED WITH FALLING
SNOW TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF
REDUCED VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS EXPECTED I-29 EAST.

MNZ039-046-SDZ008-020>023-110130-
/O.UPG.KABR.WW.Y.0020.101211T0000Z-101211T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KABR.BZ.W.0003.101211T0600Z-101212T0000Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...SISSETON...
WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE
1118 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID EVENING AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
  PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND ON SATURDAY...CREATING DRIFTING AND
  BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AND REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO ONE
  QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL SEE 4 TO
  6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING.
 
* ALSO...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND ON SATURDAY AS A RESULT OF THE STRONG
  WINDS COMBINING WITH ARCTIC COLD AIR.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SDZ003>007-009>011-017>019-110130-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0020.101211T0000Z-101211T1800Z/
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-
FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...EUREKA...
ABERDEEN...BRITTON...MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...FAULKTON...
REDFIELD...CLARK
1118 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 /1018 AM MST FRI DEC 10 2010/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY. 

* AFTER 6 PM CST...A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP 
  AND SLIDE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. 

* 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH
  CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...WHILE NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WILL SEE 3
  TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID EVENING AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 
  30 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND ON 
  SATURDAY...CREATING DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AND 
  PERIODIC REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. 

* ALSO...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW 
  ZERO WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND ON SATURDAY AS A RESULT OF THE 
  STRONG WINDS COMBINING WITH ARCTIC COLD AIR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN
WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
259 
WWUS43 KABR 110128
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
728 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010

...MODERATE SNOW ALONG WITH ARCTIC AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION ON
STRONG NORTH WINDS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING ...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL WORK
INTO SOUTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...SPREADING LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
40 MPH. AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE IN ON THESE STRONG WINDS
CREATING DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW...WHICH COMBINED WITH
FALLING SNOW TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE
PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES
WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF I-29.

MNZ039-046-SDZ008-020>023-110930-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0003.101211T0600Z-101212T0000Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...SISSETON...
WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE
728 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

* NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID EVENING AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS 
  WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND ON SATURDAY...CREATING DRIFTING AND 
  BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AND REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO ONE 
  QUARTER MILE OR LESS. 

* NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WILL SEE 4 
  TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH 
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* ALSO...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW 
  ZERO WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND ON SATURDAY AS A RESULT OF THE 
  STRONG WINDS COMBINING WITH ARCTIC COLD AIR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SDZ003>007-009>011-017>019-110930-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-101211T1800Z/
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-
FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...EUREKA...
ABERDEEN...BRITTON...MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...FAULKTON...
REDFIELD...CLARK
728 PM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 /628 PM MST FRI DEC 10 2010/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
/11 AM MST/ SATURDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ SATURDAY. 

* AFTER 8 PM CST...A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP 
  AND SLIDE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. 

* 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH 
  CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...WHILE NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WILL SEE 3 
  TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH 
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. 

* NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID EVENING AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 
  30 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND ON 
  SATURDAY...CREATING DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AND 
  PERIODIC REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. 

* ALSO...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW 
  ZERO WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND ON SATURDAY AS A RESULT OF THE 
  STRONG WINDS COMBINING WITH ARCTIC COLD AIR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN
WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$
912 
WWUS43 KABR 110942
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
342 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ALONG WITH ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE
MOVING THROUGH THE REGION ON STRONG NORTH WINDS THIS MORNING INTO
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS WORKING THROUGH SOUTH
DAKOTA...SPREADING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS THE REGION.
NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH HAVE
DEVELOPED AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. NORTH
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO FURTHER INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ACROSS FAR NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST
CENTRAL MINNESOTA TODAY. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY
REDUCTIONS TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL
MOVE IN ON THESE STRONG WINDS CREATING DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL
VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND. 

MNZ039-111745-
/O.CAN.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KABR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/
TRAVERSE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WHEATON
342 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

* A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND SLIDE
  SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE ADVISORY AREA BY NOON TODAY.

* 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA
  THIS MORNING.

* NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING...CREATING
  DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AND PERIODIC REDUCTIONS IN
  VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* ALSO...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN
WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$

SDZ003-004-009-111045-
/O.CAN.KABR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-101211T1800Z/
CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...HERREID...MOBRIDGE
342 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010 /242 AM MST SAT DEC 11 2010/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS THAN TWO INCHES ENDING THIS
MORNING AND 20 TO 30 MPH NORTH WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH
THE DAY WILL CREATE SOME MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PROBLEMS
TODAY. HOWEVER...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VISIBILITY
RESTRICTIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE LOW ENOUGH TO WARRANT A SNOW
AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY.

$$

SDZ011-018-019-111745-
/O.UPG.KABR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-101211T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/
DAY-SPINK-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK
342 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* THROUGH NOON TODAY...AN ONGOING BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AS IT SLIDES SOUTHEAST OUT OF
  THE WARNED AREA.

* NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35
  MPH...CREATING WIDESPREAD DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS
  AND OCCASIONAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR
  LESS.

* ALSO...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN
WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$

MNZ046-SDZ008-020>023-111745-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/
BIG STONE-ROBERTS-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORTONVILLE...SISSETON...WATERTOWN...
MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE
342 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

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

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

* NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING...CREATING WIDESPREAD DRIFTING
  AND BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AND REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY TO ONE
  QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* A PORTION OF FAR NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL
  MINNESOTA WILL SEE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATE THROUGH NOON
  TODAY.

* ALSO...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN
WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$

SDZ036-037-051-111745-
/O.EXB.KABR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/
HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HIGHMORE...MILLER...FORT THOMPSON
342 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* THROUGH NOON TODAY...AN ONGOING BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW AS IT SLIDES SOUTHEAST OUT OF
  THE ADVISORY AREA.

* NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF DRIFTING AND
  BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AND OCCASIONAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY
  TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* ALSO...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 25 BELOW ZERO WILL
  DEVELOP TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN
WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$

SDZ005>007-010-017-111745-
/O.EXT.KABR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/
MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-EDMUNDS-FAULK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...IPSWICH...
FAULKTON
342 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* THROUGH NOON TODAY...AN ONGOING BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
  WILL PRODUCE 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW AS IT SLIDES SOUTHEAST OUT OF
  THE ADVISORY AREA.

* NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF DRIFTING AND
  BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AND OCCASIONAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY
  TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS.

* ALSO...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL
  DEVELOP LATE IN THE DAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN
WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$

DORN
053 
WWUS43 KABR 111738
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1138 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ALONG WITH ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE
MOVING THROUGH THE REGION ON STRONG NORTH WINDS THROUGH EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON...

.A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS WORKING THROUGH IOWA...SPREADING
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH HAVE
DEVELOPED AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. THE
COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO ONE QUARTER
MILE OR LESS. AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE IN ON THESE STRONG WINDS
CREATING DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND.

SDZ008-011-111845-
/O.CAN.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/
ROBERTS-DAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SISSETON...WEBSTER
1138 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH
WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH. THUS THE BLIZZARD
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MNZ039-SDZ005>007-010-111845-
/O.CAN.KABR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/
TRAVERSE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-EDMUNDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...
IPSWICH
1138 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON WITH
WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH. THUS THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MNZ046-SDZ018>023-120000-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/
BIG STONE-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORTONVILLE...REDFIELD...CLARK...
WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE
1138 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

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

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

* NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE
  WIDESPREAD DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AND REDUCTIONS
  IN VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

* AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* ALSO...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN
WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$

SDZ017-036-037-051-120000-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/
FAULK-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAULKTON...HIGHMORE...MILLER...
FORT THOMPSON
1138 AM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* AN ONGOING BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW COULD PRODUCE AN
  ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW AS IT SLIDES SOUTHEAST OUT OF
  THE ADVISORY AREA.

* NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF DRIFTING AND 
  BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AND OCCASIONAL REDUCTIONS IN 
  VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS. 

* ALSO...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO 
  WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN
WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&

$$
416 
WWUS43 KABR 112124
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
324 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.

.WHILE THE SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH THROUGH
THIS EVENING...THE BITTER COLD AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH
WILL COMBINE WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO TO
PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

MNZ046-SDZ018>023-120530-
/O.NEW.KABR.WC.Y.0004.101212T0000Z-101212T1800Z/
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/
BIG STONE-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORTONVILLE...REDFIELD...CLARK...
WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE
324 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. A BLIZZARD
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE 
  WIDESPREAD DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AND REDUCTIONS 
  IN VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. 

* ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH COULD BE POSSIBLE
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

* ALSO...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO
  WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN
WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

SDZ017-036-037-051-120530-
/O.NEW.KABR.WC.Y.0004.101212T0000Z-101212T1500Z/
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/
FAULK-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAULKTON...HIGHMORE...MILLER...
FORT THOMPSON
324 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY. A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF DRIFTING AND
  BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AND OCCASIONAL REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY
  TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* ALSO...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO
  WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN
WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ039-SDZ006>008-011-120530-
/O.NEW.KABR.WC.Y.0004.101212T0000Z-101212T1800Z/
TRAVERSE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...
SISSETON...WEBSTER
324 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW
  ZERO TONIGHT...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO
  30 MPH THIS EVENING WILL DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY SUNDAY
  MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

SDZ004-005-009-010-016-120530-
/O.NEW.KABR.WC.Y.0004.101212T0000Z-101212T1500Z/
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-POTTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...
GETTYSBURG
324 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW
  ZERO TONIGHT...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

SD
861 
WWUS43 KABR 120001
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
601 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE REST OF THE
WEEKEND.

.WHILE THE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY
THROUGH THIS EVENING...THE BITTER COLD AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS
THE REGION THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 10
TO 25 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS BELOW
ZERO TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

MNZ046-SDZ018>023-120815-
/O.EXP.KABR.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-101212T1800Z/
BIG STONE-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORTONVILLE...REDFIELD...CLARK...
WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE
601 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. 


* NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT TO 5
  TO 15 MPH. COMBINED WITH NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES THE WINDS WILL
  PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT
  THAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN
WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

SDZ017-036-037-051-120815-
/O.EXP.KABR.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-101212T0000Z/
/O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-101212T1500Z/
FAULK-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAULKTON...HIGHMORE...MILLER...
FORT THOMPSON
601 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY. 



* NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT TO 5
  TO 15 MPH. COMBINED WITH NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES THE WINDS WILL
  PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT
  AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN
WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

&&



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

MNZ039-SDZ006>008-011-120815-
/O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-101212T1800Z/
TRAVERSE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...
SISSETON...WEBSTER
601 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES 
  BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE NORTHERLY 
  WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING WILL DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 
  MPH BY SUNDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

SDZ004-005-009-010-016-120815-
/O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-101212T1500Z/
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-POTTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...
GETTYSBURG
601 PM CST SAT DEC 11 2010

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 20 TO 30 DEGREES 
  BELOW ZERO TONIGHT...THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Dec 10, 4:39 AM CST, 6 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 10, 4:39 AM CST, 6 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
439 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY
FORECAST CHALLENGES INCLUDE SNOW TOTALS TONIGHT/SATURDAY AND VISBY
REDUCTIONS FROM FALLING/BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND CHILL
VALUES OVER THE WEEKEND.

CURRENTLY...THE COLD FRONT...ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLIPPER LOW THAT
BROUGHT MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION ON
THURSDAY...IS SLOWLY SAGGING SOUTH INTO THE CWA. THERE IS ALSO A
HODGE-PODGE OF LOW AND MID CLOUDS WORKING INTO THE CWA THIS
MORNING...AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PATCHES OF FOG AS WELL.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE...FORECAST TO BRING SNOW TO THE CWA
TONIGHT...IS OVER WASHINGTON STATE EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS LOW
WILL UNDERGO LEE-OF-THE-ROCKIES CYCLOGENESIS THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT...DEVELOPING INTO A BONAFIDE CLOSED LOW AS IT IS
HEADING INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. BETWEEN THE LOW LEVEL BAROCLINIC
ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT SLIPPING SOUTH THIS
EVENING...AND THE MID-LEVEL WAA/UPPER LEVEL JET SUPPORT FOR LIFT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING S/W ENERGY...THERE SHOULD BE
ENOUGH FORCING/LIFT AND AVAILABLE MOISTURE TO PRODUCE SOME LIGHT
TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE BANDED SNOW ACROSS THE CWA TONIGHT INTO
THE FIRST HALF OF SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL PICK UP TONIGHT
BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS FROM
DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AND COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW
TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES...SOMETIMES DOWN
TO LESS THAN ONE-HALF MILE. THE OTHER CONCERN IS HOW THE ARCTIC
COLD AIRMASS ADVECTING INTO THE CWA ON THESE STRONG NORTH WINDS
WILL PLAY OUT IN TERMS OF WIND CHILL VALUES...WHICH ARE NOW
PROGGED TO DIP DOWN TO 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY 12Z SATURDAY
MORNING...AND STICK AROUND FOR MUCH OF THE WEEKEND. FOR
NOW...OPTED TO GO WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT
THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY FOR THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW...AND SEE WHERE ANY HEADLINES MIGHT EVOLVE FROM THERE.

THERE MAY ALSO BE A PIECE OF S/W ENERGY IN THE NW FLOW BEHIND THIS
SYSTEM FOR LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO THE FIRST HALF OF SUNDAY WHERE
SOME LIGHT SNOW MAY FALL /GENERALLY LOOKING AT A TRACE TO HALF
INCH OF SNOW POSSIBLE FROM THAT SWIFT-MOVING CHUNK OF S/W ENERGY.
LEFT SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY DRY FOR NOW AND FOCUSED ON EVENT
TONIGHT/SATURDAY FOR THE TIME BEING.

LITTLE CHANGE MADE TO THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST. DID TREND MAX/MIN
T VALUES DOWN A COUPLE MORE DEGREES...AS MOS GUIDANCE IS FINALLY
CATCHING UP TO THE DEGREE OF ARCTIC COLDNESS THAT IS EXPECTED TO
BE AROUND THIS WEEKEND.

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
00Z MODELS ARE GENERALLY SIMILAR THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE MAJORITY
OF THE FORECAST WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY WESTERN CONUS
RIDGING...AND EASTERN CONUS TROFFING AT THE MID LEVELS...OFTEN
REFERRED TO AS A POSITIVE PNA PATTERN. THAT PATTERN APPEARS TO
BREAKDOWN SOME TOWARD THE END OF THE PERIOD AS ENERGY CRASHES
THROUGH THE RIDGE. HOWEVER...EVEN BEFORE THAT HAPPENS...A BATTLE
GROUND WILL LIKELY EXIST ACROSS THE CWA FOR THE EARLY PART OF THE
WORK WEEK. AS THE PREVIOUS FORECASTER MENTIONED...A BAROCLINIC
ZONE WILL LIKELY EXTEND FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
REGION. TO THE EAST...VERY DRY AND COLD AIR WILL EXIST WITH
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE IN PLACE...AND THAT COLD AIRMASS WILL LIMIT
THE EASTWARD EXTENT TO WHICH WAA PCPN CAN GET SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY...AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY. THEREFORE HIGHEST POPS WILL EXIST
OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN CWA WHERE THE CHANCES FOR MEASURABLE
PCPN ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE GREATEST. WITH THE BAROCLINIC ZONE IN
PLACE...TEMPERATURES WILL VARY GREATLY ACROSS THE CWA DURING A
MAJOR PART OF THE FORECAST.

&&

.AVIATION...
A PATCH OF STRATUS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MVFR/IFR CIGS TO
KABR/KATY AND POSSIBLY KMBG THIS MORNING BEFORE HOPEFULLY MIXING
OUT. MEANWHILE AREAS OF MORNING FOG ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...BUT WITH
MID/HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING ACROSS THE REGION...THAT THREAT SHOULD BE
MINIMIZED. THE CLOUDS SHOULD AGAIN LOWER TNT AS A SYSTEM
APPROACHES. IFR CIGS AND VSBYS ARE LIKELY FRIDAY NIGHT DUE TO
FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW.

&&

.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO
     NOON CST /11 AM MST/ SATURDAY FOR BROWN-CAMPBELL-CLARK-
     CODINGTON-CORSON-DAY-DEUEL-EDMUNDS-FAULK-GRANT-HAMLIN-
     MARSHALL-MCPHERSON-ROBERTS-SPINK-WALWORTH.

MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
     SATURDAY FOR BIG STONE-TRAVERSE.

&&

SHORT TERM...DORN
LONG TERM...TDK
AVIATION...TDK

WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 10, 4:44 AM CST, 6 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
444 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-017>023-111045-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-
ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-
HAMLIN-DEUEL-
444 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 /344 AM MST FRI DEC 10 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO DIP CLOSE TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATE
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON CST SATURDAY FOR
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WIND CHILLS WILL DIP DANGEROUSLY LOW ON
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

SDZ015-016-033>037-045-048-051-111045-
DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
444 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 /344 AM MST FRI DEC 10 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

WIND CHILLS WILL DIP DANGEROUSLY LOW ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

DORN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 4:16 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABRBig Stone, Traverse38 hr
Dec 10, 2:04 PM CSTWind AdvisoryABRBuffalo, Dewey, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jones and 4 more13 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Warnings in South Dakota, 2010Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2010Every blizzard warning in 2010

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.