Alert archive / South Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2010
Blizzard Warning 4, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this blizzard warning at Dec 31, 2010, 3:53 AM CST for 11 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 32 hr. 35 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 31, 2010, 3:53 AM CST (09:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Brule County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Miner County, SD, Sanborn County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 11:49 AM CST | SNOW 3.5 | Huron, SD | |
| Dec 31, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 2.2 | Mitchell, SD | |
| Dec 31, 12:06 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Chamberlain, SD | |
| Dec 31, 12:21 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Lake Andes, SD | |
| Dec 31, 12:22 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | De Smet, SD | |
| Dec 31, 12:30 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Wessington Springs, SD | |
| Dec 31, 12:42 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | White Lake, SD | |
| Dec 31, 1:06 PM CST | SNOW 3 | De Smet, SD | |
| Dec 31, 3:41 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Mitchell, SD | |
| Dec 31, 4:00 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Mitchell, SD | |
| Dec 31, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Ne Wagner, SD | |
| Dec 31, 6:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Huron, SD | |
| Dec 31, 6:50 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Ese Wessington Springs, SD | |
| Dec 31, 6:54 PM CST | SNOW 3 | N White Lake, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL AROUND 5 INCHES |
| Dec 31, 7:03 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nnw Lake Andes, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL AROUND 5 INCHES |
| Dec 31, 7:07 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 4 Se Bonesteel, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL IS 9 INCHES |
| Dec 31, 7:12 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 2 Sw Chamberlain, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL AROUND 12 INCHES |
| Dec 31, 7:18 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 W De Smet, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL AROUND 9 INCHES |
| Dec 31, 7:26 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Sse Woonsocket, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL 7 TO 8 INCHES |
| Dec 31, 7:40 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 4 Se Roswell, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL AROUND 7 INCHES |
| Dec 31, 7:55 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 1 S Huron, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL AROUND 13 INCHES |
| Jan 1, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.9 | Carthage, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | 5 Se Chamberlain, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Wagner, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 8 | White Lake, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 9.5 | Huron, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 9.8 | Mitchell, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 10 | De Smet, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 10.1 | Wessington Springs, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 11.3 | Pickstown, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:02 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Nnw Lake Andes, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:02 AM CST | SNOW 7 | 4 Se Roswell, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:02 AM CST | SNOW 7.5 | 1 Sse Woonsocket, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:02 AM CST | SNOW 9 | 4 Se Bonesteel, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:02 AM CST | SNOW 13 | 1 S Huron, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 122 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 519 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 209 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 347 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
915 WWUS43 KFSD 310953 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 353 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 .LOW PRESSURE MORE REMINISCENT OF MARCH WILL BRING WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO THE ENTIRE REGION. A BAND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND LIFT NORTHWARD THIS MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF SLEET IN NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW...WHILE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 29 SHOULD SEE MAINLY SNOW. BECAUSE OF THE STRONG INSTABILITY ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM...SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH TWO INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES TODAY. THE MORE SUSTAINED THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW STILL RESIDES ACROSS THE JAMES VALLEY AND POINTS WEST WHERE WINDS WILL REMAIN AT LEAST 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ALONG WITH THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. ALONG THE INTERSTATE 29 CORRIDOR THE SNOW SHOULD BE SHORTER LIVED BUT POTENTIALLY MORE INTENSE. ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA SLEET WILL BE MORE OF A THREAT. SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>059-063-064-311800- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.101231T0953Z-110101T1800Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA- DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON... WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES... MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT 353 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA EARLY THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTH THROUGH THE MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-097-098-SDZ040-055-056-061-062-311800- /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0005.101231T1500Z-110101T1800Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-ROCK-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK- MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS 353 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID AND LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY BY LATE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ SDZ060-065-068-311800- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ HANSON-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...PARKSTON... FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR 353 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ001-012-NEZ013-SDZ066-067-069>071-311800- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0005.101231T1200Z-110101T1800Z/ LYON-SIOUX-DIXON-TURNER-LINCOLN-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...WAKEFIELD...PONCA... ALLEN...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY... CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...YANKTON... VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 353 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 1000 AM CST AND NOON CST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM ABOUT NOON CST THROUGH 300 PM CST. BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE NORTHWEST OF THE AREA. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...ALTHOUGH THEY MAY BRIEFLY DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO AGAIN INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-MNZ081-089-090-311800- /O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.101231T1500Z-110101T1200Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 353 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SLEET WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF. * ACCUMULATIONS...SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH NEAR HIGHWAY 71 IN NORTHWEST IOWA...WHERE SLEET PERSISTS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...TO 3 TO 4 INCHES FARTHER WEST TOWARD HIGHWAY 60...WHERE THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLIER IN THE DAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...BUT WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY TO 15 TO 30 MPH. THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW IN THOSE AREAS WHICH RECEIVE GREATER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IAZ020>022-031-032-NEZ014-311800- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.101231T1200Z-110101T1200Z/ PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE... SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK... SOUTH SIOUX CITY 353 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SLEET WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS MORNING. MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF. * ACCUMULATIONS...SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH NEAR HIGHWAY 71 IN NORTHWEST IOWA...WHERE SLEET PERSISTS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...TO 3 TO 4 INCHES FARTHER WEST TOWARD HIGHWAY 60...WHERE THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLIER IN THE DAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...BUT WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY TO 15 TO 30 MPH. THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW IN THOSE AREAS WHICH RECEIVE GREATER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
2 follow-up statements
743 WWUS43 KFSD 311601 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1001 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 .LOW PRESSURE MORE REMINISCENT OF MARCH WILL BRING WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO THE ENTIRE REGION. A SERIES OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF SLEET IN NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW...WHILE AREAS ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 29 SHOULD SEE MAINLY SNOW. BECAUSE OF THE STRONG INSTABILITY ACCOMPANYING THIS SYSTEM...SNOWFALL RATES COULD APPROACH TWO INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES TODAY. THE MORE SUSTAINED THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW STILL RESIDES ACROSS THE JAMES VALLEY AND POINTS WEST WHERE WINDS WILL REMAIN AT LEAST 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE DAY ALONG WITH THE MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE JAMES AND MISSOURI RIVER VALLEYS IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AS THE SUSTAINED SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CREAT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. ALONG THE INTERSTATE 29 CORRIDOR THE SNOW SHOULD BE SHORTER LIVED BUT POTENTIALLY MORE INTENSE. ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA SLEET WILL BE MORE OF A THREAT. SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>059-063-064-010015- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA- DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON... WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES... MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT 1001 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA EARLY THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY SHIFT NORTH THROUGH THE MORNING. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL DEVELOP ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WHICH WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. 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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ060-065-068-010015- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ HANSON-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...PARKSTON... FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR 1001 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ001-012-NEZ013-SDZ066-067-069>071-010015- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ LYON-SIOUX-DIXON-TURNER-LINCOLN-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...WAKEFIELD...PONCA... ALLEN...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY... CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...YANKTON... VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1001 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN 1000 AM CST AND NOON CST. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM ABOUT NOON CST THROUGH 300 PM CST. BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BE NORTHWEST OF THE AREA. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...ALTHOUGH THEY MAY BRIEFLY DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO AGAIN INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-097-098-SDZ040-055-056-061-062-010015- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-ROCK-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK- MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS 1001 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID AND LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY BY LATE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ020>022-031-032-NEZ014-010015- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T1200Z/ PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE... SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK... SOUTH SIOUX CITY 1001 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...A MIXTURE OF SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING... BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS MORNING. MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED INTO LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF. * ACCUMULATIONS...SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH NEAR HIGHWAY 71 IN NORTHWEST IOWA...WHERE SLEET PERSISTS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...TO 3 TO 4 INCHES FARTHER WEST TOWARD HIGHWAY 60...WHERE THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLIER IN THE DAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...BUT WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY TO 15 TO 30 MPH. THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW IN THOSE AREAS WHICH RECEIVE GREATER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-MNZ081-089-090-010015- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T1200Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 1001 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SLEET WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING...CHANGING TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. MAINLY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF. * ACCUMULATIONS...SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND AN INCH NEAR HIGHWAY 71 IN NORTHWEST IOWA...WHERE SLEET PERSISTS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...TO 3 TO 4 INCHES FARTHER WEST TOWARD HIGHWAY 60...WHERE THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW EARLIER IN THE DAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...BUT WILL INCREASE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY TO 15 TO 30 MPH. THESE GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW IN THOSE AREAS WHICH RECEIVE GREATER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF ZERO TO 15 BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...FALLING TO 15 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND SLEET WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
810 WWUS43 KFSD 312139 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 339 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST FROM IOWA TO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. WINTRY WEATHER IN THE FORM OF BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE THE MAIN PROBLEM TONIGHT AND NEW YEARS DAY...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING AND BRINGING MORE ARCTIC AIR. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG AND WEST OF A DE SMET TO MITCHELL TO PICKSTOWN LINE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS IS THE AREA THAT HAS RECEIVED THE MOST NEW SNOWFALL...AND ALSO WHERE THE WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG THE SOONEST. FURTHER SOUTHEAST...THE BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LESS OF A PROBLEM. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL DRIVE WIND CHILL READINGS TO DANGEROUS LEVELS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. IAZ001-012-MNZ071-072-080-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ056-062-066-067- 069>071-010545- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ LYON-SIOUX-LINCOLN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-MOODY-MINNEHAHA- TURNER-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS... PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR... CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...YANKTON...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 339 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LINGERING LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL END THIS EVENING WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG LATE TONIGHT AND EVEN A BIT STRONGER NEW YEARS DAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL ALSO DRIVE WIND CHILLS DOWN TO DANGEROUS LEVELS FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND TO 25 TO 40 MPH NEW YEARS MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW...WITH BRIEF LOCAL VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS EVENING WILL DROP TO 20 TO 30 BELOW BY LATE EVENING...WITH WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 35 BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE EARLY NEW YEARS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILL MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND...AND WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE OUTDOORS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ081-089-090-010545- /O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WC.Y.0007.110101T0300Z-110101T1800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-COTTONWOOD- NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 339 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SLOWLY TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SLOWLY DURING THE SAME TIME...CREATING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS BEGINNING TONIGHT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT...AND TO 25 TO 40 MPH NEW YEARS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO EARLY THIS EVENING WILL DROP TO 20 TO 30 BELOW BY LATE EVENING...WITH WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 35 BELOW ZERO POSSIBLE EARLY NEW YEARS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>059-063-064-010545- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA- DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON... WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES... MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT 339 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DECREASE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...BUT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG...WITH THE STRONG WINDS CONTINUING INTO NEW YEARS DAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT...WITH THESE WINDS CONTINUING INTO NEW YEARS DAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY NEW SNOW COVER WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW. WHILE VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE IN SOME SHELTERED AREAS AS THE FALLING SNOW ENDS...MAINLY IN CITIES AND TOWNS...VISIBILITIES WILL STILL BE VERY LOW IN MOST RURAL AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH NEW YEARS MORNING. 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. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS WILL BE AT DANGEROUS LEVELS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ060-065-068-010545- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ HANSON-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...PARKSTON... FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR 339 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DECREASE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...BUT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG...WITH THE STRONG WINDS CONTINUING INTO NEW YEARS DAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT...WITH THESE WINDS CONTINUING INTO NEW YEARS DAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY NEW SNOW COVER WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW....ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY MIDNIGHT...WITH THESE WIND CHILLS CONTINUING THROUGH NEW YEARS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...BLOWING SNOW...OR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ SDZ040-055-061-010545- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ BROOKINGS-LAKE-MCCOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...MADISON...SALEM... CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE 339 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DECREASE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...BUT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG...WITH THE STRONG WINDS CONTINUING INTO NEW YEARS DAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT...WITH THESE WINDS CONTINUING INTO NEW YEARS DAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY NEW SNOW COVER WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW....ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY MIDNIGHT...WITH THESE WIND CHILLS CONTINUING THROUGH NEW YEARS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL...BLOWING SNOW...OR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ020-031-NEZ014-010545- /O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...SOUTH SIOUX CITY 339 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG LATE TONIGHT AND EVEN A BIT STRONGER NEW YEARS DAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE WINDS WILL ALSO DRIVE WIND CHILLS DOWN TO DANGEROUS LEVELS FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND TO 25 TO 40 MPH NEW YEARS MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW...WITH BRIEF LOCAL VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING WILL DROP TO 20 TO 30 BELOW BY LATE EVENING...WITH THESE WIND CHILLS CONTINUING EARLY NEW YEARS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND WIND CHILL MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND...AND WIND CHILLS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE OUTDOORS. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WILLIAMS
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 Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Dec 31, 3:28 AM CST, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 3:28 AM CST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
328 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010
.DISCUSSION...
ENDING 2010 WITH A BANG AS A LARGE SCALE NEGATIVELY TILTED TROUGH
SPINS INTO THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES TODAY. WATER VAPOR LOOP THROUGH
7Z SHOWS STRONG JET MAX SCREAMING INTO FAR WEST TEXAS AND JUST
BEGINNING TO MAKE THE NORTHWARD TURN ROUNDING THE BASE OF THE
TROUGH. THIS WILL SPREAD AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF LIFT INTO THE AREA
EARLY THIS MORNING...LUCKILY SPREADING NORTH AND WEST OF MUCH OF
THE CWA BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. AS THIS WAVE OF
LIFT BLOWS THROUGH...PRECIPITATION RATES COULD BE SIGNIFICANT...IN
FACT SOME LOCATIONS COULD SEE SNOWFALL RATES APPROACHING 2 INCHES
PER HOUR. LUCKILY...AS LEAST AS IT IS SEEN NOW...THOSE LOCATIONS
WOULD LIKELY ONLY RECEIVE THIS HEAVIER PRECIPITATION FOR 2 TO 4
HOURS. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SOME OF THESE ENHANCED PRECIPITATION
RATES WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF A YANKTON TO BROOKINGS LINE AND
ESPECIALLY FROM ABOUT 14Z THROUGH 21Z FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. ONE
FACTOR THAT WILL CUT DOWN ON SNOWFALL RATES A BIT IN THE FAR EAST
WILL BE THE LIKELIHOOD FOR SLEET. EXPECT MUCH OF NW IA AND PORTIONS
OF SW MN TO HAVE A PERIOD OF SLEET FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE
SWITCHING TO SNOW. ENSEMBLE SOUNDINGS STILL THE MOST CONSISTENT AND
AGGRESSIVE AT SHOWING THIS AND IN FACT THE HRRR REFLECTIVITY OUTPUT
REALLY HINTING AT THIS WITH MUCH MORE CELLULAR REFLECTIVITY EAST OF
I29 AND A SMOOTHER REFLECTIVITY ALONG AND WEST OF I29. THIS MATCHES
VERY WELL WITH MODEL SOUNDING OUTPUT AND PRECIPITATION TYPE
EXPECTATIONS. MODEL OUTPUT STILL HINTING AT A DECENT POTENTIAL FOR A
LITTLE THUNDER WITH ACTIVITY...ESPECIALLY IN THE EAST...SO WILL GO
AHEAD AND ADD A BRIEF PERIOD OF THAT AS WELL...MAINLY THIS MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON. NAM 850MB LI'S NOW AS LOW AS -3 AND FARTHER
NORTHWEST THAN INDICATED YESTERDAY AND WITH SUCH A POTENT UPPER WAVE
SEEMS REASONABLE. THE WESTERN CWA WILL NOT BE AS LUCKY AS THE
EASTERN CWA IN TERMS OF A QUICK SHOT. EXPECT SNOWFALL TO MOVE IN
THIS MORNING AND LINGER THROUGH EVENING. ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL RATS WILL
BE A LITTLE LESS BUT STILL AROUND AN INCH AN HOUR AT TIMES...SO THE
EXPECTATIONS OF AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES ON TOP OF YESTERDAYS
SNOWFALL STILL LOOKING ON TARGET. WILL HAVE TO WATCH THE LINE OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN KS/NE OKLAHOMA. IF THIS LINE STARTS TO
RACE EASTWARD THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FLOW COULD BE DIRECTED A LITTLE
FARTHER EAST...WHICH WOULD DECREASE CONVERGENCE A BIT AROUND HERE.
SO FAR NOT EXACTLY SCREAMING EASTWARD SO DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS
WILL DIMINISH OUR POTENTIAL.
WILL MAINTAIN THE ADVISORY IN THE EAST AS A LACK OF WINDS AND
SNOWFALL/SLEET ACCUMULATIONS NOT EXPECTED TO BE HIGH ENOUGH FOR
WARNING. STILL POTENTIALLY MESSY CONDITIONS HOWEVER...ESPECIALLY
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WILL CHANGE THE START TIME FROM
I90 NORTH IN THE ADVISORY AND WARNING TO 15Z AS BAND OF
PRECIPITATION SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL ALMOST 18Z FOR BKX AND MML. WILL
MAINTAIN 9Z START TIME FOR WESTERN PORTION OF WARNING AS THINGS
SHOULD GO DOWNHILL PRETTY QUICKLY BETWEEN 9Z AND 15Z. HAVE UPGRADED
TO A BLIZZARD WARNING OVER CENTRAL SD WITH A MORE SUSTAINED
WIND...BECOMING STRONG TONIGHT AND MORE SNOW. DOES NOT SEEM LIKE IT
WILL BE DIFFICULT TO GET VISBYS OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. /08
&&
.AVIATION...
SFC LOW PRESSURE OVER THE PANHANDLE OF TX AT 06Z WILL SHIFT NE
TODAY...CENTERED OVER SW IA BY 18Z AND SE MN BY 00Z SAT. WIDESPREAD
SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AS LOW PRESSURE
APPROACHES THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING
AND AFTERNOON WITH SNOW RATES OF 1-2 INCHES PER HOUR LIKELY.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED WITH FALLING AND BLOWING
SNOW. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TONIGHT BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO
35 MPH OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...CONTINUING TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW
AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A FEW SNOW FLURRIES POSSIBLE INTO SAT BUT
SKIES WILL EVENTUALLY CLEAR OUT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE NRN
PLAINS.
&&
.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY FOR
IAZ001-012.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY
FOR IAZ002-003-013-014-020>022-031-032.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY FOR
MNZ071-072-080-097-098.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY
FOR MNZ081-089-090.
NE...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY FOR
NEZ013.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY
FOR NEZ014.
SD...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY FOR
SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>060-063>065-068.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO NOON CST SATURDAY FOR
SDZ040-055-056-061-062-066-067-069>071.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 30, 11:10 AM CST, 16 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1110 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010 SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098- IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-311200- AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA- CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE- DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON- IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN- LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN- OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN- SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON- 1110 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER WEATHER... FREEZING RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM THE WEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER...WITH RAIN CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN AND THEN SNOW FURTHER EAST IN SOUTH DAKOTA TO PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...WITH LESSER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST. WIND AND FOG... NORTHWEST WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY INTO TONIGHT AS COLD AIR SURGES SOUTH. AREAS OF DRIZZLE AND DENSE FOG WILL BE FOUND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT THROUGH THE MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING...WITH SOME SLEET POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA ON FRIDAY MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE WEST OF INTERSTATE 29 FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE FINALLY TAPERING OFF ON SATURDAY MORNING. STORMS TOTAL SNOWFALLS WILL BE HEAVIEST IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHILE AREAS EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 WILL LIKELY SEE SOMETHING CLOSER TO 2 TO 4 INCHES. ALONG WITH THE SNOW WILL BE VERY COLD CONDITIONS...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. WILLIAMS
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.