Alert archive / Iowa / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this winter storm warning at Nov 12, 2010, 3:12 PM CST for 7 counties in Iowa; 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 13, 2010, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 14 hr. 19 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
- Nov 12, 2010, 3:12 PM CST (21:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 13, 2010, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 13, 2010, 2:28 PM CST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Ida County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 12:57 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Spencer, IA | |
| Nov 13, 1:05 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Storm Lake, IA | |
| Nov 13, 3:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Storm Lake, IA | |
| Nov 13, 6:13 AM CST | SNOW 0.8 | Currie, MN | COUNTY RD. 38 IS SLIPPERY WITH SLUSH ON ROAD. |
| Nov 13, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Everly, IA | |
| Nov 13, 7:02 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Jackson, MN | 6 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND WITH WINDS OF 30 MPH. |
| Nov 13, 7:35 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Spirit Lake, IA | |
| Nov 13, 7:37 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Spencer, IA | |
| Nov 13, 7:40 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 1 N Spencer, IA | |
| Nov 13, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Sheldon, IA | |
| Nov 13, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.7 | 5 Wnw Ida Grove, IA | |
| Nov 13, 8:05 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Worthington, MN | |
| Nov 13, 8:05 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Windom, MN | |
| Nov 13, 8:06 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Slayton, MN | |
| Nov 13, 8:09 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Marshall, MN | |
| Nov 13, 8:14 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Mountain Lake, MN | |
| Nov 13, 8:19 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Spirit Lake, IA | |
| Nov 13, 8:21 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Sioux Rapids, IA | |
| Nov 13, 8:23 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Ocheyedan, IA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 221 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1513 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
450 WWUS43 KFSD 122112 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 312 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...HEAVY SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IN PART OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS IN THE LATE AFTERNOON WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH MISSOURI TO EASTERN IOWA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEST OF THIS TRACK OVER NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND CONTINUE SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER NORTHEAST. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN AS RAIN...BUT SHOULD QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A SHARP GRADIENT OF SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THIS SYSTEM. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY SATURDAY EVENING ARE EXPECTED TO VARY FROM AN INCH OR TWO NEAR HIGHWAY 75 IN FAR WESTERN IOWA AND MINNESOTA...TO 8 INCHES OR A LITTLE MORE FROM JACKSON MINNESOTA TO SPIRIT LAKE...SPENCER...AND STORM LAKE IOWA. THE SNOWFALL...COUPLED WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING...WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW AND CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-130515- /O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0004.101113T0600Z-101114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0003.101113T0600Z-101114T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 312 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN INCREASING THIS EVENING WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF A SPIRIT LAKE TO SPENCER TO STORM LAKE LINE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ072-080-081-089-090-130515- /O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0004.101113T1200Z-101114T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0003.101113T0900Z-101114T0600Z/ LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 312 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN DEVELOPING THIS EVENING WILL BECOME MIXED WITH THEN CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY...THEN DECREASE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING WILL VARY FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF AROUND 8 INCHES IN THE JACKSON MINNESOTA AREA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ WILLIAMS
6 follow-up statements
791 WWUS43 KFSD 130346 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 946 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...HEAVY SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IN PART OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI LATE FRIDAY EVENING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN IOWA SATURDAY. SNOW...BEGINNING AS RAIN... WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH TO THE WEST OF THE LOW TRACK TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER NORTHEAST. THERE WILL BE A SHARP GRADIENT OF SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THIS SYSTEM. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO VARY FROM AN INCH OR TWO NEAR HIGHWAY 75 IN FAR WESTERN IOWA AND MINNESOTA...TO 8 INCHES OR A LITTLE MORE FROM JACKSON MINNESOTA TO SPIRIT LAKE...SPENCER...AND STORM LAKE IOWA. THE SNOWFALL...COUPLED WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MNZ090-131200- /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0003.101113T0700Z-101114T0600Z/ JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 946 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...RAIN INCREASING TONIGHT WILL BECOME MIXED WITH THEN CHANGE TO SNOW SOON AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS TO THE EAST. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-131200- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.101113T0600Z-101114T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 946 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE LATER IN THE DAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF A SPIRIT LAKE TO SPENCER TO STORM LAKE LINE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ072-080-081-089-131200- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.101113T0900Z-101114T0600Z/ LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON 946 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL BECOME MIXED WITH THEN CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING WILL VARY FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF AROUND 8 INCHES NEAR AND EAST OF WINDOM. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ031-131200- /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0010.101113T0500Z-101113T1500Z/ WOODBURY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIOUX CITY 946 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN EDGE OF WOODBURY COUNTY. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FURTHER WEST INCLUDING SIOUX CITY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY THE END OF TONIGHT...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHERE THE SNOW ACCUMULATES. * WIND CHILL VALUES... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WILLIAMS
090 WWUS43 KFSD 130401 CCA WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1000 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...HEAVY SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY IN PART OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .LOW PRESSURE OVER CENTRAL MISSOURI LATE FRIDAY EVENING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN IOWA SATURDAY. SNOW...BEGINNING AS RAIN... WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH TO THE WEST OF THE LOW TRACK TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER NORTHEAST. THERE WILL BE A SHARP GRADIENT OF SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THIS SYSTEM. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO VARY FROM AN INCH OR TWO NEAR HIGHWAY 75 IN FAR WESTERN IOWA AND MINNESOTA...TO 8 INCHES OR A LITTLE MORE FROM JACKSON MINNESOTA TO SPIRIT LAKE...SPENCER...AND STORM LAKE IOWA. THE SNOWFALL...COUPLED WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. MNZ090-131215- /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0003.101113T0700Z-101114T0600Z/ JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 1000 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...RAIN INCREASING TONIGHT WILL BECOME MIXED WITH THEN CHANGE TO SNOW SOON AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS TO THE EAST. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-131215- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.101113T0600Z-101114T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 1000 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE LATER IN THE DAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF A SPIRIT LAKE TO SPENCER TO STORM LAKE LINE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ072-080-081-089-131215- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.101113T0900Z-101114T0600Z/ LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON 1000 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...RAIN WILL BECOME MIXED WITH THEN CHANGE TO SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY SATURDAY EVENING WILL VARY FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF AROUND 8 INCHES NEAR AND EAST OF WINDOM. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ031-131215- /O.COR.KFSD.WW.Y.0010.101113T0500Z-101113T1500Z/ WOODBURY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIOUX CITY 1000 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE SATURDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN EDGE OF WOODBURY COUNTY. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FURTHER WEST INCLUDING SIOUX CITY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY THE END OF TONIGHT...CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHERE THE SNOW ACCUMULATES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ WILLIAMS
162 WWUS43 KFSD 130950 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 350 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...HEAVY SNOW TODAY IN PARTS OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN IOWA THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN IOWA AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER NORTHEAST. THERE WILL BE A SHARP GRADIENT OF SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM WEST TO EAST WITH THIS SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES EAST OF THE WORTHINGTON MINNESOTA TO STORM LAKE CORRIDOR...WITH QUICKLY DIMINISHING AMOUNTS BACK TO THE WEST. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO VARY FROM AN INCH OR TWO NEAR HIGHWAY 75 IN FAR WESTERN IOWA AND MINNESOTA...TO 8 INCHES OR A LITTLE MORE FROM JACKSON MINNESOTA TO SPIRIT LAKE...SPENCER...AND STORM LAKE IOWA. THE SNOWFALL...COUPLED WITH NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-131800- /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101113T1900Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 350 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE LATER IN THE DAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE AFTERNOON WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 10 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF A SPIRIT LAKE TO SPENCER TO STORM LAKE LINE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ072-080-081-089-131800- /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101114T0000Z/ LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON 350 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE INTO THE EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY EVENING WILL VARY FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF AROUND 8 INCHES NEAR AND EAST OF WINDOM. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ090-131800- /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101114T0000Z/ JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 350 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE INTO THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY THIS EVENING WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS TO THE EAST. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ031-131500- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-101113T1500Z/ WOODBURY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIOUX CITY 350 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE BY MID MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN EDGE OF WOODBURY COUNTY. LESSER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FURTHER WEST INCLUDING SIOUX CITY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHERE THE SNOW ACCUMULATES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
045 WWUS43 KFSD 131447 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 847 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER EAST CENTRAL IOWA THIS MORNING WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN IOWA THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN IOWA AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES FURTHER NORTHEAST. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES MAINLY IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE MAIN PROBLEM TODAY WITH THE STORM WILL THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE AREA. SOME COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE RECOMMENDING NO TRAVEL DUE TO THE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POOR ROAD CONDITIONS. IAZ031-131600- /O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-101113T1500Z/ WOODBURY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIOUX CITY 847 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR MEASUREABLE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE AREA HAS ENDED. FLURRIES AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-131900- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101113T1900Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 847 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND END BY LATE AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE AFTERNOON WILL VARY FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ALONG AND EAST OF A SPIRIT LAKE TO SPENCER TO STORM LAKE LINE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ072-080-081-089-132300- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101114T0000Z/ LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON 847 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE INTO THE EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY EVENING WILL VARY FROM 3 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA... WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS OF AROUND 8 INCHES NEAR AND EAST OF WINDOM. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ090-132300- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101114T0000Z/ JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 847 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE INTO THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY THIS EVENING WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS TO THE EAST. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
912 WWUS43 KFSD 131754 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1154 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .LOW PRESSURE OVER EAST CENTRAL IOWA LATE THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW TO CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS AFTERNOON. EVEN WITH OCCASIONAL LARGER SNOWFLAKES...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE RATHER LIGHT BEING AROUND AN INCH. HOWEVER... THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES CAUSING POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS. IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-131900- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101113T1900Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 1154 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THERE MAY BE PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES TODAY...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ MNZ072-080-081-089-140000- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101114T0000Z/ LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON 1154 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD ONLY BE AN INCH OR LESS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THEN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ MNZ090-140000- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101114T0000Z/ JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 1154 AM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD ONLY BE AN INCH OR LESS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO LESS THEN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
069 WWUS43 KFSD 132028 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 228 PM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA AND THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. OCCASIONAL REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE YET THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOCALIZED. MNZ072-080-081-089-090-132130- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101114T0000Z/ LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 228 PM CST SAT NOV 13 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AS THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY END BY EARLY THIS EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE BUT LOCALIZED REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. $$ HEITKAMP
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Nov 12, 3:00 PM CST, 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 3:00 PM CST, 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
300 PM CST FRI NOV 12 2010
.DISCUSSION...
MODELS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE POSITION OF THE SFC LOW AS
IT PUSHES NORTH THROUGH EASTERN IOWA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. 12Z NAM
IS RELATIVELY SIMILAR TO 12Z GFS AND SREF...WHICH LENDS CONFIDENCE
TO A FAIRLY SHARP GRADIENT IN POPS ACROSS THE SD/MN AND NE/IA BORDER
OVERNIGHT. LOOKS AS THOUGH SFC TEMPS WILL REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING
THROUGHOUT MUCH OF NIGHT...BUT SATURATED LAYER IS ENTIRELY BELOW
FREEZING AND SUPPORTIVE OF SNOW. WITH DECENT LAPSE RATES AND
ELEVATED FRONTOGENESIS ALONG THE ERN BORDER OF THE CWA...SHOULD SEE
PRECIP RATES OF AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH OR GREATER THAN PER
HOUR...WHICH SHOULD PREVENT SIGNIFICANT MELTING IN THE WARM LAYER
NEAR THE SURFACE. IN ADDITION...UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL
CORRELATE WITH MIDLEVEL LIFT IN PORTIONS OF NW IA AND SW MN ON
SATURDAY MORNING...SUGGESTING A HEIGHTENED PROBABILITY OF HEAVY
SNOW. FURTHER WEST...LESSER DYNAMIC FORCING WILL BE UNSUPPORTIVE OF
MODERATE PRECIP RATES...ALLOWING FOR SOME MELTING AND LITTLE IN THE
WAY OF ACCUMULATION ON A WARM AND WET GROUND. UPDATED WSW FOR A
WARNING...BUT DID NOT CHANGE THE COUNTIES OR TIMING. LOOKS AS THOUGH
THE WESTERN TIER OF COUNTIES WILL BE MARGINAL FOR WINTER STORM
WARNING CONDITIONS...BUT WITH STRONG WINDS ON SATURDAY AND THE
IMPACT OF THE FIRST SNOWFALL THIS SEASON...KEPT THESE COUNTIES IN ON
THE WSW. /LAFLIN
FULL IMPACT OF STORM SHUD BE OCCURRING SAT MORN ACR ERN CWA. SFC
WAVE WRAPS UP ACRS ERN IA WITH WRAP AROUND SNOW PERSISTING E OF I29.
THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CONT IN THE MORNING HOURS AND THEN TAPER OFF TO
LIGHT SNOW IN THE AFTN AS STORM LIFTS NEWD INTO WRN WI. WINDS SHUD
ALSO BE QUITE STRONG ESPEC ACRS NW IA AND SW MN WITH TIGHT GRAD. CUD
SEE SOME GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH AS SYS GETS WOUND UP. SO THEREFORE
EVEN WITH THE DECREASING SNOW INTENSITY...THE STRONG WNDS WL BLOW
SOME OF THAT SNOW AROUND. SO THAT IS WHY WARNING WILL CONT INTO
EVENING. WL SEE A SHARP CUTOFF TO THE SNOW...WITH PBLY NO MEASURABLE
SNOW WEST OF I29. WL PBLY SEE SOME SUN ACRS THE WEST WHICH WILL
ALLOW HIGH TEMPS TO CLIMB INTO THE 40S THERE...WITH 30S ACRS THE
E...ESPEC E OF I29.
SUN SHUD BE MUCH QUITER...BUT STILL COLD WITH PLENTY OF CLOUDS
EXPECTED. TEMPS WL STRUGGLE TO GET A FEW DEG ABOVE 40 FOR HIGHS.
THE COLD WX PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THRU NEXT WEEK WITH ONLY
A BRIEF WARMUP TUES AHEAD OF NEXT LITTLE CLIPPER. WL KEEP SMALL POPS
IN FCST FOR TUES/TUES NIGHT ACRS CWA...BUT IF SYS IS A LTL SLOWER
AND STRONGER PER EC SOLUTION...MAY NEED TO EXTEND CHC OF PRECIP INTO
WED. IF EC IS CORRECT FOR WED...THEN CUD SEE A BAND OF SNOW ACRS
NERN HALF OF CWA DURING THE DAY ON WED. SOMETHING TO WATCH WITH
LATER RUNS. NO OTHER MODELS SHOW THAT STRONG OF A CLIPPER.
AFTER THIS CLIPPER PASSES TUES NIGHT OR WED...MUCH COOLER THE REST
OF THE WEEK WITH HIGHS FROM THE 30S EAST TO THE LOWER 40S SW. NOT
MUCH IN THE WAY OF SUNSHINE WITH THIS PATTERN.
&&
.AVIATION...
WIDESPREAD MVFR TO IFR CONDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT IN NW IA AND SW
MN...WITH AREAS WEST OF I29 BECOMING INCREASINGLY VFR. A RA/SN MIX
WILL PUSH NORTHWARD INTO THE KSUX AREA AROUND 03Z AND IMPACT THE
KFSD AREA AROUND 05Z. THIS PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER
TO ALL SNOW FROM SE TO NW DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. PRECIP
SHOULD STAY LIGHT AT KFSD AND KSUX...WITH MAIN ACCUMULATING SNOW AND
LIFR CONDITIONS REMAINING TO THE EAST OF THE TAF SITES. /LAFLIN
&&
.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY
FOR IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032.
MN...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR MNZ072-080-081-089-090.
NE...NONE.
SD...NONE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 12, 5:28 AM CST, 9 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 0528 AM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098- IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-131200- 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- 0528 AM CST FRI NOV 12 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER WEATHER... LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM THE LOWER MISSIONER VALLEY THIS EVENING...INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BY SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD SNOW OVER MUCH OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHERN IOWA AS IT TRACKS ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINLY TO THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM...WHICH COULD MAKE FOR MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN SNOW TOTALS. AT THIS TIME...LITTLE IF ANY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...WITH SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ALONG INTERSTATE 29. THE MAIN THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW WILL BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY TOWARD THE WINDOM AND JACKSON MINNESOTA AREAS...AS WELL AS...STORM LAKE AND SPENCER IOWA. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL FALL OFF SHARPLY TO THE WEST OF THESE AREAS. IN ADDITION...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WILL DEVELOP WITH THIS SYSTEM...AND WHEN COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE MAINLY OVER NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA SATURDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THROUGH THE DAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO WISCONSIN. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG ON SATURDAY...BUT WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BY LATE IN THE DAY. .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.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 3:54 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 1 more | 11 hr |
Nearby
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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.