Alert archive / South Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 4, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this blizzard warning at Jan 1, 2011, 3:28 AM CST for 6 counties in South Dakota; Lincoln County, Lyon County, Pipestone County, Minnesota. It was in force for 13 hr. 3 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
- Jan 1, 2011, 3:28 AM CST (09:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 1, 2011, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Brookings County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Lake County, SD, McCook County, SD, Moody County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.2 | Flandreau, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 4.5 | Montrose, SD | 2 DAY TOTAL |
| Jan 1, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 5 Ne Salem, 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 738 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 267 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 453 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
588 WWUS43 KFSD 010928 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 328 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 .STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND SOUTHERN ONTARIO TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WITH 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS COMMON ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA TODAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN AREAS WHICH HAS RECENTLY RECEIVED NEW SNOW THE PAST FEW DAYS. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN OPEN AREAS. IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE. SDZ040-055-011730- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110102T0000Z/ BROOKINGS-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...MADISON 328 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN SLOWLY TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY DROP OFF THIS EVENING...ENDING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW SNOW FLURRIES WILL OCCUR TODAY...BUT NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW SNOW COVER WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && 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. && $$ SDZ060-061-065-011730- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110101T2200Z/ HANSON-MCCOOK-HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM... CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO... TRIPP 328 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN SLOWLY TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY DROP OFF THIS EVENING...ENDING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW SNOW FLURRIES WILL OCCUR TODAY...BUT NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW SNOW COVER WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ068-011730- /O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110102T0000Z/ BON HOMME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR 328 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN SLOWLY TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY DROP OFF THIS EVENING...ENDING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW SNOW FLURRIES WILL OCCUR TODAY...BUT NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW SNOW COVER WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ001-012-020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ070-071-011730- /O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY... WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 328 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MNZ081-089-011730- /O.CAN.KFSD.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110102T0000Z/ COTTONWOOD-NOBLES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON 328 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN SLOWLY TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY DROP OFF THIS EVENING...ENDING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW SNOW FLURRIES WILL OCCUR TODAY...BUT NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW SNOW COVER WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ071-072-097-SDZ056-011730- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110102T0000Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-PIPESTONE-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...PIPESTONE...FLANDREAU 328 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN SLOWLY TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY DROP OFF THIS EVENING...ENDING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW SNOW FLURRIES WILL OCCUR TODAY...BUT NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW SNOW COVER WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>059-063-064-011730- /O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110101T2200Z/ 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 328 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN SLOWLY TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY DROP OFF THIS EVENING...ENDING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW SNOW FLURRIES WILL OCCUR TODAY...BUT NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW SNOW COVER WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ MNZ080-098-SDZ062-066-067-069-011730- /O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110102T0000Z/ MURRAY-ROCK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN-YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...LUVERNE... SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY... CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...YANKTON 328 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN SLOWLY TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY DROP OFF THIS EVENING...ENDING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW SNOW FLURRIES WILL OCCUR TODAY...BUT NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW SNOW COVER WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ090-011730- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON... LAKEFIELD 328 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING...WITH WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO. 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. && $$ 97
2 follow-up statements
252 WWUS43 KFSD 011801 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1201 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 .STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION AND SOUTHERN ONTARIO TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...WITH 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS COMMON ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF INTERSTATE 29 AS WINDS SLOWLY DECREASE. BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL OCCUR ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 23 IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. SDZ040-056-012200- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T2200Z/ BROOKINGS-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU 1201 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS. WINDS WILL BEGIN SLOWLY TO DECREASE IN THE MID AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY DROP OFF THIS EVENING...ENDING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW SNOW COVER WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS OUTSIDE OF TOWNS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SDZ038-039-050-052>055-057>061-063>065-011915- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA- DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL... PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA... EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...WAGNER... PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT... PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP 1201 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE IN OPEN AREAS AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED $$ SDZ068-069-011915- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ BON HOMME-YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR...YANKTON 1201 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE IN OPEN AREAS AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ090-NEZ013-014-SDZ070-071- 011915- /O.EXP.KFSD.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110101T1800Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-JACKSON-DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD... WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1201 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY. $$ MNZ071-072-097-012200- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110101T2200Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...PIPESTONE 1201 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN SLOWLY TO DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY DROP OFF THIS EVENING... ENDING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW SNOW FLURRIES WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... BUT NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH LIKELY. THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW SNOW COVER WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ080-081-089-098-SDZ062-066-067-012200- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T2200Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-ROCK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...LUVERNE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER... CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON... LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG 1201 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AREAS THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN SLOWLY TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN QUICKLY DROP OFF THIS EVENING...ENDING THE THREAT OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...A FEW SNOW FLURRIES WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...BUT NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE STRONG WINDS AND NEW SNOW COVER WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN OPEN AREAS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SCHUMACHER
370 WWUS43 KFSD 012204 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 404 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 .WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE AS LOW PRESSURE NORTHEAST OF MINNESOTA MOVES FURTHER INTO EASTERN CANADA. THE LINGERING WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IN PART OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TONIGHT AS THE TEMPERATURE DROPS THERE. MNZ071-072-020615- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110101T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WC.Y.0008.110102T0300Z-110102T1500Z/ LINCOLN-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL 404 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT...BUT THE WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT THE START OF THE EVENING WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. VERY LOCAL VISIBILITIES OF 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING SNOW SHOULD END SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. * WIND CHILLS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MNZ097-012315- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110101T2200Z/ PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIPESTONE 404 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH TONIGHT. VERY LOCAL VISIBILITIES OF 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING SNOW SHOULD END AROUND SUNSET. $$ MNZ080-081-020615- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WC.Y.0008.110102T0300Z-110102T1500Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE 404 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT...BUT THE WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH AT THE START OF THE EVENING WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH LATE TONIGHT. VERY LOCAL VISIBILITIES OF 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING SNOW SHOULD END SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. * WIND CHILLS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MNZ089-098-SDZ040-056-062-066-067-012315- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110101T2200Z/ NOBLES-ROCK-BROOKINGS-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WORTHINGTON...LUVERNE...BROOKINGS... FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION... VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG 404 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH TONIGHT. VERY LOCAL VISIBILITIES OF 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING SNOW SHOULD END AROUND SUNSET. $$ MNZ090-020615- /O.NEW.KFSD.WC.Y.0008.110102T0300Z-110102T1500Z/ JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 404 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT...BUT THE WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH TONIGHT. VERY LOCAL VISIBILITIES OF 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING SNOW SHOULD END AROUND SUNSET. * WIND CHILLS...WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ WILLIAMS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:28 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Clay, Union | 9 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:28 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Bon Homme | 13 hr |
| Jan 1, 4:04 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray | 17 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in South Dakota, 2011Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2011Every blizzard warning in 2011
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.