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Wind Chill Watch 1, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind chill watch at Jan 31, 2011, 3:17 PM CST for 5 counties in Iowa; Dakota County, Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2011, 3:17 PM CST (21:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2011, 4:03 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Ida County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Dakota County, NE
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 145 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
- 563 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 320 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
608 WWUS43 KFSD 312117 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 317 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON TUESDAY. THIS LONG DURATION EVENT WILL PRODUCE AN AVERAGE OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 14 IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE MISSOURI VALLEY AND INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST IOWA. FURTHER SOUTH AROUND SIOUX CITY IOWA... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO 3 INCHES. CONCERNING WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT TO 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS THIS ENTIRE AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. AS THE WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE...THIS WILL ALSO DRIVE WIND CHILL VALUES TO REACH READINGS OF 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. MNZ080-081-097-SDZ040-055-056-010530- /O.NEW.KFSD.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110201T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0030.110201T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU 317 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN END TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES WILL OCCUR. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL STEADILY DROP TO NEAR 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ071-072-010530- /O.NEW.KFSD.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110201T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0029.110201T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ LINCOLN-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL 317 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN END TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL STEADILY DROP TO NEAR 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ002-003-MNZ089-090-098-SDZ038-039-052>054-057>062-010530- /O.NEW.KFSD.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD- SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...LUVERNE... HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS... ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL... PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA... EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS 317 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OF DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...AVERAGE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR NEAR NEAR HIGHWAY 14. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL STEADILY DROP TO 30 BELOW TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ001-012>014-NEZ013-SDZ050-063>071-010530- /O.NEW.KFSD.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ LYON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-DIXON-GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY... SANBORN...SPENCER...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...GREGORY...BURKE... WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA... DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER... CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON... LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY... BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 317 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF ON TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL STEADILY DROP TO 30 BELOW TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ020>022-031-032-NEZ014-010530- /O.NEW.KFSD.WC.A.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ 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 317 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...LASTING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL STEADILY DROP TO 20 BELOW TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
081 WWUS43 KFSD 312203 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 403 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 .SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ON TUESDAY. THIS LONG DURATION EVENT WILL PRODUCE AN AVERAGE OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAY 14 IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. LESSER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE MISSOURI VALLEY AND INTO EXTREME NORTHWEST IOWA. FURTHER SOUTH AROUND SIOUX CITY IOWA... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CLOSE TO 3 INCHES. CONCERNING WINDS...NORTH WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TONIGHT TO 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS THIS ENTIRE AREA. THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. AS THE WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE...THIS WILL ALSO DRIVE WIND CHILL VALUES TO REACH READINGS OF 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. MNZ080-081-097-SDZ040-055-056-010615- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110201T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0030.110201T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU 403 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH TONIGHT... THEN END TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES WILL OCCUR. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL STEADILY DROP TO NEAR 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ MNZ071-072-010615- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110201T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0029.110201T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ LINCOLN-LYON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL 403 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN END TUESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL STEADILY DROP TO NEAR 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ002-003-MNZ089-090-098-SDZ038-039-052>054-057>062-010615- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD- SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...LUVERNE... HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS... ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL... PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA... EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS 403 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN TAPER OF DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...AVERAGE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR NEAR NEAR HIGHWAY 14. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL STEADILY DROP TO 30 BELOW TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ001-012>014-NEZ013-SDZ050-063>071-010615- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ LYON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-DIXON-GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY... SANBORN...SPENCER...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...GREGORY...BURKE... WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA... DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER... CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON... LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY... BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 403 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF ON TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN OPEN AREAS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL STEADILY DROP TO 30 BELOW TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ020>022-031-032-NEZ014-010615- /O.UPG.KFSD.WC.A.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WC.Y.0011.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-110202T0000Z/ PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE... SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK... SOUTH SIOUX CITY 403 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...LASTING INTO TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A HALF MILE OR LESS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL STEADILY DROP TO 20 BELOW TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind chill watch 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 wind chill watch went out at Jan 31, 10:27 AM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 10:27 AM CST, 4 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1027 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011
.DISCUSSION...
A FAIRLY LONG LIVED BAND OF MODERATE SNOW CONTINUES TO EXPAND ACROSS
SW MN INTO EC SD AND CREEP SOUTHEAST. WENT AHEAD AND EXPANDED THE
COVERAGE OF THE WARNING TO INCLUDE AREAS NORTH OF I90 IN SW MN WEST
THROUGH BROOKINGS AND MADISON. LOOKS LIKE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4
INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH 5 TO 6 ALREADY
REPORTED. WIND SHOULD NOT BE A MAJOR FACTOR DURING THE HEAVIER
SNOW...BUT WILL BECOME ONE LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. BETTER
SUPPORT FOR THE SNOW BEGINS TO FALL APART THIS AFTERNOON AS THE
SOUTHERN STREAM WAVE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION OF THE U.S. MOVES
ONTO THE PLAINS. THIS SHOULD COLLAPSE THE MID LEVEL FRONT FARTHER
SOUTH AND TAKE THE BETTER SNOWFALL TO THE SOUTH. MAY NEED TO LOWER
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY IF THE TRENDS ON BETTER
FORCING TO THE SOUTH CONTINUES. /08
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW MOVING ENE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF
OF THE CWA THIS MORNING WITH THE BEST ENHANCEMENT SEEN NORTH OF I90
AND EAST OF I29 WHERE THE STRONGEST ISENTROPIC LIFT IS OCCURRING. TO
THE SOUTH...SNOW QUICKLY TAPERS TO FLURRIES. SNOW RATIOS REMAIN
QUITE HIGH AND HAS REACHED 20 TO 1 ACROSS THE NORTH. ANOTHER PUSH OF
LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START WORKING INTO THE SOUTHERN BORDER
WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO ENHANCED BY A SECONDARY INVERTED TROUGH
TRACKING TOWARDS OUR SOUTHWEST BORDER. THE TROUGH HANGS UP ACROSS
THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CWA BY THIS AFTERNOON AND BEGINS TO FOCUS
THE BEST ENHANCED PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN
SECTORS OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL WEAKEN
AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN GRADUAL TAPER OFF FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. DEVELOPING DEEP CYCLOGENESIS IN THE
CENTRAL PLAINS PASSES WELL SOUTH AND EAST OF THE CWA...HOWEVER SOME
RESIDUAL LIGHT SNOW CLIPPING THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST CORNER TUESDAY
NIGHT.
CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND THE STORM WARNING REMAIN ON
TRACK SO WILL KEEP THEM GOING FOR NOW. HIGHEST TOTALS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS OUR NORTHERN BORDER WITH 8 TO 10 INCHES AND 5 TO 8 EXPECTED
ELSEWHERE. ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL MAY END EARLY ON TUESDAY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA BUT WILL KEEP CURRENT 00Z WED EXPIRATION
FOR SIMPLICITY.
STRONG CAA FILTERS INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST...ALONG WITH
GUSTY WINDS TODAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. CLOUD COVER WILL DELAY THE
STRONGEST PUSH UNTIL TUESDAY NIGHT PARTICULAR WHEN RAPID CLEARING
WILL DRIVE THE LOWS INTO THE TEENS AND LOW 20S BELOW ZERO.
CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE COLD TEMPS WILL RESULT IN
WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. GIVEN THE
CURRENT HEADLINES...WILL DELAY ANY PRODUCT ISSUANCE FOR TUESDAY
NIGHT. IN ADDITION...THE WINDS COULD BRING SOME SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...AND CONTINUING ACROSS THE
SOUTHEAST HALF INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
WDSPRD MVFR TO IFR CIGS AND VSBYS DUE TO SNOW WL PREVAIL N OF I90
THRU 12Z MON...WITH MVFR CIGS AND PATCHY LIGHT SNOW TO THE S. IFR
CIGS SHUD BECOME WDSPRD ACRS ALL OF THE REGION AFTER 12Z MON ALONG
WITH WDSPRD LIGHT SNOW REDUCING VSBYS AOB 3SM. NORTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING
VISIBILITY BELOW 1SM AT TIMES THROUGH WEDNESDAY 12Z.
&&
.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR
IAZ001>003- 012>014-020>022-031-032.
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR MNZ089-090-
098.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY FOR MNZ071-072-080-081-097.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR MNZ071-072-
080-081-097.
NE...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR NEZ013-014.
SD...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR SDZ038-039-
050-052>054-057>071.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY FOR SDZ040-055-056.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR SDZ040-055-
056.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 4:52 AM CST, 10 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 0452 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098- IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-011200- 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- 0452 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WINTER WEATHER... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES PUSH INTO THE REGION TUESDAY NIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE TEENS BELOW ZERO AND LOWER 20 BELOW ZERO. GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH THE COLD COULD DROP WIND CHILLS TO 30 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. .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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 31, 9:17 AM CST, 6 hours before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
917 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM SNOW CARTHAGE 44.17N 97.71W
01/31/2011 M5.6 INCH MINER SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0900 AM SNOW 5 NW MONTROSE 43.75N 97.25W
01/31/2011 E3.5 INCH MCCOOK SD MESONET
0900 AM SNOW W CHAMBERLAIN 43.81N 99.32W
01/31/2011 E5.9 INCH BRULE SD MESONET
0700 AM SNOW 2 SSE ASTORIA 44.53N 96.53W
01/31/2011 E4.0 INCH BROOKINGS SD MESONET
0700 AM SNOW S MARSHALL 44.45N 95.79W
01/31/2011 E4.0 INCH LYON MN MESONET
&&
MDBLocal storm report, Jan 31, 9:44 AM CST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
944 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0935 AM SNOW IVANHOE 44.46N 96.25W
01/31/2011 E7.0 INCH LINCOLN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
0800 AM SNOW 2 NE BROOKINGS 44.33N 96.76W
01/31/2011 M6.4 INCH BROOKINGS SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW WESSINGTON SPRINGS 44.08N 98.57W
01/31/2011 M5.0 INCH JERAULD SD CO-OP OBSERVER
&&
MDBLocal storm report, Jan 31, 9:46 AM CST, 5 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
946 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0600 AM SNOW HURON 44.36N 98.22W
01/31/2011 M5.5 INCH BEADLE SD OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0600 AM SNOW MARSHALL 44.45N 95.79W
01/31/2011 M4.0 INCH LYON MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW WORTHINGTON 43.63N 95.60W
01/31/2011 M3.0 INCH NOBLES MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW WHITE LAKE 43.73N 98.71W
01/31/2011 M5.0 INCH AURORA SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW PICKSTOWN 43.07N 98.53W
01/31/2011 M1.2 INCH CHARLES MIX SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW S MARSHALL 44.45N 95.79W
01/31/2011 E4.0 INCH LYON MN MESONET
0700 AM SNOW 2 SSE ASTORIA 44.53N 96.53W
01/31/2011 E4.0 INCH BROOKINGS SD MESONET
0700 AM SNOW LAKEFIELD 43.68N 95.17W
01/31/2011 M2.2 INCH JACKSON MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0705 AM SNOW CURRIE 44.07N 95.67W
01/31/2011 M3.0 INCH MURRAY MN AMATEUR RADIO
0730 AM SNOW CANTON 43.30N 96.58W
01/31/2011 M0.6 INCH LINCOLN SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW 2 S WINFRED 43.97N 97.36W
01/31/2011 M3.5 INCH LAKE SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW 2 NE BROOKINGS 44.33N 96.76W
01/31/2011 M6.4 INCH BROOKINGS SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW PIPESTONE 44.00N 96.31W
01/31/2011 M7.0 INCH PIPESTONE MN CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW SSW BROOKINGS 44.31N 96.79W
01/31/2011 E4.8 INCH BROOKINGS SD MESONET
0800 AM SNOW 1 SW BROOKINGS 44.30N 96.80W
01/31/2011 E6.5 INCH BROOKINGS SD MESONET
0800 AM SNOW 5 NE SIBLEY 43.45N 95.67W
01/31/2011 M1.0 INCH OSCEOLA IA CO-OP OBSERVER
0800 AM SNOW WESSINGTON SPRINGS 44.08N 98.57W
01/31/2011 M5.0 INCH JERAULD SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0900 AM SNOW CARTHAGE 44.17N 97.71W
01/31/2011 M5.6 INCH MINER SD CO-OP OBSERVER
0900 AM SNOW W CHAMBERLAIN 43.81N 99.32W
01/31/2011 E5.9 INCH BRULE SD MESONET
0900 AM SNOW SIOUX FALLS 43.54N 96.73W
01/31/2011 M2.6 INCH MINNEHAHA SD OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0900 AM SNOW 5 NW MONTROSE 43.75N 97.25W
01/31/2011 E3.5 INCH MCCOOK SD MESONET
0908 AM SNOW MITCHELL 43.73N 98.03W
01/31/2011 E3.0 INCH DAVISON SD EMERGENCY MNGR
0935 AM SNOW IVANHOE 44.46N 96.25W
01/31/2011 E7.0 INCH LINCOLN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
MDBLocal storm report, Jan 31, 1:27 PM CST, 1 hour 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
127 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0100 PM SNOW IVANHOE 44.46N 96.25W
01/31/2011 E8.0 INCH LINCOLN MN EMERGENCY MNGR
0100 PM SNOW MARSHALL 44.45N 95.79W
01/31/2011 E6.0 INCH LYON MN EMERGENCY MNGR
0100 PM SNOW BROOKINGS 44.31N 96.79W
01/31/2011 E8.0 INCH BROOKINGS SD EMERGENCY MNGR
0100 PM SNOW MADISON 44.01N 97.11W
01/31/2011 E9.0 INCH LAKE SD EMERGENCY MNGR
0100 PM SNOW PIPESTONE 44.00N 96.31W
01/31/2011 E8.0 INCH PIPESTONE MN EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
KWEISSERLocal storm report, Jan 31, 2:11 PM CST, 1 hour 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
211 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM SNOW 4 N CURRIE 44.13N 95.67W
01/31/2011 M6.5 INCH MURRAY MN AMATEUR RADIO
&&
KWEISSERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:17 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux | 45 hr |
| Jan 31, 4:03 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Ida, Plymouth, Woodbury | 44 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.