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Wind Chill Watch 1, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

January 31, 20115 counties in Iowa; Dakota County, Nebraska

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2011-01-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2011-01-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 153 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
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

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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

&&

MDB
Local 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

&&

MDB
Local 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

&&

MDB
Local 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

&&

KWEISSER
Local 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

&&

KWEISSER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 31, 3:17 PM CSTWind Chill WarningFSDClay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux45 hr
Jan 31, 4:03 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryFSDBuena Vista, Cherokee, Ida, Plymouth, Woodbury44 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.