Alert archive / South Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this blizzard warning at Dec 8, 2012, 3:18 PM CST for 17 counties in South Dakota; 5 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 9, 2012, 5:00 AM CST. It was in force for 16 hr. 33 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2012, 3:18 PM CST (21:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2012, 5:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 22 counties
Cottonwood County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Brookings County, SD, Brule County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, McCook County, SD, Miner County, SD, Moody County, SD, Sanborn County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1 | Pickstown, SD | |
| Dec 9, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.9 | 1 Wsw Alexandria, SD | |
| Dec 9, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 4 | White Lake, SD | |
| Dec 9, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 2 S Winfred, SD | |
| Dec 9, 7:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Huron, SD | |
| Dec 9, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | Pipestone, MN | |
| Dec 9, 8:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 Sw Brookings, SD | |
| Dec 9, 8:05 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Flandreau, SD | |
| Dec 9, 8:05 AM CST | SNOW 13 | Ivanhoe, MN | |
| Dec 9, 8:11 AM CST | SNOW 5.5 | Wessington Springs, SD | |
| Dec 9, 8:25 AM CST | SNOW 8.7 | Brookings, SD | |
| Dec 9, 8:50 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Madison, SD | |
| Dec 9, 9:21 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | De Smet, SD | |
| Dec 9, 12:10 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Marshall, MN | |
| Dec 9, 12:10 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | White, SD | |
| Dec 9, 4:04 PM CST | SNOW 2.1 | Mitchell, SD | STORM TOTAL |
| Dec 9, 4:20 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Chamberlain, SD | |
| Dec 9, 4:20 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Wessington Springs, SD | |
| Dec 9, 4:25 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Armour, SD | |
| Dec 9, 4:25 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Parkston, SD | |
| Dec 9, 4:25 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 4 Nne Forestburg, SD | |
| Dec 9, 4:25 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 4 Se Roswell, SD | |
| Dec 9, 4:25 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Madison, SD | |
| Dec 9, 4:25 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 1 Nw Flandreau, SD | |
| Dec 9, 4:25 PM CST | SNOW 12 | De Smet, SD | |
| Dec 9, 4:33 PM CST | SNOW 14.5 | Hendricks, MN | |
| Dec 9, 4:35 PM CST | SNOW 10 | Brookings, SD | |
| Dec 9, 4:39 PM CST | SNOW 10 | Marshall, MN | |
| Dec 9, 4:41 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 7 N Jeffers, MN | |
| Dec 9, 4:41 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Slayton, MN | |
| Dec 9, 5:01 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Pipestone, MN | |
| Dec 9, 5:14 PM CST | SNOW 7.1 | Huron, SD | STORM TOTAL. |
| Dec 9, 5:46 PM CST | SNOW 11 | Madison, SD |
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 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 779 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
441 WWUS43 KFSD 082118 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 318 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 .A QUICK MOVING BUT POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SNOW INTO EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT...THOUGH THIS SNOW WILL BE ON THE WET SIDE. THE WETNESS OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMITS ANY BLOWING SNOW THREAT SHOULD TO WHILE THE SNOW IS FALLING. SNOWFALL ON SUNDAY WILL BE LIGHTER AND DRIER IN NATURE... AND WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASED THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. SDZ038-039-090530- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.121209T1100Z-121210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.121208T2200Z-121209T1100Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON 318 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST SUNDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. VARYING INTENSITIES ARE LIKELY...WITH BRIEF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST EARLY SUNDAY. VISIBILITY LESS THAN A MILE IS EXPECTED IN AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS THE WINDS INCREASE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY MILD THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER FOR SUNDAY THOUGH...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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 BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ071-072-SDZ040-090530- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.121209T1500Z-121210T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.121209T0000Z-121209T1500Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...BROOKINGS 318 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. VARYING INTENSITIES ARE LIKELY...WITH BRIEF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY. VISIBILITY LESS THAN A MILE IS EXPECTED IN AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY IN AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS WINDS INCREASE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY MILD THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER FOR SUNDAY THOUGH...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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 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. && $$ SDZ052>055-057>061-090530- /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.121208T2200Z-121210T0000Z/ JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL... PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA... EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE 318 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT... ALTHOUGH AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER INTO SUNDAY. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED SUNDAY... CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR HIGHWAY 34. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY. VISIBILITY LESS THAN A MILE IS EXPECTED IN AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW A MILE IN LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS THE WINDS INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY MILD THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER FOR SUNDAY THOUGH...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ056-062-090530- /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.121209T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-MOODY-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS 318 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT... ALTHOUGH AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER INTO SUNDAY. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED SUNDAY... CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED 4 INCH POSSIBLE FROM JEFFERS TO FLANDREAU. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY. VISIBILITY LESS THAN A MILE IS EXPECTED IN AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW A MILE IN LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS THE WINDS INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY MILD THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER FOR SUNDAY THOUGH...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ BT
8 follow-up statements
776 WWUS43 KFSD 090253 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 853 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 .A QUICK MOVING BUT POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SNOW INTO FAR EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT. BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FIRST WAVE OF SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT...THOUGH THIS SNOW WILL BE ON THE WET SIDE. THE WETNESS OF THE SNOW SHOULD LIMITS ANY BLOWING SNOW THREAT SHOULD TO WHILE THE SNOW IS FALLING. SNOWFALL ON SUNDAY WILL BE LIGHTER AND DRIER IN NATURE... AND WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASED THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. SDZ038-039-091100- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.121209T1100Z-121210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121209T1100Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON 853 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST SUNDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. VARYING INTENSITIES ARE LIKELY...WITH BRIEF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST EARLY SUNDAY. VISIBILITY LESS THAN A MILE IS EXPECTED IN AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS THE WINDS INCREASE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY MILD THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER FOR SUNDAY THOUGH...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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 BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ071-072-SDZ040-091100- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.121209T1500Z-121210T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121209T1500Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...BROOKINGS 853 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. VARYING INTENSITIES ARE LIKELY... WITH BRIEF HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY. VISIBILITY LESS THAN A MILE IS EXPECTED IN AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY IN AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS WINDS INCREASE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY MILD THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER FOR SUNDAY THOUGH...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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 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. && $$ SDZ052>055-057>061-091100- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL... PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA... EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE 853 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT... ALTHOUGH AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER INTO SUNDAY. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED SUNDAY... CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE NEAR HIGHWAY 34. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY. VISIBILITY LESS THAN A MILE IS EXPECTED IN AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW A MILE IN LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS THE WINDS INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY MILD THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER FOR SUNDAY THOUGH...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ056-062-091100- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-MOODY-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS 853 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT... ALTHOUGH AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL LINGER INTO SUNDAY. INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED SUNDAY... CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH ISOLATED 4 INCH POSSIBLE FROM JEFFERS TO FLANDREAU. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOWFALL DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY. VISIBILITY LESS THAN A MILE IS EXPECTED IN AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY DROP BELOW A MILE IN LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AS THE WINDS INCREASE SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...TEMPERATURES WILL BE RELATIVELY MILD THROUGH TONIGHT. THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER FOR SUNDAY THOUGH...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
330 WWUS43 KFSD 090949 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 349 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 .A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES FROM EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA INTO MINNESOTA...A BAND OF LIGHT... FLUFFIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. THIS SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS...BRINGING AN INCREASED THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR...AND INTO THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR WEST OF HOWARD...HAVE ALREADY SEEN SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH ANOTHER INCH OR SO LIKELY TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW. LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH OR TWO HAVE OCCURRED AS FAR SOUTH AS INTERSTATE 90...WITH LESS THAN AN INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED TODAY. WHILE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE STILL ANTICIPATED IN THESE AREAS...VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS WIDESPREAD NOR AS PERSISTENT. SDZ052>054-091800- /O.EXA.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.121209T1100Z-121210T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121209T1100Z/ JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD 349 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...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. * TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY... RESULTING IN TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ SDZ038-039-091800- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.121209T1100Z-121210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121209T1100Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON 349 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY... RESULTING IN TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ071-072-SDZ040-091800- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.121209T1500Z-121210T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121209T1500Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...BROOKINGS 349 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW BY LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY... RESULTING IN TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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 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. && $$ MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ056-062-091800- /O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-MOODY-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS 349 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BY LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN AN INCH TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM AROUND 2 INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 90...TO NEAR 4 INCHES NORTH OF A FLANDREAU SOUTH DAKOTA TO JEFFERS MINNESOTA LINE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SDZ055-057>061-091800- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL... PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA... EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE 349 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN AN INCH TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM AROUND 2 INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 90...TO NEAR 5 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 34. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
396 WWUS43 KFSD 091109 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 509 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 .A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES FROM EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA INTO MINNESOTA...A BAND OF LIGHT... FLUFFIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. THIS SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS...BRINGING AN INCREASED THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR...AND INTO THE HIGHWAY 34 CORRIDOR WEST OF HOWARD...HAVE ALREADY SEEN SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THIS SYSTEM...WITH ANOTHER INCH OR SO LIKELY TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN FREQUENT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW. LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH OR TWO HAVE OCCURRED AS FAR SOUTH AS INTERSTATE 90...WITH LESS THAN AN INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED TODAY. WHILE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE STILL ANTICIPATED IN THESE AREAS...VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS WIDESPREAD NOR AS PERSISTENT. SDZ038-039-052>054-091915- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121209T1100Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD 509 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TIMING...SNOW WILL REDEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY... RESULTING IN TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. 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. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ071-072-SDZ040-091915- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.121209T1500Z-121210T0300Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121209T1500Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...BROOKINGS 509 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW BY LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY...RESULTING IN TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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 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. && $$ SDZ055-057>061-091915- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL... PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA... EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE 509 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN AN INCH TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM AROUND 2 INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 90...TO NEAR 5 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 34. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ056-062-091915- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-MOODY-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS 509 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BY LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN AN INCH TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM AROUND 2 INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 90...TO NEAR 4 INCHES NORTH OF A FLANDREAU SOUTH DAKOTA TO JEFFERS MINNESOTA LINE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO BY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
518 WWUS43 KFSD 091518 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 918 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 .A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES FROM EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA INTO MINNESOTA...A BAND OF LIGHT... FLUFFIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. THIS SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS...BRINGING AN INCREASED THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. MNZ071-072-SDZ040-092330- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121209T1500Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...BROOKINGS 918 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW BY LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY...RESULTING IN TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ SDZ056-092330- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FLANDREAU 918 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BY LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO BY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ SDZ055-092330- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MADISON 918 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ038-039-052>054-092330- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD 918 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY... RESULTING IN TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. 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. 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. && $$ SDZ057>061-092330- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON... WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM... CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE 918 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ062-092330- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...SIOUX FALLS 918 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BY LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM AROUND 2 INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 90...TO NEAR 5 INCHES FROM A PIPESTONE TO JEFFERS MINNESOTA LINE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO BY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
763 WWUS43 KFSD 091640 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1040 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 .A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEKEND. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES FROM EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA INTO MINNESOTA...A BAND OF LIGHT... FLUFFIER WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. THIS SNOW WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS...BRINGING AN INCREASED THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. SDZ057>061-100000- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON... WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM... CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE 1040 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...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...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH IS POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ SDZ050-063>065-100000- /O.EXA.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON... FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP 1040 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...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. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. 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. 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. && $$ SDZ038-039-052>054-100000- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD 1040 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY... RESULTING IN TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ071-072-SDZ040-055-056-100045- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU 1040 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW BY LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY...RESULTING IN TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ062-100045- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...SIOUX FALLS 1040 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH INCREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BY LATE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM AROUND 2 INCHES NEAR INTERSTATE 90...TO NEAR 5 INCHES FROM A PIPESTONE TO JEFFERS MINNESOTA LINE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PERIODIC DROPS IN VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
169 WWUS43 KFSD 092133 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 333 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 .A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES REGION THIS EVENING. AS THIS SYSTEM SHIFT EAST...ANY REMAINING LIGHT SNOW WILL COME TO AN END ACROSS THE REGION...AND THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE. MNZ080-081-097-100300- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...PIPESTONE 333 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PERIODIC DROPS IN VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO BY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>061-063>065-100000- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA- DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON... WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM... CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON... FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP 333 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ071-072-SDZ040-055-056-100300- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU 333 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$ MNZ089-090-098-SDZ062-100300- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD... LUVERNE...SIOUX FALLS 333 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS...WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A MILE OR LESS. PERIODIC DROPS IN VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
279 WWUS43 KFSD 092357 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 557 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 .A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES REGION THIS EVENING. AS THIS SYSTEM SHIFT EAST...ANY REMAINING LIGHT SNOW WILL COME TO AN END ACROSS THE REGION...AND THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE. SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>061-063>065-100100- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-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...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 557 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...ALLOWING FOR IMPROVING WEATHER CONDITIONS. $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-097-SDZ040-055-056-100300- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU 557 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. THIS LIGHT SNOW COMBINED WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. VISIBILITY WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A QUARTER MILE OR LESS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ089-090-098-SDZ062-100300- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD... LUVERNE...SIOUX FALLS 557 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW ENDS AND WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY EVENING. VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS...WILL FREQUENTLY DROP TO AROUND A MILE OR LESS. PERIODIC DROPS IN VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND CHILL VALUES...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SHARPLY COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY...WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO BY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
582 WWUS43 KFSD 100258 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 858 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 .CLEARING SKIES AND NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DRIVE TEMPERATURES TO SUBZERO LEVELS. THESE READINGS COMBINED WITH GRADUALLY DECREASING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO MUCH OF THE NIGHT. MNZ071-072-080-081-SDZ040-055-101100- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WC.Y.0001.121210T0300Z-121210T1500Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-BROOKINGS-LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... BROOKINGS...MADISON 858 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER AROUND 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO MUCH OF THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ MNZ097-SDZ056-100400- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ PIPESTONE-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIPESTONE...FLANDREAU 858 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT ALLOWING FOR IMPROVING CONDITIONS. $$ MNZ089-090-098-SDZ062-100400- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/ NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD... LUVERNE...SIOUX FALLS 858 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT ALLOWING FOR IMPORVING CONDITIONS. $$ SDZ038-039-052>054-058>060-101100- /O.NEW.KFSD.WC.Y.0001.121210T0300Z-121210T1500Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET... HOWARD...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY 858 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER AROUND 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO MUCH OF THE NIGHT. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 3:44 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Beadle, Brookings, Kingsbury | 12 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:18 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Davison, Hanson and 8 more | 30 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:44 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Clay, Douglas, Gregory, Hutchinson and 4 more | 29 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in South Dakota, 2012Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2012Every blizzard warning in 2012
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.