Alert archive / South Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this blizzard warning at Feb 18, 2013, 11:37 AM CST for 14 counties in South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota. It was in force for 12 hr. 13 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
- Feb 18, 2013, 11:37 AM CST (17:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2013, 11:56 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
Counties Big Stone County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Brown County, SD, Clark County, SD, Codington County, SD, Day County, SD, Deuel County, SD, Edmunds County, SD, Faulk County, SD, Grant County, SD, Hamlin County, SD, Hand County, SD, Marshall County, SD, McPherson County, SD, Roberts County, SD, Spink County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 11:41 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Cresbard, SD | PUBLIC REPORTED NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN CRESBARD |
| Feb 18, 11:45 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Big Stone City, SD | SHERIFF REPORTS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO |
| Feb 18, 12:25 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Aberdeen, SD | VISIBILITY ONE-QUARTER MILE AND LESS. WIND GUSTS 35 TO 40 MPH. |
| Feb 18, 12:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Roscoe, SD | VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO ALONG HIGHWAY 12 IN AND AROUND ROSCOE |
| Feb 18, 12:43 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Sisseton, SD | SHERIFF REPORTS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG COUNTY ROADS WITH VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO |
| Feb 18, 12:50 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Britton, SD | DOT ROAD REPORTS INDICATE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW |
| Feb 18, 12:54 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Clear Lake, SD | SHERIFF REPORTS GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ON COUNTY ROADS |
| Feb 18, 1:18 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Miller, SD | BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NORTH AND SOUTH OF TOWN VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO |
| Feb 18, 1:23 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Hayti, SD | EM REPORTS POOR VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO AT TIMES |
| Feb 18, 3:18 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Watertown, SD | NEAR 0 VISIBILITY ACROSS MUCH OF CODINGTON COUNTY |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Webster, SD | DAY COUNTY EM SAID NEAR 0 VISBYS BEGAN AROUND 10 AM AND LASTED THROUGH 4...30 PM... SEVERAL MOTORISTS STRANDED |
| Feb 18, 5:00 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Wheaton, MN | VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE CITY BLOCK IN WHEATON AROUND 5PM THIS AFTERNOON |
| Feb 18, 7:30 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Clinton, MN | LOCAL SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTS MOTORIST STRANDED...UNABLE TO SEE PAST FRONT BUMPER. |
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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 689 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -108 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
395 WWUS43 KABR 181737 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1137 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY... .GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TODAY. THE WIND IN COMBINATION WITH LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PROMOTE AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE GLACIAL LAKES AND SISSETON HILLS OF NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-021-190300- /O.UPG.KABR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KABR.BZ.W.0002.130218T1737Z-130219T0300Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON... SISSETON...WEBSTER...MILBANK 1137 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN 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...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY BEING REDUCED TO ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLIPPERY IN SPOTS AS WELL. 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ019-020-022-023-190300- /O.NEW.KABR.BZ.W.0002.130218T1737Z-130219T0300Z/ CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARK...WATERTOWN...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE 1137 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY BEING REDUCED TO ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLIPPERY IN SPOTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ005-006-010-017-018-037-190000- /O.NEW.KABR.WW.Y.0009.130218T1737Z-130219T0000Z/ MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-HAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH... FAULKTON...REDFIELD...MILLER 1137 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY BEING REDUCED TO ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLIPPERY IN SPOTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
949 WWUS43 KABR 181739 CCA WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1138 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY... .GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TODAY. THE WIND IN COMBINATION WITH LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PROMOTE AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE GLACIAL LAKES AND SISSETON HILLS OF NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-021-190300- /O.UPG.KABR.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/ /O.COR.KABR.BZ.W.0002.130218T1738Z-130219T0300Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-GRANT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON... SISSETON...WEBSTER...MILBANK 1138 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY BEING REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLIPPERY IN SPOTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ019-020-022-023-190300- /O.COR.KABR.BZ.W.0002.130218T1738Z-130219T0300Z/ CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARK...WATERTOWN...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE 1138 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY BEING REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLIPPERY IN SPOTS AS WELL. 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ005-006-010-017-018-037-190000- /O.NEW.KABR.WW.Y.0009.130218T1738Z-130219T0000Z/ MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-HAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH... FAULKTON...REDFIELD...MILLER 1138 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY BEING REDUCED TO ONE-HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SLIPPERY IN SPOTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
826 WWUS43 KABR 181816 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1216 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TODAY... .GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TODAY. THE WIND IN COMBINATION WITH LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PROMOTE AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY. NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES. SDZ005-006-010-017-018-037-190000- /O.UPG.KABR.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-HAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH... FAULKTON...REDFIELD...MILLER 1216 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN 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...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO PERSIST DURING THIS TIME. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY BEING REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNLESS ITS AN EMERGENCY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-190300- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT- HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON... SISSETON...WEBSTER...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE 1216 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO PERSIST DURING THIS TIME. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY BEING REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNLESS ITS AN EMERGENCY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TMT
303 WWUS43 KABR 182119 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 319 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING NOW GRADUALLY ENDING THIS EVENING... ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING LATE EVENING... .GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT BUT GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. THE WIND IN COMBINATION WITH LIGHT SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PROMOTE AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY. COLD WIND CHILLS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS EVENING AS EVEN COLDER AIR MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE REGION. MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-190930- /O.NEW.KABR.WC.Y.0007.130219T0300Z-130219T1800Z/ /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT- HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON... SISSETON...WEBSTER...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE 319 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MID EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO PERSIST DURING THIS TIME. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY BEING REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP BY LATE EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNLESS ITS AN EMERGENCY. LATER TONIGHT EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ SDZ005-006-010-017-018-037-190930- /O.NEW.KABR.WC.Y.0007.130219T0300Z-130219T1800Z/ /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-HAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH... FAULKTON...REDFIELD...MILLER 319 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL ALSO PERSIST DURING THIS TIME. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 40 MPH. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY BEING REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNLESS ITS AN EMERGENCY. LATER TONIGHT EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ SDZ004-009-016-034>036-051-190930- /O.NEW.KABR.WC.Y.0007.130219T0300Z-130219T1800Z/ CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-POTTER-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...MOBRIDGE...GETTYSBURG... ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...FORT THOMPSON 319 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WILL SLOWLY ABATE OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...BY LATE EVENING WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
649 WWUS43 KABR 182359 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 559 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE SLOWLY CHANGING OVER TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW... ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING LATE EVENING... .AS THE SUN SETS...THE GUSTINESS ACCOMPANYING 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST. FALLING SNOW COVERAGE IS ALSO RAPIDLY DIMINISHING. EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. BUT ALONG AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ABOUT DONE. ALSO...OVERNIGHT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH THIS INCOMING BLAST OF ARCTIC COLD AIR TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. SDZ005-006-010-017-018-037-191200- /O.EXP.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130219T0000Z/ /O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0007.130219T0300Z-130219T1800Z/ MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-HAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH... FAULKTON...REDFIELD...MILLER 559 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATE EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-191200- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0007.130219T0300Z-130219T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT- HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON... SISSETON...WEBSTER...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE 559 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO MID EVENING. LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THIS TIME. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY BEING REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP BY LATE EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. LATER TONIGHT EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ SDZ004-009-016-034>036-051-191200- /O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0007.130219T0300Z-130219T1800Z/ CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-POTTER-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...MOBRIDGE...GETTYSBURG... ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...FORT THOMPSON 559 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL SLOWLY ABATE OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...BY LATE EVENING WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
401 WWUS43 KABR 190301 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 901 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO CHANGE OVER TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW... ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING LATE EVENING... .THE GUSTINESS ACCOMPANYING 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE TAPERED OFF FROM WEST TO EAST EXCEPT IN A FEW AREAS MAINLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 29. BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS FOR AREAS EAST OF THE INTERSTATE. BUT WEST OF THE INTERSTATE...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE TAPERED OFF TO AREAS OF GROUND LEVEL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ALSO...OVERNIGHT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH AN INCOMING BLAST OF ARCTIC COLD AIR TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. SDZ007-008-011-019>023-191515- /O.CAN.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130219T0300Z/ /O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130219T1800Z/ MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...CLARK... WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 901 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. * AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP BY LATE EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ MNZ039-046-191515- /O.EXT.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130219T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE 901 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO LATE EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITY BEING REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...GENERALLY LESS THAN 1 INCH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP BY LATE EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. TRAVEL SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. LATER TONIGHT EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ SDZ004>006-009-010-016>018-034>037-051-191515- /O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130219T1800Z/ CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK- SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN... MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON...REDFIELD...ONIDA... PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...FORT THOMPSON 901 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL SLOWLY ABATE OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...BY LATE EVENING WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
377 WWUS43 KABR 190556 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1156 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING... .OVERNIGHT THE WIND WILL COMBINE WITH AN INCOMING BLAST OF ARCTIC COLD AIR TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. MNZ039-046-191800- /O.CAN.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130219T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE 1156 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. * AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD OR NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL SLOWLY ABATE OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ SDZ004>011-016>023-034>037-051-191800- /O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130219T1800Z/ CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY- POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-SULLY- HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON... SISSETON...MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON... REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...FORT THOMPSON 1156 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL SLOWLY ABATE OVERNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Feb 18, 11:04 AM CST, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 11:04 AM CST, 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1104 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013
.UPDATE...
STILL A SOMEWHAT COMPLICATED SITUATION TODAY. WEB CAMS AND REPORTS
INDICATE LOWERED VSBY DUE TO SNOW/BLOWING SNOW IN THE NORTHEAST
CWA...MEANWHILE SNOW SHOWERS MOVING SOUTH INTO THE WESTERN CWA
ALSO PROVIDING FOR LOW VSBYS. FOR NOW WILL KEEP ALL ADVISORIES AND
IS AND KEEP AND EYE ON THINGS. STILL APPEARS THAT THE BIGGER
ISSUES WILL BE OVER NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE THE SNOW PACK IS
NOT AS CRUSTY AS IT IS FURTHER WEST. UPDATES ALREADY ISSUED.
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
LIGHT RETURNS MOVING ALONG THE ND/SD STATE LINE...THOUGH
MUCH OF WHAT MAKES IT INTO THE CWA HAS BEEN FLURRIES. MODELS
CONTINUE TO SUGGEST THESE SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE DURING
THE DAY...AND WITH WINDS ALREADY MIXING DOWN CLOSE TO ADVISORY
CRITERIA...CURRENT HEADLINE CONFIGURATION WILL REMAIN INTACT. THE
ONLY CAVEAT THAT NEEDS ADDRESSING IS TEMPERATURES IN THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY AREA HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING. THOUGH THIS WILL
LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW...ANY WRAP AROUND
SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN A HAZARD WHEN COMBINED WITH THE
WINDS. THERE REMAINS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY OVER THE DEGREE OF
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THAT CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES...THOUGH IT CONTINUES TO BE THE NORTHEAST THAT HAS THE
BEST POTENTIAL FOR SNOW AND THUS VISIBILITY ISSUES.
AS FOR TEMPERATURES TODAY...OUTSIDE OF THE MOBRIDGE AREA...COLD
ADVECTION IS ONLY STARTING...WITH AM TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 30S.
TEMPERATURE IN BISMARK HAS FALLEN 13 DEGREES IN THE LAST 3
HOURS...SUGGESTING WE HAVE PEAKED...AND WILL SEE FALLING READINGS
THROUGH THE DAY.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES THIS EVENING...HOWEVER SURFACE HIGH
REMAINS NORTH OF THE AREA. WITH CONTINUED COLD ADVECTION AND
MIXING...TEMPERATURES AND WIND WILL COMBINE TO REACH WIND CHILL
ADVISORY CRITERIA BY MORNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY MAY NOT
REACH ZERO FAHRENHEIT DUE TO SNOW COVER AND LITTLE MIXING...THOUGH
THIS IS NOT UNHEARD OF IN MID/LATE FEBRUARY. ANTICIPATE READINGS
COULD BOTTOM OUT WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SURFACE HIGH NORTHEAST OF
THE CWA AND A NEGLIGIBLE PRESSURE GRADIENT...THOUGH THIS IS NOT
OUR PROTOTYPICAL SET UP FOR EXTREME COLD NIGHTS.
.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE MODELS AND GFS ENSEMBLES STILL SHOWING SOME DIFFERENCES WITH
THE UPCOMING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA TO AFFECT OUR REGION.
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
AREA DEVELOPS AND INTENSIFIES IN THE SOUTHEAST COLORADO/SOUTHWEST
KANSAS REGION. THIS LOW PRESSURE AREA THEN WEAKENS QUITE A BIT AS
IT HEADS EAST ACROSS KANSAS AND THEN NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES
REGION BY SATURDAY MORNING. THE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW SNOW
SPREADING INTO OUR CWA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT AND NOT
ENDING UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING EAST IN THE CWA. ALREADY
HAVE IN HIGH POPS ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD.
OTHERWISE...NOT MUCH WIND EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM. WITH ARCTIC
AIR IN PLACE...TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH BELOW NORMAL THROUGH THE
ENTIRE LONG TERM FROM 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR DAYTIME
HIGHS. THE EC AND GFS SHOW SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE
REGION FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT BUILDING EASTWARD.
THEY ALSO SHOW ANOTHER SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA DEVELOPING IN THE
SOUTHERN/CENTRAL PLAINS AND LIFTING EAST NORTHEAST SUNDAY...SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS COULD SPREAD MORE SNOW INTO THE REGION BUT
IS TOO EARLY TO TELL THE SIGNIFICANCE OF IT. HAVE IN CHANCES OF
SNOW FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.AVIATION...
12Z TAFS FOR THE KABR...KATY...KPIR AND KMBG TERMINALS
CAA MVFR/LOW VFR STRATUS CLOUDS WILL BE TRAVERSING OVER ALL
TERMINALS THROUGH THE DAY. SOME FLURRIES MAY FALL FROM THESE
CLOUDS WITH VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 5 MILES AT TIMES. OTHERWISE...
WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND GOOD MIXING...STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED TODAY. THESE WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING ALONG WITH THE
LOW CLOUDS MOVING OUT.
&&
.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR BROWN-
BUFFALO-CAMPBELL-CLARK-CODINGTON-CORSON-DEUEL-DEWEY-EDMUNDS-
FAULK-HAMLIN-HAND-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-LYMAN-MCPHERSON-POTTER-
SPINK-STANLEY-SULLY-WALWORTH.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR DAY-
GRANT-MARSHALL-ROBERTS.
MN...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR BIG
STONE-TRAVERSE.
&&
UPDATE...TDK
SHORT TERM...CONNELLY
LONG TERM...MOHR
AVIATION...MOHR
WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEENHazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 4:14 AM CST, 7 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 414 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-191015- TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL- ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES- LYMAN-BUFFALO- 414 AM CST MON FEB 18 2013 /314 AM MST MON FEB 18 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WRAP AROUND SNOW SHOWERS WILL MAINLY AFFECT THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA...WHILE STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS...MAINLY DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND SHOWERS MOVE EAST THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ARCTIC AIR AND LIGHT WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARD WIND CHILLS TUESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS OF -20 TO -30 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE. A STORM SYSTEM WILL EJECT ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO PARTS OF THE REGION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. CONNELLY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 11:37 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Brown, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, McPherson, Spink | 39 min |
| Feb 18, 3:19 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 17 more | 44 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.