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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Aberdeen, SD

March 3, 2013Marshall County, Roberts County, South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this winter storm warning at Mar 3, 2013, 3:50 AM CST for Marshall County, Roberts County, South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 3, 2013, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. 2 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
Mar 3, 2013, 3:50 AM CST (09:50 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 3, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 4, 2013, 11:35 AM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD

Counties Big Stone County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Marshall County, SD, Roberts County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 3, 10:29 PM CSTFREEZING RAIN 0Wheaton, MNJUST RECENTLY BEGAN TO FREEZING RAIN LIGHTLY
Mar 4, 7:36 AM CSTSNOW 1.3Wheaton, MN

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 147 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2013-03-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2013-03-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 167 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
938 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
167 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
249 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

499 
WWUS43 KABR 030950
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
350 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT...

.A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TODAY THROUGH AND MONDAY NIGHT. LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA...AND THEN SPREAD EASTWARD THIS EVENING. THE MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF
SNOW ARE EXPECTED. MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS BELOW A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE
POSSIBLE FROM THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY WESTWARD TO THE NORTHERN
MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THIS AREA WILL BE
LESS...GENERALLY 2 TO 6 INCHES. SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST
TRACK DOES REMAIN...AND ANY POTENTIAL SHIFT IN TRACK WOULD IMPACT
FORECAST SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS
THE AREA TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-032200-
/O.UPG.KABR.WS.A.0004.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KABR.WS.W.0003.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON...
SISSETON
350 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW
  CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME
  NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* OTHER IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE
  THIS EVENING. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND SPEEDS SHOULD ARE NOT
  EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR IMPACTS FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING
  SNOW...ALTHOUGH SOME BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT
  AS WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

SDZ004>006-010-011-018>020-022-032200-
/O.UPG.KABR.WS.A.0004.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KABR.WW.Y.0011.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH...
WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...CASTLEWOOD
350 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ON
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD ON SUNDAY EVENING. THE
  PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW ON SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
  PERIODS OF SNOW THEN CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME
  NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW A
  TENTH OF AN INCH. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2
  TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE WEST...TO 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE EAST.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ021-023-032200-
/O.UPG.KABR.WS.A.0004.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KABR.WW.Y.0011.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILBANK...CLEAR LAKE
350 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE ON
  SUNDAY EVENING...WITH PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW BY
  EARLY SUNDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
  MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME 
  NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION IS
  EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$


MF
7 follow-up statements
366 
WWUS43 KABR 031004 CCA
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
353 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT...

.A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA...AND THEN SPREAD EASTWARD THIS EVENING. THE MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5
TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS BELOW A TENTH
OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY WESTWARD TO
THE NORTHERN MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THIS AREA
WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES. SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST
TRACK DOES REMAIN...AND ANY SHIFT IN THE STORM TRACK MAY IMPACT
WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND ICE FALLS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-032215-
/O.UPG.KABR.WS.A.0004.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
/O.COR.KABR.WS.W.0003.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON...
SISSETON
353 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW
  CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME
  NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8
  INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* OTHER IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION IS
  POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT
  EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BLOWING SNOW IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH MINOR
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AS WINDS
  INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

SDZ004>006-010-011-018>020-022-032215-
/O.UPG.KABR.WS.A.0004.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
/O.COR.KABR.WW.Y.0011.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH...
WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...CASTLEWOOD
353 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP ON
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD ON SUNDAY EVENING. THE
  PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW ON SUNDAY NIGHT WITH
  PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME
  NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW A
  TENTH OF AN INCH. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2
  TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE WEST...TO 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE EAST.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ021-023-032215-
/O.UPG.KABR.WS.A.0004.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KABR.WW.Y.0011.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILBANK...CLEAR LAKE
353 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE ON
  SUNDAY EVENING...WITH PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW BY
  EARLY SUNDAY NIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH
  MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME 
  NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION IS
  EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MF
837 
WWUS43 KABR 031453
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
853 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT...

.A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA...AND THEN SPREAD EASTWARD THIS EVENING. THE MIXED
PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF
5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS BELOW A TENTH
OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY WESTWARD TO
THE NORTHERN MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THIS AREA
WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST
TRACK DOES REMAIN...AND ANY SHIFT IN THE STORM TRACK MAY IMPACT
WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND ICE FALLS. TRAVEL MAY BECOME
HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-040300-
/O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0003.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON...
SISSETON
853 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW 
  CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME 
  NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 
  8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION IS 
  POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND SPEEDS ARE 
  NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BLOWING SNOW IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH 
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AS 
  WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

SDZ004>006-010-011-018>020-022-040300-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.130303T1800Z-130305T1200Z/
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH...
WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...CASTLEWOOD
853 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP THIS
  AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE
  PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF
  SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME 
  NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW A
  TENTH OF AN INCH. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2
  TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE WEST...TO 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE EAST.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT
  EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BLOWING SNOW IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH MINOR
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AS WINDS
  INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ021-023-040300-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILBANK...CLEAR LAKE
853 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONING TO ALL SNOW BY
  THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME 
  NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION IS
  EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
  EXPECTED.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT
  EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BLOWING SNOW IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH MINOR
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AS WINDS
  INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
724 
WWUS43 KABR 032119
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
319 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...AND
THEN SPREAD EASTWARD THIS EVENING. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL
GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW TONIGHT.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF
5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THIS AREA WILL
RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF THE
JAMES RIVER VALLEY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES. TRAVEL MAY
BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT.

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-040930-
/O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0003.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON...
SISSETON
319 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW 
  CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL
  BECOME NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 
  7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION IS 
  POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND SPEEDS ARE 
  NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BLOWING SNOW IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH 
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AS 
  WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

SDZ004>006-010-011-018>020-022-040930-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH...
WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...CASTLEWOOD
319 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO
  THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL
  SNOW TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME
  NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW A
  TENTH OF AN INCH. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1
  TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE WEST...TO 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE EAST.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BLOWING SNOW IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH MINOR 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AS WINDS 
  INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ021-023-040930-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.130304T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILBANK...CLEAR LAKE
319 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS
  THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONING
  TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
  BECOME NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION IS 
  EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE 
  EXPECTED. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BLOWING SNOW IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH MINOR 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AS WINDS 
  INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
542 
WWUS43 KABR 040106
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
706 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...A WINTER STORM IS IMPACTING THE AREA...

.A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS ENTERING THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
A BAND OF LIGHT MIXED PRECIPITATION...EXTENDING FROM NORTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA OVER TO EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...IS SLOWLY
SPREADING INTO NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION
WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5
TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE JAMES RIVER
VALLEY AREA WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WEST
OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES. TRAVEL
MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
NIGHT.

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-041315-
/O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON...
SISSETON
706 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE IN LATE THIS EVENING WITH PERIODS OF
  SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL 
  BECOME NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 
  7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...A BRIEF PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION IS 
  POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND SPEEDS ARE 
  NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BLOWING SNOW IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH 
  MINOR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AS 
  WINDS INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

SDZ004>006-010-011-018>020-022-041315-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH...
WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...CASTLEWOOD
706 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...A LIGHT BAND OF WINTRY MIX PRECIPITATION IS SPREADING
  ACROSS THE AREA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW
  LATER TONIGHT WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL 
  BECOME NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
  EXPECTED...BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW A TENTH OF AN INCH. STORM
  TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE
  WEST...TO 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE EAST.

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT
  EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BLOWING SNOW IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH MINOR
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AS WINDS
  INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. HOWEVER...TRAVEL COULD BECOME
  HAZARDOUS ON ICY...SNOW-COVERED ROADS IN BREEZY TO WINDY
  CONDITIONS MONDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ021-023-041315-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILBANK...CLEAR LAKE
706 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...A LIGHT BAND OF WINTRY MIX PRECIPITATION SPREADING INTO
  THE AREA SHOULD QUICKLY TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW WITHIN THE NEXT
  COUPLE OF HOURS. THEN...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL 
  BECOME NORTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 MPH ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION IS 
  EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE 
  EXPECTED. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT 
  EXPECTED TO CAUSE MAJOR BLOWING SNOW IMPACTS...ALTHOUGH MINOR 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY NIGHT AS WINDS 
  INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
927 
WWUS43 KABR 040510
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1110 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...A WINTER STORM IS IMPACTING THE AREA...

.A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS ENTERING THE NORTHERN PLAINS. A
BAND OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES TO SLOWLY SPREAD INTO
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY
CHANGE TO ALL SNOW LATER TONIGHT. MODERATE TO LOCALLY SIGNIFICANT
ICE ACCUMULATION IS BECOMING A THREAT NOW.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN
SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE SNOWFALL TOTALS OF
5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE JAMES RIVER
VALLEY AREA WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WEST
OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY WILL RANGE BETWEEN 1 TO 3 INCHES.
TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT.

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-041715-
/O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON...
SISSETON
1110 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN IS MOVING INTO THE AREA. LATER
  TONIGHT...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW WITH PERIODS OF
  SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL 
  BECOME NORTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT TO IN SOME CASES MODERATE ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING. ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE EIGHTH TO
  ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
  OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT...AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL DEVELOP.
  ALSO...WITH A COATING OF ICE COVERING EVERYTHING FROM POWER
  LINES TO TREES TO ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME
  EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

SDZ004>006-010-011-018>020-022-041715-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH...
WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...CASTLEWOOD
1110 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...ONE LIGHT BAND OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN IS DEPARTING
  THE AREA...WHILE ANOTHER AREA OF PRECIPITATION...MAINLY
  SNOW...APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO
  CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL 
  BECOME NORTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT TO IN SOME CASES MODERATE ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE PRAIRIE
  COTEAU OF NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE EIGHTH
  TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
  AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS THE WEST...TO 2 TO
  4 INCHES IN THE EAST.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT...AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL DEVELOP.
  ALSO...OVER AREAS IN NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE A COATING OF
  ICE COVERS EVERYTHING FROM POWER LINES TO TREES TO ROADS AND
  SIDEWALKS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT MONDAY
  NIGHT...AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ021-023-041715-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILBANK...CLEAR LAKE
1110 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA. LATER
  TONIGHT...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW WITH PERIODS OF
  SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL 
  BECOME NORTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH ON MONDAY NIGHT. 

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LIGHT TO IN SOME CASES MODERATE ICE
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE OCCURRING. ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE EIGHTH TO
  ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH IS EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
  OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT...AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL DEVELOP.
  ALSO...WITH A COATING OF ICE COVERING EVERYTHING FROM POWER
  LINES TO TREES TO ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME
  EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
805 
WWUS43 KABR 040951
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
351 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT ICING OCCURRED LAST EVENING 
OVER NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE INTERSTATE 29
CORRIDOR...WITH REPORTS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE FROM
WATERTOWN...TO WEBSTER...TO SUMMIT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW AS THE MORNING PROGRESSES...WITH SEVERAL
PERIODS OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOWFALL...VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND
STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED
VISIBILITY.

BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN...SNOWFALL 
AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS GREAT AS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT.
THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED OVER FAR NORTHEASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 
TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ALONG AND WEST OF THE
JAMES RIVER VALLEY AREA WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES.

TRAVEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. ICY ROADWAYS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY
ADDITIONAL SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-042200-
/O.CON.KABR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON...
SISSETON
351 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...ANY MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW BY 
  MID-MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
  PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING ANY LULLS IN
  PRECIPITATION. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
  BECOME NORTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION IS
  EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6
  INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE TONIGHT...AREAS 
  OF BLOWING SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL 
  DEVELOP. ALSO...WITH A COATING OF ICE COVERING EVERYTHING FROM 
  POWER LINES TO TREES TO ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...TRAVEL WILL 
  BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO 
  RESULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

SDZ003-009-042200-
/O.EXA.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
CORSON-WALWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...MOBRIDGE
351 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /251 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TUESDAY.

* TIMING...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
  PATCHY DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE DURING ANY LULLS 
  IN PRECIPITATION.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL BECOME
  NORTHWESTERLY 25 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AROUND AN INCH IS
  EXPECTED. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AREAS
  OF BLOWING SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL
  DEVELOP. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

SDZ004>006-010-011-018>020-022-042200-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH...
WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...CASTLEWOOD
351 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
  PATCHY DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE DURING ANY
  LULLS IN PRECIPITATION.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL
  BECOME NORTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION IS
  EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3
  INCHES IN THE EAST...TO AROUND AN INCH IN THE WEST.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AREAS
  OF BLOWING SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL
  DEVELOP. ALSO...OVER AREAS IN NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE A
  COATING OF ICE COVERS EVERYTHING FROM POWER LINES TO TREES TO
  ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
  MONDAY NIGHT...AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR 
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ021-023-042200-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILBANK...CLEAR LAKE
351 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.
  PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING ANY LULLS IN
  PRECIPITATION.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL 
  BECOME NORTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT. 

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION IS
  EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3
  INCHES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE TONIGHT...AREAS OF
  BLOWING SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL DEVELOP.
  ALSO...OVER AREAS IN NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE A COATING OF
  ICE COVERS EVERYTHING FROM POWER LINES TO TREES TO ROADS AND
  SIDEWALKS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT MONDAY
  NIGHT...AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

FOWLE
818 
WWUS43 KABR 041735
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1135 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PLAINS. FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT ICING OCCURRED LAST EVENING
OVER NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE INTERSTATE 29 CORRIDOR...
WITH REPORTS OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE FROM WATERTOWN...TO
WEBSTER...TO SUMMIT. PRECIPITATION SHOULD TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW
AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES...WITH SEVERAL PERIODS OF SNOW POSSIBLE
THROUGH TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...VERY STRONG
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT.
THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.

BECAUSE OF THE HIGHER AMOUNTS OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN...
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE AS GREAT AS PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED OVER FAR
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WHERE STORM
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
ALONG AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY AREA WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO
2 INCHES.

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-050545-
/O.CAN.KABR.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON...
SISSETON
1135 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 
  PATCHY DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE DURING ANY 
  LULLS IN PRECIPITATION. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BECOME
  NORTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION IS
  EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5
  INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE TONIGHT...AREAS 
  OF BLOWING SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL 
  DEVELOP. ALSO...WITH A COATING OF ICE COVERING EVERYTHING FROM 
  POWER LINES TO TREES TO ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...TRAVEL WILL 
  BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT...AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO 
  RESULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ004>006-010-011-018>020-022-050545-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH...
WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...CASTLEWOOD
1135 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 
  PATCHY DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE DURING ANY 
  LULLS IN PRECIPITATION. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL 
  BECOME NORTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. 

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION IS 
  EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 
  INCHES IN THE EAST...TO AROUND AN INCH IN THE WEST. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AREAS 
  OF BLOWING SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL 
  DEVELOP. ALSO...OVER AREAS IN NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE A 
  COATING OF ICE COVERS EVERYTHING FROM POWER LINES TO TREES TO 
  ROADS AND SIDEWALKS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT 
  MONDAY NIGHT...AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ021-023-050545-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MILBANK...CLEAR LAKE
1135 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 
  PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING ANY LULLS IN 
  PRECIPITATION. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
  BECOME NORTHWESTERLY 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION IS 
  EXPECTED. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 
  INCHES. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE TONIGHT...AREAS OF 
  BLOWING SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL DEVELOP. 
  ALSO...OVER AREAS IN NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE A COATING OF 
  ICE COVERS EVERYTHING FROM POWER LINES TO TREES TO ROADS AND 
  SIDEWALKS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT MONDAY 
  NIGHT...AND POWER OUTAGES COULD ALSO RESULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ003-009-050545-
/O.CON.KABR.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130305T1200Z/
CORSON-WALWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...MOBRIDGE
1135 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 /1035 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013/

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM
MST/ TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SEVERAL ROUNDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. 
  PATCHY DRIZZLE OR FREEZING DRIZZLE IS POSSIBLE DURING ANY 
  LULLS IN PRECIPITATION. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WEST NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AROUND AN INCH IS 
  EXPECTED. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...AS WIND SPEEDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...AREAS 
  OF BLOWING SNOW AND OCCASIONALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL 
  DEVELOP. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Mar 2, 11:56 PM CST, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 11:56 PM CST, 3 hours 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1156 PM CST SAT MAR 2 2013

.UPDATE...
SEE BELOW FOR AN UPDATED AVIATION FORECAST DISCUSSION.

THE ONLY CHANGES TO THE GOING FORECAST WERE TO ACCOUNT FOR
TEMPERATURES COOLING FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED AS WELL AS TO ADD
PATCHY FOG FURTHER WEST. BOUNDARY LAYER CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR AT
LEAST PATCHY FOG FORMATION TO JUST WEST OF THE MO RIVER VALLEY.
NAM/GFS/SREF BUFKIT SOUNDINGS ALL SHOW BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE
BENEATH AN INVERSION SUFFICIENT FOR PATCHY FOG FORMATION GIVEN
LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. FOR THIS REASON THE PATCHY FOG
MENTION WAS EXTENDED FURTHER WEST WITH DEVELOPMENT STILL EXPECTED
AROUND THE MIDNIGHT TIMEFRAME. NO OTHER CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE
FORECAST AT THIS TIME.

&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF A WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO BE THE MAIN
FORECAST CHALLENGE. P-TYPE AS WELL AS THE PLACEMENT OF THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM IS STILL QUESTIONABLE AT THIS
TIME. THAT SAID...THERE IS GENERAL AGREEMENT AMONG MODELS WITH
PCPN BEGINNING IN NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE LATE
MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. THE INITIAL P-TYPE IS STILL RATHER
DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE AS WAA OVER RIDING A SNOW PACK MAY CAUSE A
WINTRY MIX OF PCPN. THE TOP DOWN WEATHER TOOL USING THE GFS
THERMAL PROFILE SUGGEST THE LEADING EDGE OF THE INITIAL PCPN WILL
FALL AS SNOW...WITH A BRIEF MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW ON
THE BACK SIDE. HAVE ADDED MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS INTO THE GRIDS
BASED ON THE SREF PROBABILITY AND HPC ICE ACCUM OUTPUT. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BEST FROM MOBRIDE TO MILLER. ALL PCPN EAST
OF MOBRIDGE TO MILLER WILL LIKELY FALL AS ALL SNOW.

THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS ON SUNDAY/MONDAY MORNING FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST A LINE
FROM EUREKA TO WATERTOWN....INCLUDING ABERDEEN. THIS AREA AND TIME
PERIOD IS WHERE MODELS PINPOINT THEIR HIGHEST DERIVED
PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL PLACEMENT WITH LOWER VALUES ADVECTING IN
FROM THE NORTHWEST AFTER 12Z MONDAY.

A DRY SLOT LOOKS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTH
CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. MODELS EVEN SHOW POSSIBLE CLEARING SKIES
WITH MU-CAPE VALUES BRIEFLY REACHING 35 J/KG. AM BEGINNING TO
WONDER IF SNOW SHOWERS/SQUALLS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE KPIR AS CAA
ENCOUNTERS THE MODERATE UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT. GUESS IT IS
METEOROLOGICAL SPRING AFTER ALL.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES ITS TREK THROUGH THE DAKOTAS AT
THE START OF THE PERIOD. EXPECT SNOW TO TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO
EAST TUESDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN. PRESSURE RISES
WILL CAUSE GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP ON TUESDAY WEST OF THE
MISSOURI...AND POSSIBLY ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE COTEAU
IN THE EAST. WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS FOR POTENTIAL BLOWING SNOW
CONCERNS.

AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST TUESDAY NIGHT COULD SEE SOME SUBSTANTIAL
RADIATIONAL COOLING OVER THE NEW SNOW PACK...EVEN WITH THE UPPER
RIDGE NUDGING IN SOME WARMER AIR AT H85. JAMES RIVER EAST MAY NEED
TO HAVE TEMPS DROPPED A GOOD TEN DEGREES FOR WED MORNING IN FUTURE
FORECASTS IF TIMING OF SFC HIGH MOVEMENT HOLDS.

ANOTHER LOW MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS ON THURSDAY. AT THIS
TIME IT LOOKS LIKE MOST OF THE ASSOCIATED PRECIP WILL STAY IN
NORTH DAKOTA...BUT CANNOT RULE OUT SOME SNOW OR RAIN/SNOW MIX
ALONG THE SD NORTHERN TIER COUNTIES. THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD
IS EXPECTED TO BE DRY WITH SFC HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATING.
TEMPERATURES IN THE EASTERN CWA WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE
FREEZING MARK WHILE WESTERN AREAS WILL BE CLOSE TO 50 BY MID WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS FOR THE KABR...KATY...KPIR AND KMBG TERMINALS

STILL HANGING ON TO VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA UNDER
SCT/BKN MID AND HIGH CLOUDS. WITH HIGH SURFACE MOISTURE IN PLACE
AND LOW LEVEL WAA CONTINUING...STILL THINKING THAT SOME LIGHT FOG
DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING AT
ANY OF THE FOUR TERMINALS PER LIGHT WINDS AND A FEW BREAKS IN SKY
COVER POSSIBLE. LIGHT FOG CONDITIONS COULD LINGER DURING THE DAY
SUNDAY BEFORE SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 KNOTS DEVELOP...AND
PRECIPITATION CHANCES START TO TAKE OVER AS PRIMARY SENSIBLE
WEATHER CONCERN.

AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE IN
THE DAY ON SUNDAY...CIGS WILL GRADUALLY FALL TO MVFR...FIRST OUT
WEST AND THEN SPREADING EAST. P-TYPE IS A TOUGH CALL. THERE IS
PLENTY OF WARM...ABOVE FREEZING AIR ALOFT OVER THE KPIR AND KMBG
TERMINALS. SO ON SUNDAY...AS PRECIPITATION REACHING THE GROUND
BEGINS TO SPREAD INTO THE FORECAST AREA...CONFIDENCE OF FREEZING
RAIN AND/OR RAIN DEVELOPING AT KPIR AND KMBG IS FAIRLY HIGH. BY
THE END OF THE DAY AT KMBG...COOLING TO WET-BULB SHOULD YIELD SNOW
AS THE DOMINANT P-TYPE.

FURTHER EAST...KABR AND KATY PROBABLY WILL NOT SEE PRECIPITATION
REACHING THE GROUND UNTIL VERY LATE IN THE DAY. DOMINANT P-TYPE AT
KABR AND KATY IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO BE SNOW. HOWEVER...THE
TRACK OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS STILL BEING WORKED OUT...AND
ANY SLIGHT SHIFT IN THE TRACK COULD END UP DRAWING FREEZING
RAIN/SLEET P-TYPE OVER TO KABR AND KATY IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING BEFORE WET-BULBING THINGS OUT WOULD
EVENTUALLY TURN DOMINANT P-TYPE OVER TO SNOW LATER SUNDAY EVENING.
IF LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATION ON AIRCRAFT IS A CONCERN...THEN THE
HANGERING OF AIRCRAFT...IF POSSIBLE...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA.

&&

.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
     FOR BROWN-CAMPBELL-CLARK-CODINGTON-DAY-DEUEL-EDMUNDS-GRANT-
     HAMLIN-MARSHALL-MCPHERSON-ROBERTS-SPINK.

MN...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
     FOR BIG STONE-TRAVERSE.

&&

UPDATE...TVT
SHORT TERM...SD
LONG TERM...WISE
AVIATION...DORN

WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 2, 4:01 AM CST, 23 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
401 AM CST SAT MAR 2 2013

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-031015-
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-
401 AM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 /301 AM MST SAT MAR 2 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

PATCHY DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY
SNOWFALL GREATER THAN 6 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION. A
LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...OR SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE
ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THE FORECAST
TRACK DOES REMAIN...AND ANY POTENTIAL SHIFT IN TRACK WOULD IMPACT
FORECAST SNOW AMOUNTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

FOWLE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 3:50 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABRBrown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson, Day and 17 more50 hr
Mar 3, 2:36 PM CSTWind AdvisoryABRBuffalo, Dewey, Faulk, Hand, Hughes, Hyde and 5 more41 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in South Dakota, 2013Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2013Every winter storm warning in 2013

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.