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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this winter storm warning at Mar 10, 2013, 2:32 PM CDT for 5 counties in Iowa; Dakota County, Nebraska. It was in force for 11 hr. 18 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 10, 2013, 2:32 PM CDT (19:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2013, 2:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Ida County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Dakota County, NE
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 3:58 PM CDT | SNOW 3 | Peterson, IA | |
| Mar 10, 4:15 PM CDT | SNOW 5 | 4 Ne Battle Creek, IA | |
| Mar 10, 4:15 PM CDT | SNOW 5 | Cherokee, IA | |
| Mar 10, 4:20 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Storm Lake, IA | |
| Mar 10, 4:30 PM CDT | SNOW 4 | Wnw Everly, IA | |
| Mar 10, 4:43 PM CDT | SNOW 6 | 2 N Sioux City, IA | |
| Mar 10, 5:05 PM CDT | SNOW 7.8 | Sioux City, IA | STORM TOTAL SO FAR |
| Mar 10, 5:56 PM CDT | SNOW 7 | Cherokee, IA | |
| Mar 10, 6:07 PM CDT | SNOW 7.5 | 4 E Sioux Rapids, IA | STILL SNOWING HEAVILY |
| Mar 10, 7:03 PM CDT | SNOW 8.3 | Sioux City, IA | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 10, 8:36 PM CDT | SNOW 10 | Cherokee, IA | |
| Mar 10, 8:43 PM CDT | SNOW 9 | Aurelia, IA | |
| Mar 10, 8:43 PM CDT | SNOW 9 | Moville, IA | |
| Mar 10, 10:00 PM CDT | SNOW 14 | Sioux Rapids, IA | |
| Mar 10, 10:54 PM CDT | SNOW 7.6 | 2 N Sioux City, IA | RELAYED FROM KTIV TV. |
| Mar 10, 11:00 PM CDT | SNOW 9.5 | Peterson, IA | STILL SNOWING |
| Mar 10, 11:41 PM CDT | HEAVY SNOW 9.8 | Sioux City, IA | STORM TOTAL |
| Mar 11, 12:00 AM CDT | SNOW 11 | 3 W Oto, IA | STORM TOTAL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 357 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
888 WWUS43 KFSD 101932 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 232 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 IAZ014-021-022-032-110345- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130311T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0002.130310T1932Z-130311T0700Z/ CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 232 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE QUITE HEAVY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 AND A HALF TO 4 AND A HALF INCHES ARE LIKELY. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND THE STORM LAKE AREA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON...AND WILL STILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN BLOWING SNOW...TO AT OR LESS THAN A HALF MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WIND 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. && $$ IAZ031-110300- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130311T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0002.130310T1932Z-130311T0300Z/ WOODBURY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIOUX CITY 232 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE QUITE HEAVY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND TWO AND A HALF INCHES ARE QUITE POSSIBLE...ON TOP OF THE SNOW WHICH HAS ALREADY FALLEN. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON...AND WILL STILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG EARLY THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN BLOWING SNOW...TO AT OR LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WIND MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NEZ014-110300- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130310T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0002.130310T1932Z-130311T0300Z/ DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SOUTH SIOUX CITY 232 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE QUITE HEAVY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND TWO AND A HALF INCHES ARE QUITE POSSIBLE...ON TOP OF THE SNOW WHICH HAS ALREADY FALLEN. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON...AND WILL STILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG EARLY THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN BLOWING SNOW...TO AT OR LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WIND 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. && $$ IAZ003-013-020-110300- /O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130311T0300Z/ DICKINSON-OBRIEN-PLYMOUTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...LE MARS 232 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND RIGHT INTO THE EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH AND A HALF TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF SNOW. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH FOR THE AFTERNOON...AND WILL STILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG EARLY THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN BLOWING SNOW...TO AT OR LESS THAN A MILE IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SDZ070-102200- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130310T2200Z/ CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERMILLION 232 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR... GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ IAZ001-002-012-NEZ013-SDZ071-102200- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130310T2200Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-SIOUX-DIXON-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 232 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR... GENERALLY AROUND AN INCH OR LESS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
264 WWUS43 KFSD 102205 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 505 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 IAZ002-012-SDZ071-110500- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130310T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130311T0500Z/ OSCEOLA-SIOUX-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 505 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. * TIMING...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH OR TWO. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SDZ070-102315- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130310T2200Z/ CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERMILLION 505 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SNOW HAS GENERALLY ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...SOME LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE. $$ IAZ001-NEZ013-102315- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130310T2200Z/ LYON-DIXON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN 505 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SNOW HAS GENERALLY ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...SOME LIGHT SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE. $$ IAZ031-NEZ014-110500- /O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130311T0500Z/ WOODBURY-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIOUX CITY...SOUTH SIOUX CITY 505 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE QUITE HEAVY INTO THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN BLOWING SNOW...TO AT OR LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WIND MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IAZ014-021-022-032-110615- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130311T0700Z/ CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 505 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE QUITE HEAVY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND THE STORM LAKE AREA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN BLOWING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WIND 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. && $$ IAZ003-013-020-110500- /O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130311T0500Z/ DICKINSON-OBRIEN-PLYMOUTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...LE MARS 505 PM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND RIGHT INTO THE EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING IN BLOWING SNOW...TO AT OR LESS THAN A MILE IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
969 WWUS43 KFSD 110523 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1223 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013 IAZ031-NEZ014-110630- /O.EXP.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130311T0500Z/ WOODBURY-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIOUX CITY...SOUTH SIOUX CITY 1223 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... SNOW HAS CONTINUED TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA AND THUS THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA MAKING BLOWING SNOW LESS OF A THREAT AS THE MORNING WEARS ON. $$ IAZ002-003-012-013-020-SDZ071-110630- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130311T0500Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-PLYMOUTH-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY... SANBORN...LE MARS...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1223 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SNOW HAS CONTINUED TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA AND THUS THE ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA MAKING BLOWING SNOW LESS OF A THREAT AS THE MORNING WEARS ON. $$ IAZ014-021-022-032-110700- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130311T0700Z/ CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 1223 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...THEN DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE QUITE HEAVY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND THE STORM LAKE AREA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN BLOWING SNOW...WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND WIND 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 7:13 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Lyon | 14 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:46 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 70 hr |
| Mar 10, 1:12 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Lyon, Osceola, Sioux | 4 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Iowa, 2013Winter Storm Warnings in Nebraska, 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.