Alert archive / South Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this blizzard warning at Jan 15, 2014, 4:02 AM CST for 14 counties in South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 16, 2014, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 16 hr. 16 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
- Jan 15, 2014, 4:02 AM CST (10:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 16, 2014, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 16, 2014, 7:26 PM CST
- In force
- 16 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 10:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 7:31 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Hayti, SD | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY MULTIPLE TIMES THIS MORNING IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 53 MPH...HIGHEST GUST THUS FAR IN CASTLEWOOD 53 MPH AT 731 AM CST |
| Jan 16, 7:46 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 17 Ssw Peever, SD | JUNCTION US 281 TO JUNCTION INTERSTATE 29...VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE...BLOWING SNOW...AREAS OF SNOW...WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH |
| Jan 16, 7:46 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 7 E Groton, SD | JUNCTION US 281 TO JUNCTION INTERSTATE 29...VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE...BLOWING SNOW...AREAS OF SNOW...WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 56 MPH |
| Jan 16, 7:46 AM CST | BLIZZARD | E Summit, SD | JUNCTION US 281 TO JUNCTION INTERSTATE 29...VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE...BLOWING SNOW...AREAS OF SNOW...WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 50 MPH |
| Jan 16, 8:29 AM CST | BLIZZARD | 2 W Aberdeen, SD | FROM 8 MILES EAST OF JUNCTION SOUTH DAKOTA 45 NORTH TO JUNCTION US 281...VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE EIGHTH MILE...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...WINDS 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH |
| Jan 16, 8:30 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Mellette, SD | VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW NEAR MELLETTE. WINDS OCCASSIONALLY GUSTING OVER 50 MPH AT THE MELLETTE RWIS STATION. |
| Jan 16, 9:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Britton, SD | VISIBILITY REDUCED TO LESS THAN A BLOCK IN TOWN |
| Jan 16, 9:30 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Clear Lake, SD | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY MULTIPLE TIMES THIS MORNING IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH |
| Jan 16, 9:50 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Leola, SD | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY MULTIPLE TIMES THIS MORNING IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...PEAK WIND GUST THUS FAR AT SDSU LEOLA STATION HAS BEEN 56 MPH |
| Jan 16, 9:57 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Miller, SD | HAND COUNTY EM REPORTS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS NEAR MILLER. VISBILITY WELL BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE DUE TO BLOWING SNOW...PROBABLY ONLY 2 OR 3 CAR LENGTHS. |
| Jan 16, 10:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Clark, SD | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY MULTIPLE TIMES THIS MORNING IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH...HIGHEST GUST AT CLARK RWIS THUS FAR 56 MPH AT 5 AM CST |
| Jan 16, 10:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Craven Corner, SD | VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE...AT TIMES NEAR ZERO...ALONG US 12 NEAR CRAVEN CORNER PER REPORTS AND SDDOT WEBCAM. |
| Jan 16, 10:10 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Faulkton, SD | VISIBILITY HAS DROPPED TO NEAR ZERO MORE THAN ONCE SO FAR THIS MORNING IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH |
| Jan 16, 10:23 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Watertown, SD | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY MULTIPLE TIMES THIS MORNING IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH |
| Jan 16, 11:26 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Wheaton, MN | VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE NEAR WHEATON DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. |
| Jan 16, 11:36 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Ortonville, MN | INTERMITTENT VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO IN BIG STONE COUNTY DUE TO FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. |
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, 10.0 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
- 905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 172 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
741 WWUS43 KABR 151002 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 402 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY... .A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN LAKES REGION WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE DAKOTAS. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. WRAP AROUND SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALTHOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN RATHER LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM. MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-152215- /O.UPG.KABR.BZ.A.0001.140116T0600Z-140117T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KABR.BZ.W.0002.140116T0900Z-140117T0600Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...ABERDEEN... BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN... MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 402 AM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DIMINISH UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH ANY SNOW SHOWERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE PRAIRIE COTEAU. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ CONNELLY
7 follow-up statements
671 WWUS43 KABR 151941 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 141 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ON THURSDAY... .A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN LAKES REGION WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE DAKOTAS. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. WRAP AROUND SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALTHOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN RATHER LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM. MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-160745- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0002.140116T0900Z-140117T0600Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...ABERDEEN... BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN... MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 141 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DIMINISH UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH ANY SNOW SHOWERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE PRAIRIE COTEAU. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$
995 WWUS43 KABR 160131 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 731 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN LAKES REGION WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE DAKOTAS. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALTHOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN RATHER LIMITED. MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-161515- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0002.140116T0900Z-140117T0600Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...ABERDEEN... BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN... MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 731 PM CST WED JAN 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL FORM AND MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DIMINISH UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH SNOW SHOWERS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE GLACIAL LAKES AND SISSETON HILLS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VERY LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY. 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. && $$
073 WWUS43 KABR 161015 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 415 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TODAY... .A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN LAKES REGION WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE DAKOTAS TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL RESULT IN INTERMITTENT WHITE OUT CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. WHERE LIGHT SNOW HAS FALLEN EARLIER...GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL ALSO OCCUR. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL BE LIMITED TO AN INCH OR LESS WITH THIS SYSTEM. MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-162215- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0600Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...ABERDEEN... BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN... MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 415 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DIMINISH UNTIL THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UPWARDS OF 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE GLACIAL LAKES AND SISSETON HILLS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VERY LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ CONNELLY
370 WWUS43 KABR 161555 AAA WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 955 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TODAY... .A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WILL RESULT IN INTERMITTENT WHITE OUT CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE SNOW COMBINED WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO OCCUR. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO AN INCH OR LESS WITH THIS SYSTEM. SDZ005-010-017-037-170400- /O.EXA.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0600Z/ MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-HAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...IPSWICH...FAULKTON...MILLER 955 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VERY LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY. 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. && $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-170400- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0600Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK- CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...ABERDEEN... BRITTON...SISSETON...WEBSTER...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN... MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 955 AM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE GLACIAL LAKES AND SISSETON HILLS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VERY LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MOHR
517 WWUS43 KABR 161858 AAA WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1258 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TODAY... .A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION INTO THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO OCCUR. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED TO AN INCH OR LESS WITH THIS SYSTEM. SDZ005-006-010-017-018-037-170000- /O.EXT.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0000Z/ MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-HAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH... FAULKTON...REDFIELD...MILLER 1258 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO EARLY EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 ARE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VERY LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY. 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. && $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-170300- /O.EXT.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT- HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON... SISSETON...WEBSTER...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD... CLEAR LAKE 1258 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF MORE THAN 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 1 INCH WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER THE GLACIAL LAKES AND SISSETON HILLS. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VERY LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MOHR
065 WWUS43 KABR 170003 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 603 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 .A CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION INTO THE EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. SDZ005-006-010-017-018-037-170115- /O.CAN.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0000Z/ MCPHERSON-BROWN-EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-HAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...IPSWICH... FAULKTON...REDFIELD...MILLER 603 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE WINDS DECREASE. $$ SDZ007-011-019-170115- /O.CAN.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/ MARSHALL-DAY-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRITTON...WEBSTER...CLARK 603 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE WINDS DECREASE. $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ008-020>023-170300- /O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...SISSETON... WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 603 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS EVENING. * WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF MORE THAN 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO FURTHER ACCUMULATION. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY. 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. && $$ TDK
991 WWUS43 KABR 170126 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 726 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 MNZ039-046-SDZ008-020>023-170230- /O.CAN.KABR.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140117T0300Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...SISSETON... WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE 726 PM CST THU JAN 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED MARKEDLY ACROSS THE REGION AS THE SNOW ENDS AND THE WINDS DECREASE. $$ TDK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 3:52 AM CST | High Wind Warning | ABR | Buffalo, Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk and 10 more | 38 hr |
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