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Blizzard Warning 6, NWS Aberdeen, SD

January 25, 201415 counties in South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this blizzard warning at Jan 25, 2014, 2:01 PM CST for 15 counties in South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 26, 2014, 1:57 AM CST. It was in force for 28 hr. 25 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 25, 2014, 2:01 PM CST (20:01 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 26, 2014, 1:57 AM CST
Expired
Jan 27, 2014, 5:30 AM CST
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD

Counties Big Stone County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Brown County, SD, Campbell 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, Marshall County, SD, McPherson County, SD, Roberts County, SD, Spink County, SD, Walworth County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:07 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
Jan 26, 1:57 AM CSTBLIZZARDSisseton, SDSHERIFFS OFFICE ADVISING NO TRAVEL IN ROBERTS COUNTY...BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 207 AND 213 ALONG INTERSTATE 29...SUMMIT TO WILMOT...ZERO VISIBILITY REPORTED IN BLOWING SNOW...CARS IN THE DITCH...PEAK WIND GUST AT SUMMIT RWIS HAS BEEN 57 MPH SO FAR
Jan 26, 2:00 AM CSTBLIZZARD7 W Marvin, SDWHITEOUT CONDITIONS REPORTED ALONG INTERSTATE 29.
Jan 26, 2:40 AM CSTBLIZZARDWebster, SDWHITEOUT CONDITIONS REPORTED BETWEEN WEBSTER AND WAUBAY.
Jan 26, 4:00 AM CSTBLIZZARD7 W Summit, SDZERO VISIBILITY REPORTED FROM 7 MILES WEST OF SUMMIT TO SUMMIT.
Jan 26, 9:00 AM CSTBLIZZARD5 W Sisseton, SDZERO VISIBILITY AND BLOWING SNOW
Jan 26, 12:25 PM CSTBLIZZARDEden, SDWHITEOUT CONDITIONS REPORTED WITH BLOWING SNOW AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
Jan 26, 12:30 PM CSTBLIZZARDAberdeen, SDLESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE VISIBILITY WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
Jan 26, 12:40 PM CSTBLIZZARDIpswich, SDVISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH BLOWING SNOW
Jan 26, 12:45 PM CSTBLIZZARDFaulkton, SDVISIBILITY FREQUENTLY BELOW A QUARTER MILE.
Jan 26, 12:45 PM CSTBLIZZARDIpswich, SDVISIBILITY FREQUENTLY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE.
Jan 26, 1:00 PM CSTBLIZZARDPollock, SDVISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AND NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
Jan 26, 1:13 PM CSTBLIZZARD8 W Redfield, SDWHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW AND WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH
Jan 26, 1:25 PM CSTBLIZZARDEureka, SDVISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE WITH BLOWING SNOW AND WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH
Jan 26, 1:30 PM CSTBLIZZARDClark, SDWHITEOUT CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW AND WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
Jan 26, 1:35 PM CSTBLIZZARDWatertown, SDVISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE WITH BLOWING SNOW AND WIND GUSTS OF 40-45 MPH
Jan 26, 2:11 PM CSTBLIZZARD2 N Correll, MNVISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 4 MILE IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
Jan 26, 2:11 PM CSTBLIZZARD2 N Correll, MNVISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.
Jan 26, 2:22 PM CSTBLIZZARDWheaton, MNVISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 4 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH.
Jan 26, 2:22 PM CSTBLIZZARDWheaton, MNVISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH.
Jan 26, 2:32 PM CSTBLIZZARDBryant, SDVISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 4 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
Jan 26, 2:32 PM CSTBLIZZARDBryant, SDVISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
Jan 26, 2:43 PM CSTBLIZZARDClear Lake, SDVISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 4 MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
Jan 26, 2:43 PM CSTBLIZZARDClear Lake, SDVISIBILITY LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
Jan 26, 3:13 PM CSTBLIZZARD4 N Hoven, SDVISIBILITY FREQUENTLY LESS THAN A QUATER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
Jan 26, 3:47 PM CSTBLIZZARDWatertown, SDINTERSTATE 29 CLOSED DUE TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 59 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 12:00Z on 2014-01-25Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2014-01-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 173 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
678 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
110 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
173 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
294 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.

671 
WWUS43 KABR 252001
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
201 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

...VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED SUNDAY...

.A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
REGION ON SUNDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS AND VERY
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-017>023-260815-
/O.UPG.KABR.BZ.A.0003.140126T1200Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KABR.BZ.W.0006.140126T1200Z-140127T0600Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY-
FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...EUREKA...
ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...FAULKTON...
REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE
201 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING 
  HOURS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS 
  AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. 

* SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE AROUND AN INCH WITHIN THE
  JAMES VALLEY TO OVER 3 INCHES FOR THE SISSETON HILLS...MOST OF
  WHICH WILL FALL BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS ON THE BACK SIDE
  OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST OF THE BLOWING SNOW
  ISSUES EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA.

* 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
9 follow-up statements
012 
WWUS43 KABR 260228
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
828 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

...VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED SUNDAY...

.A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE
REGION ON SUNDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING SNOW SHOWERS AND VERY
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TO THE AREA. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG
WINDS AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-017>023-261800-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0006.140126T1200Z-140127T0600Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY-
FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...EUREKA...
ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...FAULKTON...
REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE
828 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING 
  HOURS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING ON SUNDAY. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 35
  TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT. THE
  COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY
  TO NEAR ZERO.

* SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE AROUND AN INCH WITHIN THE
  JAMES VALLEY TO OVER 3 INCHES FOR THE SISSETON HILLS...MOST OF
  WHICH WILL FALL BEFORE SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS ON THE BACK
  SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE NEW SNOW ON THE GROUND WILL LIKELY
  COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND CAUSE EXTREMELY POOR
  VISIBILITIES ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE AREA.

* 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.

&&

$$
496 
WWUS43 KABR 260757
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
157 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH RECENT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN FAR
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. BLIZZARD
CONDITION WILL DEVELOP FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY
LATER THIS MORNING ONCE A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT SURGES SOUTHWARD.

MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-017>023-262000-
/O.EXT.KABR.BZ.W.0006.140126T0757Z-140127T0600Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY-
FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...EUREKA...
ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...FAULKTON...
REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE
157 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR LOCATIONS IN FAR
  NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA THROUGH TODAY.
  BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY WILL DEVELOP
  DURING THE MORNING HOURS...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  60 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG
  WINDS AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO.

* SNOW...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE AROUND AN INCH WITHIN THE
  JAMES VALLEY TO OVER 3 INCHES FOR THE SISSETON HILLS...MOST OF
  WHICH WILL FALL BEFORE SUNRISE. SNOW SHOWERS ON THE BACK SIDE
  OF THIS SYSTEM AND THE NEW SNOW ON THE GROUND WILL LIKELY
  COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND CAUSE EXTREMELY POOR
  VISIBILITIES ON SUNDAY ACROSS THE AREA.

* 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.

&&

$$
076 
WWUS43 KABR 261623
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1023 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON...

.HEAVY SNOW IS ON THE WAY OUT...HOWEVER LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS WILL
LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AS WINDS PICK UP DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND THOUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE
EVENING. 

MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-017>023-270430-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY-
FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...EUREKA...
ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...FAULKTON...
REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE
1023 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...AS WINDS PICK UP THROUGH THE DAY...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
  WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF 
  THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. 

* SNOW...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OFF AND
  ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATION. 

* 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
970 
WWUS43 KABR 261844
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1244 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY...

.OFF AND ON LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE EVENING.

SDZ004-009-270600-
/O.EXA.KABR.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...MOBRIDGE
1244 PM CST SUN JAN 26 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...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.  

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF 
  THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. 

* SNOW...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OFF 
  AND ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL 
  ACCUMULATION. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...THE COMBINATION OF
  COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL
  VALUES FALLING TO MINUS 25 TO MINUS 35 DEGREES BY THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-017>023-270600-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY-
FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...EUREKA...
ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...FAULKTON...
REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE
1244 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.  

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF 
  THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. 

* SNOW...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OFF 
  AND ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL 
  ACCUMULATION. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ALSO...THE COMBINATION OF
  COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL
  VALUES FALLING TO MINUS 25 TO MINUS 40 DEGREES BY THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

CONNELLY
355 
WWUS43 KABR 262033
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
233 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAY...

.OFF AND ON LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY WITH PATCHY BLOWING SNOW
INTO THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF A NORTHWEST BREEZE AND VERY
COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS WIND CHILL VALUES WELL
INTO TUESDAY.

MNZ039-046-SDZ004>011-017>023-270845-
/O.NEW.KABR.WC.W.0003.140127T0300Z-140128T1800Z/
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-
WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-
DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...HERREID...
EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...
WEBSTER...FAULKTON...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...
CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE
233 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF 
  THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. 

* SNOW...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OFF AND
  ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL
  ACCUMULATION.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN MINUS
  35 AND MINUS 50 DEGREES BY MONDAY MORNING...REMAINING WITHIN
  THAT RANGE INTO THE DAY TUESDAY.

* 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.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

SDZ003-015-016-033>037-045-048-051-270845-
/O.NEW.KABR.WC.Y.0004.140127T0300Z-140128T1800Z/
CORSON-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-
BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...
FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...MURDO...
PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON
233 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 /133 PM MST SUN JAN 26 2014/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY. 

* WIND...WIND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE
  EVENING...HOWEVER A NORTHWEST BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO
  TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN MINUS
  25 AND MINUS 35 DEGREES BY MONDAY MORNING...REMAINING WITHIN
  THAT RANGE INTO THE DAY TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

CONNELLY
316 
WWUS43 KABR 270245
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
845 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SLOWLY ENDING...EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILLS
DEVELOPING...

.VERY COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION
OVERNIGHT...PROMOTING VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AND SOME BLOWING SNOW
YET THIS EVENING OVER NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  

SDZ004>006-009-010-017-018-271445-
/O.CAN.KABR.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.CON.KABR.WC.W.0003.140127T0300Z-140128T1800Z/
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...
MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...FAULKTON...REDFIELD
845 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

* WIND...WIND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING... 
  HOWEVER A NORTHWEST BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO 
  TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN MINUS
  35 AND MINUS 45 DEGREES BY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-271445-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.CON.KABR.WC.W.0003.140127T0300Z-140128T1800Z/
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
845 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SPORADIC BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL
  MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED
  THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW
  WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* SNOW...SNOW SHOWERS ARE GRADUALLY ENDING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN MINUS
  35 AND MINUS 50 DEGREES BY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

SDZ003-015-016-033>037-045-048-051-271445-
/O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0004.140127T0300Z-140128T1800Z/
CORSON-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-
BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...
FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...MURDO...
PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON
845 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 /745 PM MST SUN JAN 26 2014/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TUESDAY...

* WIND...WIND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING...
  HOWEVER A NORTHWEST BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN MINUS
  25 AND MINUS 35 DEGREES OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
186 
WWUS43 KABR 270434
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1034 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
CONTINUE ALONG I29 CORRIDOR...

.VERY COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION
OVERNIGHT...PROMOTING VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AND SOME BLOWING SNOW
OVER ESPECIALLY FAR NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. 

SDZ008-021-023-271645-
/O.EXT.KABR.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/
/O.CON.KABR.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
ROBERTS-GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SISSETON...MILBANK...CLEAR LAKE
1034 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SPORADIC BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE LOW
  VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT.  

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN MINUS
  35 AND MINUS 50 DEGREES BY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. LOW
  VISIBILITY WILL MAKING DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-011-019-020-022-271645-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.CON.KABR.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON...
WEBSTER...CLARK...WATERTOWN...CASTLEWOOD
1034 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SPORADIC BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 
  MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS 
  AND SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

* SNOW...SNOW SHOWERS ARE GRADUALLY ENDING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 
  MINUS 35 AND MINUS 50 DEGREES BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

SDZ004>006-009-010-017-018-271645-
/O.CON.KABR.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...
MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...FAULKTON...REDFIELD
1034 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

* WIND...WIND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING... 
  HOWEVER A NORTHWEST BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO 
  TUESDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 
  MINUS 35 AND MINUS 45 DEGREES BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

SDZ003-015-016-033>037-045-048-051-271645-
/O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
CORSON-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-
BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...
FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...MURDO...
PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON
1034 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 /934 PM MST SUN JAN 26 2014/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TUESDAY...

* WIND...WIND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EVENING... 
  HOWEVER A NORTHWEST BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 
  MINUS 25 AND MINUS 35 DEGREES OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
406 
WWUS43 KABR 270555
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1155 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILLS DEVELOPING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
CONTINUE ALONG I29 CORRIDOR...

.VERY COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION
OVERNIGHT...PROMOTING VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AND SOME BLOWING SNOW
OVER ESPECIALLY FAR NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-011-019-020-022-271800-
/O.CAN.KABR.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.CON.KABR.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MARSHALL-DAY-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...BRITTON...
WEBSTER...CLARK...WATERTOWN...CASTLEWOOD
1155 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

* WIND...A NORTHWEST BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO TUESDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 
  MINUS 35 AND MINUS 50 DEGREES BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

SDZ008-021-023-271800-
/O.CON.KABR.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/
/O.CON.KABR.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
ROBERTS-GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SISSETON...MILBANK...CLEAR LAKE
1155 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SPORADIC BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PROMOTE 
  LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 
  MINUS 35 AND MINUS 50 DEGREES BY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. 
  LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKING DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

SDZ004>006-009-010-017-018-271800-
/O.CON.KABR.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-FAULK-SPINK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERREID...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...
MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...FAULKTON...REDFIELD
1155 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

* WIND...A NORTHWEST BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO TUESDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 
  MINUS 35 AND MINUS 45 DEGREES BY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

SDZ003-015-016-033>037-045-048-051-271800-
/O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
CORSON-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-
BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...
FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...MURDO...
PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON
1155 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 /1055 PM MST SUN JAN 26 2014/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TUESDAY...

* WIND...A NORTHWEST BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 
  MINUS 25 AND MINUS 35 DEGREES OVERNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$
875 
WWUS43 KABR 271130
WSWABR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
530 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014

...EXTREMELY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY...

.AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO THE REGION
PROMOTING VERY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 30 BELOW TO 50 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO.

SDZ008-021-023-272330-
/O.CAN.KABR.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T1200Z/
/O.CON.KABR.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
ROBERTS-GRANT-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SISSETON...MILBANK...CLEAR LAKE
530 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 35
  BELOW TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DURING THE MORNING HOURS TODAY
  AND TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN WIND CHILL
  VALUES THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

MNZ039-046-SDZ004>007-009>011-017>020-022-272330-
/O.CON.KABR.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-WALWORTH-
EDMUNDS-DAY-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-HAMLIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...HERREID...
EUREKA...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...MOBRIDGE...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...
FAULKTON...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...CASTLEWOOD
530 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 35
  BELOW TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DURING THE MORNING HOURS TODAY
  AND TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN WIND CHILL
  VALUES THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&

$$

SDZ003-015-016-033>037-045-048-051-272330-
/O.CON.KABR.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
CORSON-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-
BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCLAUGHLIN...TIMBER LAKE...GETTYSBURG...
FORT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...MURDO...
PRESHO...FORT THOMPSON
530 AM CST MON JAN 27 2014 /430 AM MST MON JAN 27 2014/

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM
MST/ TUESDAY...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25
  BELOW TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DURING THE MORNING HOURS TODAY
  AND TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN WIND CHILL
  VALUES THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...EXPOSED FLESH COULD FREEZE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Jan 25, 12:07 PM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 25, 12:07 PM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
1207 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

.UPDATE...
18Z AVIATION FORECAST DISCUSSION UPDATED BELOW.

UPDATE THIS MORNING IS CONFINED TO AN UPGRADE OF THE HIGH WIND
HEADLINES. LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE CWA THIS EVENING.
ONCE THIS IS THROUGH A 4 TO 7MB/6HR PRESSURE BUBBLE PASSES
THROUGH...MAINLY TONIGHT. WITH NEUTRAL TO WEAK COLD
ADVECTION...SOME CONCERN THAT H85 WINDS OF 55KTS WILL MIX
DOWN...AS SUGGESTED BY BUFKIT MOMENTUM TRANSFER TOOL. PROBABLY
ONLY SOLID TO HIGH END ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS FOR A FEW HOURS...WITH
A BRIEF LULL BEFORE ARCTIC FRONTAL PASSAGE AND THE MUCH MORE
PRONOUNCED 19MB/6HR PRESSURE RISES AND STRONG COLD ADVECTION HITS.
INCORPORATED THIS PERIOD OF ADVISORY WINDS IN WITH THE HIGHER WINDS
FOR SUNDAY INTO ONE HEADLINE.

&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
THERE ARE SEVERAL FORECAST CHALLENGES THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND WILL
ADDRESS THEM BELOW.

ANOTHER CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS
AFTERNOON WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL FOR NORTHEASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. MODELS HIGHLIGHT THE FAR
NORTHEASTERN CWA AS HAVING THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES BY SUNDAY MORNING. WILL FORGO A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NOW AS WINDS WITH THE FALLING SNOW
WILL BE LIGHT. THAT SAID...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE ARCTIC
FRONT COULD CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE EAST BEFORE
12Z SUNDAY.

ALL MODELS SHOW A STRONG ARCTIC BOUNDARY SURGING SOUTHWARD BETWEEN
12 AND 18Z SUNDAY. SNOW IS LIKELY ALONG THE ARCTIC FRONT ALONG
WITH VERY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS THANKS TO SIGNIFICANT SURFACE
PRESSURE RISES OF 15+ MBS IN 6 HOURS. WITH SOME MU-CAPE AND STEEP
LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES...IT SEEM HIGHLY POSSIBLE WINDS WILL BE
SIMILAR TO THE JANUARY 16TH EVENT WHERE GUSTS EXCEEDED 55 MPH. WILL
ISSUE A BLIZZARD WATCH FOR NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN
MINNESOTA WHERE TONIGHTS SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR...AND A HIGH WIND WATCH
ELSEWHERE. LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HIGH WIND WATCH
LOCATION SO WILL MENTION POCKETS OF NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN
THE WATCH.

BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES WILL THEN FILTER INTO THE REGION WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING WELL BELOW ZERO FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. WILL IGNORE
THE WAY TOO COLD GFS GUIDANCE...AND RUN WITH CONSRAW. WIND CHILL
VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE BY
MONDAY MORNING.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
FORECAST CHALLENGES IN THE OUT PERIODS ARE CENTERED ON STRENGTH OF
COLD AIR MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

STILL LOOKS LIKE A MIXTURE OF ADVISORY AND WARNING STRENGTH WIND
CHILL VALUES MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE LOW LEVEL WAA
BEGINS THE TASK OF SCOURING OUT THE ARCTIC COLD AIR. THE WAA/CAA
ROLLER COASTER JUST KEEPS GOING THROUGHOUT NEXT WEEK...WITH AN
OVERALL SLIGHT WARM UP...IF HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
AND TEENS ABOVE ZERO CAN BE CALLED WARM.

INTERESTING TO NOTE IN THE GEM/GFS/ECMWF MODEL OUTPUT...BY FRIDAY
NIGHT/SATURDAY THERE COULD BE A PATTERN CHANGE /FOR HOW LONG?/
WHERE ONE OR MORE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MAY BE ABLE TO UNDERCUT THE
WESTERN CONUS LONGWAVE RIDGE IN A SPLIT FLOW PATTERN. THIS IS VERY
PRELIMINARY...144 TO 204 HOURS OUT. BUT MULTIPLE DETERMINISTIC
MODEL SOLUTIONS AND THE GFS 500HPA ENSEMBLE MEAN SHOW THIS.

THERE IS SOME INDICATION THAT BY FRIDAY/SATURDAY THERE MAY BE SOME
SNOW DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHERN SODAK/NORTHERN NEBRASKA FROM ONE
OF THESE WEST COAST LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND ALLBLEND PICKED UP ON
THAT. SO...THERE ARE SOME SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN FOR WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WITH THAT WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY CLIPPER SYSTEM...WITH SOME
SLIGHT CHANCE/CHANCE POPS AGAIN BY SATURDAY /DAY 8/ FOR A
POSSIBLE LOW ACTUALLY TRACKING FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS PORTIONS
OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PLAINS BY NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS FOR THE KABR...KATY...KPIR AND KMBG TERMINALS

WAA LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...AFFECTING MBG...ABR AND ATY. THE
LOWEST VISIBILITIES AND BEST ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE AT ABR
AND ATY. THERE ALSO MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF MIXED PRECIPITATION
AT ABR AND ATY. CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
IFR/MVFR. OTHERWISE...A PACIFIC FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AND
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE BIGGEST INCREASE
IN WINDS WILL COME ON SUNDAY MORNING AS THE ARCTIC FRONT COMES
THROUGH AND THE MIXING LAYER DEEPENS WITH THE CAA. IT WILL BECOME
VERY WINDY WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50
KNOTS BY NOON.

&&

.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO
     MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ SUNDAY NIGHT FOR CAMPBELL-HUGHES-
     JONES-LYMAN-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-WALWORTH.

     BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     BROWN-CLARK-CODINGTON-DAY-DEUEL-EDMUNDS-FAULK-GRANT-HAMLIN-
     MARSHALL-MCPHERSON-ROBERTS-SPINK.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY FOR
     CORSON-DEWEY.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT
     FOR BUFFALO-HAND-HYDE.

MN...BLIZZARD WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     BIG STONE-TRAVERSE.

&&

UPDATE...CONNELLY
SHORT TERM...SD
LONG TERM...DORN
AVIATION...MOHR

WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEEN
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 25, 6:40 AM CST, 7 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
640 AM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-017>023-261245-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY-
FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
640 AM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

BY SUNDAY ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD
BRINGING SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND BITTER COLD
TEMPERATURES BACK INTO THE REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW TO RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THIS HAS PROMPTED A BLIZZARD WATCH FROM
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN
25 BELOW TO 45 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. HOWEVER
ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033>037-045-048-051-261245-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-
HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-
640 AM CST SAT JAN 25 2014 /540 AM MST SAT JAN 25 2014/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTRY MIX OF LIGHT SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING. MUCH OF ANY FREEZING OR FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL MELT
TODAY...THOUGH...AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY THIS
AFTERNOON. GENERALLY A TRACE TO LESS THAN A HALF INCH OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS BY LATE THIS EVENING WILL
BE INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION
ON SUNDAY. THIS FRONT COULD BRING STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE
DAY...AS WELL AS A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS AND SNOW COULD GENERATE POCKETS OF NEAR WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS AT TIMES. THE POTENTIAL FOR 40 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS AND
GUSTS TO 58 MPH OR GREATER HAS PROMPTED A HIGH WIND WATCH FROM
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 25 BELOW TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WILL
BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

SD/DORN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 4:24 AM CSTHigh Wind WatchABRBuffalo, Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Hand, Hughes and 7 more6 hr
Jan 25, 4:35 AM CSTBlizzard WatchABRBrown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Edmunds and 7 more9 hr
Jan 25, 10:38 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningABRBuffalo, Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Hand, Hughes and 7 more34 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.