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Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

January 25, 20147 counties in Minnesota; Brookings County, South Dakota; Clay County, Dickinson County, Osceola County, Iowa

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this blizzard warning at Jan 25, 2014, 2:42 PM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota; Brookings County, South Dakota; Clay County, Dickinson County, Osceola County, Iowa. It took effect at Jan 26, 2014, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 25, 2014, 2:42 PM CST (20:42 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 26, 2014, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 27, 2014, 12:00 AM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Counties Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Brookings County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 202 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, Minneapolis, MN 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2014-01-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 76 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
1394 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
107 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
76 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
160 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.

951 
WWUS43 KFSD 252042
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
242 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-260445-
/O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.140126T1200Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.140126T1200Z-140127T0600Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE
242 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS 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 ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING
  AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT 
  AND SUNDAY. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO LESS THAN A
  QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL DECREASE TO 20 BELOW TO 
  35 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY EVENING...AND DECREASE EVEN FURTHER BY 
  MONDAY MORNING. 

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-014-260445-
/O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.140126T1500Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.140126T1500Z-140127T0600Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SPENCER
242 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SUNDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT 
  AND SUNDAY. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO LESS THAN
  A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL DECREASE TO 20 BELOW TO 
  30 BELOW ZERO SUNDAY EVENING...AND DECREASE EVEN FURTHER BY 
  MONDAY MORNING. 

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

SDZ040-260445-
/O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.140126T1200Z-140127T0600Z/
BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROOKINGS
242 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT 
  AND SUNDAY. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO LESS THAN
  A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL DECREASE TO 20 BELOW TO 30
  BELOW ZERO SUNDAY EVENING...AND DECREASE EVEN FURTHER BY MONDAY
  MORNING.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
056 
WWUS43 KFSD 260328
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
928 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-261130-
/O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.140126T1500Z-140127T0600Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
928 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY
  MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING...AS WINDS INCREASE AND
  SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS UP TO AN INCH OR TWO ARE EXPECTED
  TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EAST OF THE BUFFALO
  RIDGE.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 55 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
  WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL DECREASE TO 20 BELOW TO 35
  BELOW ZERO SUNDAY EVENING. WIND CHILL READINGS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
  FALL TO 40 BELOW OR COLDER BY MONDAY MORNING.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-014-261130-
/O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SPENCER
928 PM CST SAT JAN 25 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS UP TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
  THROUGH SUNDAY.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 55 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY
  WHILE SNOW IS FALLING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL DECREASE TO 20 BELOW TO 30
  BELOW ZERO SUNDAY EVENING...THEN SHOULD CONTINUE TO FALL TO 35 TO
  40 OR COLDER BY MONDAY MORNING.

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...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$
100 
WWUS43 KFSD 260927
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
327 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-261730-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WC.W.0003.140127T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.140126T1500Z-140127T0600Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
327 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE 
  THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...AS WINDS 
  INCREASE AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS UP TO AN INCH OR TWO ARE 
  EXPECTED TODAY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EAST OF 
  THE BUFFALO RIDGE. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL DECREASE TO 20 BELOW TO 35
  BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO
  FALL TO 40 TO 45 BELOW MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL
  MODERATE TO NEAR 30 BELOW MONDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE FALLING BACK
  TO NEAR 40 BELOW MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

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...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.

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-014-261730-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WC.W.0003.140127T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SPENCER
327 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS UP TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED 
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL DECREASE TO 20 BELOW TO 35
  BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO
  FALL TO 40 TO 45 BELOW MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL
  MODERATE TO NEAR 30 BELOW MONDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE FALLING BACK
  TO NEAR 40 BELOW MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

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...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.

&&

$$

IAZ001-012-013-020>022-031-032-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-039-050-
052>071-261730-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WC.Y.0010.140127T0300Z-140128T1800Z/
LYON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-ROCK-
DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-
MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...
SANBORN...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...
CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...
LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
327 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST TUESDAY...

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

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY MAY
  BE REDUCED AT TIMES TO A MILE OR LESS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING HOURS... ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25
  BELOW THIS EVENING...AND WILL VARY FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW EARLY
  MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SOME THROUGH THE
  DAYLIGHT HOURS ON MONDAY...BUT WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 TO 30
  BELOW RANGE MONDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN.  THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS.  THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

&&

$$
486 
WWUS43 KFSD 261644
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1044 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-270045-
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0003.140127T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
1044 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY
  AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...AS WINDS INCREASE AND SCATTERED
  SNOW SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS UP TO AN INCH OR TWO ARE 
  EXPECTED TODAY...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EAST OF THE BUFFALO 
  RIDGE. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL DECREASE TO 20 BELOW TO 
  35 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO FALL TO 40 TO 45 BELOW MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS 
  WILL MODERATE TO NEAR 30 BELOW MONDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE 
  FALLING BACK TO NEAR 40 BELOW MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY 
  MORNING. 

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...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.

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-014-270045-
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.140126T1800Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0003.140127T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SPENCER
1044 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL TOTALS UP TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED 
  TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES... 
  ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL DECREASE TO 20 BELOW TO 
  35 BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO FALL TO 40 TO 45 BELOW MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS 
  WILL MODERATE TO NEAR 30 BELOW MONDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE 
  FALLING BACK TO NEAR 40 BELOW MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY 
  MORNING. 

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...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.

&&

$$

IAZ001-012-013-020>022-031-032-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-039-050-
052>071-270045-
/O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0010.140127T0300Z-140128T1800Z/
LYON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-ROCK-
DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-
MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...
SANBORN...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...
CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...
LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1044 AM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST TUESDAY...

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. VISIBILITY 
  MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES TO A MILE OR LESS THROUGH THE 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS... ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS 
  FALLING. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25 
  BELOW THIS EVENING...AND WILL VARY FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW EARLY 
  MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SOME THROUGH THE 
  DAYLIGHT HOURS ON MONDAY...BUT WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 TO 
  30 BELOW RANGE MONDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN.  THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS.  THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

&&

$$
598 
WWUS43 KFSD 262053
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
253 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-270500-
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0003.140127T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
253 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO WORSEN LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AS VERY STRONG WINDS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
  CONTINUE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AS
  SNOW SHOWERS END BUT THE VERY STRONG WINDS CONTINUE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...VARIABLE SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH
  POSSIBLE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 55 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. THERE WILL BE DECEPTIVELY
  BETTER CONDITIONS IN SHELTERED AREAS AFTER THE SNOW SHOWERS
  END...BUT ANYONE ATTEMPTING TRAVEL MAY QUICKLY RUN INTO ZERO
  VISIBILITIES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL DECREASE TO 20 BELOW TO 35
  BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO
  FALL TO 40 TO 45 BELOW BY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL ABATE
  SLIGHTLY MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT FALL AGAIN TO 40 TO 45 BELOW FOR
  MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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...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.

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-014-270500-
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0003.140127T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SPENCER
253 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO WORSEN LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AS VERY STRONG WINDS AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
  CONTINUE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AS
  SNOW SHOWERS END BUT THE VERY STRONG WINDS CONTINUE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...VARIABLE SNOWFALL TOTALS WITH AN INCH POSSIBLE
  IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 55 MPH...WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...
  ESPECIALLY WHILE SNOW IS FALLING. THERE WILL BE DECEPTIVELY
  BETTER CONDITIONS IN SHELTERED AREAS...BUT ANYONE ATTEMPTING
  TRAVEL MAY QUICKLY RUN INTO ZERO VISIBILITIES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL DECREASE TO 20 BELOW TO 35
  BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING. WIND CHILL READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO
  FALL TO AROUND 40 BELOW BY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL
  ABATE SLIGHTLY MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT FALL AGAIN TO AROUND 40
  BELOW FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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...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.

&&

$$

IAZ001-012-013-020>022-031-032-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-039-050-
052>071-270500-
/O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0010.140127T0300Z-140128T1800Z/
LYON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-ROCK-
DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-
MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...
SANBORN...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...
CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...
LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
253 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST TUESDAY...

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITY MAY BE
  REDUCED AT TIMES TO A MILE OR LESS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING HOURS...WITH THE GREATEST VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS IN
  SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL TO 15 TO 25
  BELOW THIS EVENING...AND WILL VARY FROM 25 TO 35 BELOW EARLY
  MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE SOME THROUGH THE
  DAYLIGHT HOURS ON MONDAY...BUT WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 TO 35
  BELOW RANGE FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN.  THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS.  THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

&&

$$
219 
WWUS43 KFSD 270315
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
915 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-271115-
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
915 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...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
  THE EVENING. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY
  AS WELL.

* ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED
  THIS EVENING. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...ALTHOUGH VISIBILITY IS SLOWLY IMPROVING...
  NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH...COMBINED WITH SCATTERED FLURRIES...
  WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. THE LOWEST
  VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES...WILL REMAIN LIKELY IN
  OPEN AREAS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS
  EVENING...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  RANGE BY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL ABATE SLIGHTLY MONDAY
  AFTERNOON BUT FALL AGAIN TO 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW FOR MONDAY NIGHT
  AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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...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.

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-014-271115-
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SPENCER
915 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...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF
  THE EVENING. THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY
  AS WELL.

* ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED
  THIS EVENING. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...ALTHOUGH VISIBILITY IS SLOWLY IMPROVING...
  NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH...COMBINED WITH SCATTERED FLURRIES...
  WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. THE LOWEST
  VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES...WILL REMAIN LIKELY IN
  OPEN AREAS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THIS
  EVENING...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW ZERO
  RANGE BY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL ABATE SLIGHTLY MONDAY
  AFTERNOON BUT FALL AGAIN TO 35 BELOW TO 45 BELOW FOR MONDAY NIGHT
  AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

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...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.

&&

$$

IAZ001-012-013-020>022-031-032-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-039-050-
052>071-271115-
/O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
LYON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-ROCK-
DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-
MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...
SANBORN...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...
CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...
LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
915 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

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

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE STILL LIKELY
  THROUGH MIDNIGHT...WITH A SLOW DOWNWARD TREND THROUGH THE REMAINDER
  OF THE NIGHT. SPOTTY FLURRIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE EAST OF THE JAMES
  RIVER THROUGH MIDNIGHT...AND THE GUSTY WINDS MAY STILL PRODUCE
  BRIEF PERIODS OF VISIBILITY AS LOW AS 2 TO 3 MILES DUE TO BLOWING
  SNOW DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES FALL INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 35
  BELOW ZERO RANGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL EASE
  BACK INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO MONDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL FALL
  BACK INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW RANGE FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
  TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH
COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR
COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE
OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS
COVERED.

&&

$$
225 
WWUS43 KFSD 270551
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1151 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-271400-
/O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
1151 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

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


* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
  THROUGH THE NIGHT AS WINDS WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH...ALTHOUGH
  BRIEF LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 2 MILES WILL BE
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO 
  THIS EVENING...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE 35 BELOW TO 45 
  BELOW ZERO RANGE BY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL ABATE 
  SLIGHTLY MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT FALL AGAIN TO 35 BELOW TO 45 
  BELOW FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 



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.

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-014-271400-
/O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SPENCER
1151 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

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


* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE
  THROUGH THE NIGHT AS WINDS WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISH...ALTHOUGH
  BRIEF LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 2 MILES WILL BE
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.


* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO 
  THIS EVENING...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO THE 35 BELOW TO 45 
  BELOW ZERO RANGE BY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL ABATE 
  SLIGHTLY MONDAY AFTERNOON BUT FALL AGAIN TO 35 BELOW TO 45 
  BELOW FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 


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.

&&

$$

IAZ001-012-013-020>022-031-032-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-039-050-
052>071-271400-
/O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140128T1800Z/
LYON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-ROCK-
DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-
MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...
SANBORN...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...
CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...
LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1151 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

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


* WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES FALL INTO THE 20 BELOW 
  TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS 
  WILL EASE BACK INTO THE TEENS BELOW ZERO MONDAY AFTERNOON...
  BUT WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW RANGE FOR 
  MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 2:42 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningFSDRock30 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2014Blizzard Warnings in Iowa, 2014Blizzard Warnings in South Dakota, 2014Every blizzard warning in 2014

Sources

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