Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Watches in 2014
Blizzard Watch 1, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this blizzard watch at Jan 23, 2014, 3:49 AM CST for 6 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Jan 23, 2014, 10:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2014, 3:49 AM CST (09:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2014, 10:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2014, 3:54 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:48 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 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 1094 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
174 WWUS43 KFSD 230949 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 349 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-231800- /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.140124T0400Z-140124T1400Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 349 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 35 BELOW WILL GRADUALLY WARM THROUGH THE MORNING. VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND 1000 PM THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE ON FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH SHOULD CAUSE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING WITH SOME SPOTTY BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH MID MORNING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN AGAIN INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY AGAIN BRING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 35 BELOW ZERO WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO BY NOON..THEN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ IAZ003-MNZ097-SDZ039-040-055-056-231800- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/ DICKINSON-PIPESTONE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... PIPESTONE...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS... MADISON...FLANDREAU 349 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 10 MPH THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES NEAR 35 BELOW ZERO WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE MORNING TO ABOUT 15 BELOW ZERO BY NOON AND GRADUALLY WARMING THROUGH THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ001-002-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-050- 052>054-057>071-231800- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA- WOODBURY-IDA-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN- MINER-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX- DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON... HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE... SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...LUVERNE... WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...GREGORY... BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD... 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 349 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL FALL BELOW 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THE 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
913 WWUS43 KFSD 231704 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1104 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-240115- /O.EXB.KFSD.WC.Y.0009.140123T1800Z-140123T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.140124T0400Z-140124T1400Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 1104 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL SLOWLY MODERATE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. THEN LATE THIS EVENING...VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND 1000 PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE ON FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH SHOULD CAUSE AREAS OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY AGAIN BRING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AVERAGE 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW THROUGH NOON...THEN MODERATE A BIT TO 20 BELOW TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FROM NOON THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL VALUES WILL THEN CONTINUE TO IMPROVE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ IAZ003-MNZ097-232200- /O.EXB.KFSD.WC.Y.0009.140123T1800Z-140123T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/ DICKINSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... PIPESTONE 1104 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL LINGER THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AVERAGE 20 BELOW TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ SDZ039-040-055-056-231815- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/ KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON... BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU 1104 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO MODERATE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY...AVERAGING 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW BY MID AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ IAZ002-013-014-232200- /O.EXT.KFSD.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140123T2200Z/ OSCEOLA-OBRIEN-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER 1104 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LINGER THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AVERAGE 20 BELOW TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ IAZ001-012-020>022-031-032-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-050-052>054- 057>071-231815- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/ LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-ROCK-DIXON- DAKOTA-BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON- HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER- LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON... GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET... HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE... STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON... FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION... VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR... YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1104 AM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO MODERATE THROUGH THE DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$
159 WWUS43 KFSD 231805 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1205 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-240215- /O.EXP.KFSD.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140123T2200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.140124T0400Z-140124T1400Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 1205 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * TIMING...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL SLOWLY MODERATE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. THEN LATE THIS EVENING...VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND 1000 PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH SHOULD CAUSE AREAS OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS MAY AGAIN BRING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AVERAGE 20 BELOW TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN WILL IMPROVE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ IAZ003-MNZ097-232200- /O.EXP.KFSD.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140123T2200Z/ DICKINSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... PIPESTONE 1205 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL LINGER THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AVERAGE 20 BELOW TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN WILL IMPROVE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ SDZ039-040-055-056-231915- /O.EXP.KFSD.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/ KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON... BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU 1205 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO MODERATE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. $$ IAZ001-012-020>022-031-032-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-050-052>054- 057>071-231915- /O.EXP.KFSD.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140123T1800Z/ LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-ROCK-DIXON- DAKOTA-BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON- HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER- LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON... GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET... HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE... STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON... FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION... VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR... YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1205 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE TO MODERATE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. $$ IAZ002-013-014-232200- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140123T2200Z/ OSCEOLA-OBRIEN-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER 1205 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL LINGER THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AVERAGE 20 BELOW TO 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...THEN WILL IMPROVE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. && $$
254 WWUS43 KFSD 232154 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 354 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-240600- /O.EXP.KFSD.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140123T2200Z/ /O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.140124T0400Z-140124T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.140124T0400Z-140124T1500Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 354 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND 1000 PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH SHOULD CAUSE AREAS OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM WIDESPREAD FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE...WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL BACK TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES WARM. 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. 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. && $$ MNZ097-240600- /O.EXP.KFSD.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140123T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.140124T0400Z-140124T1500Z/ PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PIPESTONE 354 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND 1000 PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH SHOULD CAUSE AREAS OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM WIDESPREAD FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL BACK TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES WARM. 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. 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. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-232300- /O.EXP.KFSD.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140123T2200Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER 354 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... WIND CHILL READINGS HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BELOW ZERO. THUS THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ SDZ040-240600- /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0004.140124T0400Z-140124T1500Z/ BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROOKINGS 354 PM CST THU JAN 23 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND 1000 PM AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH SHOULD CAUSE AREAS OF GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITY. * ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM WIDESPREAD FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHERE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL FALL BACK TO AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO IN THE LATE EVENING...THEN IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AS TEMPERATURES WARM. 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard watch went out at Jan 22, 10:37 PM CST, 5 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 10:37 PM CST, 5 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1037 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014
.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 342 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ARE SLOWLY IMPROVING
THIS AFTERNOON. WILL LET THE BLIZZARD WARNING RIDE UNTIL 0Z...AS
SOME AREAS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE STILL LIKELY...ESPECIALLY
TOWARDS WINDOM. WILL TRANSITION THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY INTO
WIND CHILL HEADLINES...AS BLOWING SNOW OUTSIDE OF THE BLIZZARD
WARNING DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE MUCH OF AN ISSUE AT THIS POINT. MAIN
CONCERN TONIGHT IS JUST HOW COLD WE GET AND HOW COLD IT WILL FEEL
WHEN THE WIND IS FACTORED IN. THE WIND SHOULD STAY UP ENOUGH TO KEEP
THE BOUNDARY LAYER PARTIALLY MIXED OF MUCH OF THE NIGHT...THUS FEEL
THAT MOST GUIDANCE IS ACTUALLY A BIT TOO COLD. FAVORED A SOLUTION
CLOSER TO THE WARMER ECMWF...GEM AND BIAS CORRECTED MOS VALUES. A
BLEND OF MOS VALUES SEEMED GOOD FOR WINDS.
THIS RESULTS IN WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 25 BELOW AND 35 BELOW ZERO OVER A
GOOD PORTION OF THE CWA. A BIT MORE MARGINAL IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA...BUT WILL LEAVE THE ADVISORY AS IS...WITH WIND CHILLS LIKELY
AROUND 20 BELOW EVEN THERE. DID DECIDE TO UPGRADE TO A WIND CHILL
WARNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE HIGHWAY 14 CORRIDOR AND PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...INTO DICKINSON COUNTY IOWA. EVEN GOING ON THE
WARMER SIDE OF GUIDANCE WITH LOWS...STILL GETTING PROLONGED WIND
CHILLS AROUND OR SLIGHTLY COLDER THAN 35 BELOW ZERO. THIS WARNING
AREA MATCHES THE RAW ECMWF WIND CHILL OUTPUT...WHICH ADDS SOME
CONFIDENCE. EITHER WAY IT WILL BE A BITTERLY COLD AND DANGEROUS NIGHT
AND EARLY MORNING OF WIND CHILLS. EXPECTING A SUNNY THURSDAY...WITH
SLOWLY WARMING TEMPERATURES. DID SLOW THE WARMING SOME IN THE
MORNING...WITH WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW OR COLDER LINGERING UNTIL 11AM
OR NOON EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER. BY LATE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE FROM AROUND ZERO IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...TO THE TEENS WEST OF
THE JAMES RIVER.
.LONG TERM...(THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
ISSUED AT 342 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014
THE WARMING WILL BECOME STRONG THURSDAY NIGHT...THOUGH HAVE SLOWED
THE SURFACE WARMING OVER WHAT WE HAD BEFORE WITH THE SURFACE TAKING
A LITTLE LONGER TO CATCH UP THAN WE HAD EARLIER. WINDS WILL PICK UP
STRONGLY ALONG AND NEAR THE BUFFALO RIDGE...THAT IS BASICALLY MOST
OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...AND MODESTLY ELSEWHERE. WILL MENTION AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW LATE THURSDAY NIGHT IN THAT NORTHEAST AREA...AND
LINGER IT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...THOUGH THE WINDS WILL BE DECREASING.
AFTER THE WARMING STEADILY PICKS UP THURSDAY NIGHT...IT WILL
CONTINUE STRONGLY FRIDAY AS THE WARMEST AIR MOVES OVER THE AREA. AN
INCREASE IN CLOUDS WHICH STARTS SLOWLY THURSDAY NIGHT WILL ALSO
SPREAD STRONGLY OVER THE AREA. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW DECENT MID
LEVEL MOISTURE SPREADING OVER THE AREA FRIDAY. MOST OF THIS SEEMS TO
SPREAD OVER THE AREA AFTER THE BEST WARMING. WITH APPARENTLY MEAGER
UPPER SUPPORT...HAVE SOME DOUBTS ABOUT TOO MUCH COVERAGE ON
PRECIPITATION AND WILL GO WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS FOR FRIDAY...MAINLY
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. MOST OF THESE ARE LIKELY TO BE LIGHT
RAIN...TRANSITIONING TO LIGHT SNOW FRIDAY EVENING AS COOLING BEGINS.
WINDS WILL PICK UP SLOWLY AS THEY SWING AROUND TO WEST AND
NORTHWEST. BUFKIT SOUNDINGS LOOK DECENT FOR MIXING AND HAVE KEPT
FRIDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30S AND 40S...NEAR 50 FAR
SOUTHWEST.
THE AIR LOOKS LIKE IT WILL STAY FAIRLY DECENTLY MIXED FRIDAY NIGHT
AND MOST OF SATURDAY. THIS WILL LIMIT SURFACE COOLING FRIDAY NIGHT
THEN THERE WILL NOT BE A LOT OF WARMING SATURDAY. THE CLOUD AND SNOW
POTENTIAL IS FUZZY BUT EXPECT AT LEAST PARTIAL CLEARING ESPECIALLY
NORTHEAST AS VERY WEAK RIDGING MOVES QUICKLY ACROSS THE AREA. WITH
THIS...WILL BACK UP A VERY SLIGHT MENTION OF LIGHT SNOW INTO OUR FAR
WESTERN FORECAST AREA. THE EARLIER NIGHT GFS RUNS INDICATED
POTENTIAL FOR A MORE WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW WITH A WAVE COMING DOWN
STRONGER AND FURTHER WEST THAN IS CURRENTLY SHOWING. NOW IT APPEARS
THAT IF THERE WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW...IT SHOULD BE WITH
THE SATURDAY NIGHT APPROACH OF A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT AND AN
ASSOCIATED DECENT SHORT WAVE. EARLIER WE HAD SOME SATURDAY NIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH NORTHEAST...AND FOR NOW THIS LOOKS
GOOD TO KEEP.
SUNDAY WILL SEE A RETURN TO BITTER COLD...STRONG WINDS...PERHAPS A
LITTLE LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES...AND SOME LIKELY AREAS OF BLOWING
SNOW. THIS SHOULD BE MAINLY NORTHEAST WITH THE BEST SATURDAY NIGHT
SNOW POTENTIAL. THERE COULD BE A BAND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SUNDAY
BEHIND THE ARCTIC FRONT...THOUGH FOR NOW WILL KEEP THE LIGHT SNOW
MINIMAL.
SUNDAY NIGHT SHOULD SEE A CLEARING TREND...AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE
TO PLUMMET INTO WIND CHILL ADVISORY TERRITORY...POSSIBLY EVEN
WARNING NORTHEAST. THE COLDEST AIR SHOULD LINGER FOR A DAY OR
TWO...THEN MODEST WARMING WILL BEGIN. AGAIN...ALL MODELS SEEM TO
SHOW THAT THE NIGHT GFS RUNS WERE TOO STRONG ON THE WARMING. TODAYS
RUNS OF EVERYTHING SEEM TO KEEP MORE PERSISTENCE FOR THE SEEMINGLY
PERENNIAL WEST COAST RIDGE OVER NOAM...AND THE WARMING OVER THE AREA
LIMITED TO SIMPLY TEMPERATURES THAT ARE NOT AS MUCH BELOW NORMAL. A
COUPLE OF PRETTY WEAK WAVES ARE SHOWN COMING THROUGH WITH VARIABLE
TIMING...SO WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY LIGHT SNOW MENTION FOR NOW.
&&
.AVIATION...(FOR THE 06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z THURSDAY NIGHT)
ISSUED AT 1034 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN TRANSITION TO SOUTHERLY BY LATER IN THE
TAF PERIOD.
&&
.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR SDZ038-050-
052>054-057>071.
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR SDZ039-040-055-
056.
MN...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR MNZ098.
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR MNZ071-072-080-
081-089-090-097.
IA...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR IAZ001-002-
012>014-020>022-031-032.
WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR IAZ003.
NE...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST THURSDAY FOR NEZ013-014.
&&
SHORT TERM...CHENARD
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...JMHazardous weather outlook, Jan 22, 9:31 PM CST, 6 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 931 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098- IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-231200- AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA- CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE- DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON- IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN- LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN- OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN- SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON- 931 PM CST WED JAN 22 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WINTER WEATHER... TEMPERATURES OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT...COMBINED WITH MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THURSDAY NIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY MORNING ON FRIDAY...WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL RETURN ON SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF WIND CHILLS FROM 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO. WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT SNOWFALL OF AN INCH OR TWO ON SATURDAY NIGHT... THERE COULD ALSO BE ANOTHER THREAT FOR BLOWING SNOW WHEN WINDS INCREASE ON SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 3:54 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 11 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.