Alert archive / South Dakota / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this blizzard warning at Jan 8, 2015, 1:39 PM CST for 11 counties in Iowa; 15 counties in South Dakota; 8 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 8 hr. 2 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 8, 2015, 1:39 PM CST (19:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2015, 9:22 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 34 counties
Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Ida County, IA, Lyon County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Beadle County, SD, Brookings County, SD, Davison County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, McCook County, SD, Miner County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD, Sanborn County, SD, Turner County, SD, Union County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 1:40 PM CST | BLIZZARD | De Smet, SD | VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 BLOCK AT TIMES IN TOWN |
| Jan 8, 1:44 PM CST | BLIZZARD | Ssw Tracy, MN | NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ON HWY 59 BETWEEN MARSHALL AND TRACY. |
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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 215 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
- 801 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 344 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
958 WWUS43 KFSD 081939 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 139 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-071-090345- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.150108T1939Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0004.150109T0900Z-150109T1800Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD- NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE- MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS... HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER... MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG... HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 139 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... DECREASING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A HALF AN INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE ARE EXPECTED. THE LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS...WHILE VISIBILITY IN TOWNS AND OTHER SHELTERED AREAS MAY OFTEN BE GREATER. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET WITH MAINLY BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WARMER READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY 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. 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. && $$ SDZ038-053-059-060-065-090345- /O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.150108T1939Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0004.150109T0600Z-150109T1500Z/ BEADLE-SANBORN-DAVISON-HANSON-HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP 139 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... DECREASING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A HALF AN INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE ARE EXPECTED. THE LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS...WHILE VISIBILITY IN TOWNS AND OTHER SHELTERED AREAS MAY OFTEN BE GREATER. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET WITH MAINLY BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WARMER READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 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. && $$ NEZ013-014-SDZ069-070-090345- /O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0004.150109T0900Z-150109T1800Z/ DIXON-DAKOTA-YANKTON-CLAY SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN... SOUTH SIOUX CITY...YANKTON...VERMILLION 139 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... DECREASING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITY A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW FROM EXISTING SNOW COVER. LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS...WHILE VISIBILITY IN TOWNS AND OTHER SHELTERED AREAS MAY OFTEN BE GREATER. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WARMER READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064-068-090345- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0004.150109T0600Z-150109T1500Z/ GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-BON HOMME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS... ALPENA...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE... STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR... CORSICA...DELMONT...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON... TABOR 139 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG TODAY AND THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITY A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW FROM EXISTING SNOW COVER. LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS...WHILE VISIBILITY IN TOWNS AND SHELTERED AREAS MAY OFTEN BE MUCH GREATER. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WARMER READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$
2 follow-up statements
973 WWUS43 KFSD 082157 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 357 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 SDZ038-053-059-060-065-090600- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0004.150109T0600Z-150109T1500Z/ BEADLE-SANBORN-DAVISON-HANSON-HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP 357 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... DECREASING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A HALF AN INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE ARE EXPECTED. THE LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS... WHILE VISIBILITY IN TOWNS AND OTHER SHELTERED AREAS MAY OFTEN BE GREATER. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET WITH MAINLY BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WARMER READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY 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 TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. 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>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-071-090600- /O.EXT.KFSD.WC.Y.0004.150109T0600Z-150109T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD- NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE- MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS... HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER... MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG... HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 357 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... DECREASING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A HALF AN INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE ARE EXPECTED. THE LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS... WHILE VISIBILITY IN TOWNS AND OTHER SHELTERED AREAS MAY OFTEN BE GREATER. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET WITH MAINLY BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WARMER READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY 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. 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. && $$ NEZ013-014-SDZ069-070-090600- /O.EXT.KFSD.WC.Y.0004.150109T0600Z-150109T1800Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ DIXON-DAKOTA-YANKTON-CLAY SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN... SOUTH SIOUX CITY...YANKTON...VERMILLION 357 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... DECREASING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITY A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW FROM EXISTING SNOW COVER. LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS...WHILE VISIBILITY IN TOWNS AND OTHER SHELTERED AREAS MAY OFTEN BE GREATER. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WARMER READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. && $$ SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064-068-090600- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0004.150109T0600Z-150109T1500Z/ GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-BON HOMME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS... ALPENA...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE... STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR... CORSICA...DELMONT...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON... TABOR 357 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG TODAY AND THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITY A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW FROM EXISTING SNOW COVER. LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS...WHILE VISIBILITY IN TOWNS AND SHELTERED AREAS MAY OFTEN BE MUCH GREATER. SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WARMER READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$
384 WWUS43 KFSD 090322 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 922 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-071-091130- /O.CAN.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0004.150109T0600Z-150109T1800Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD- NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE- MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS... HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER... MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG... HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 922 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DECREASING VERY SLOWLY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A HALF AN INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL IN LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DECREASE VERY SLOWLY. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN SCATTERED AREAS DUE TO SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRAVEL HAZARDOUS IN SOME AREAS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN IMPROVING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED AT TIMES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS 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. && $$ SDZ038-053-059-060-065-091130- /O.CAN.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.WC.Y.0004.150109T0322Z-150109T1500Z/ BEADLE-SANBORN-DAVISON-HANSON-HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP 922 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DECREASE SLOWLY. VISIBILITIES 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING SNOW IN SOME AREAS TONIGHT. SOME DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN IMPROVING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$ SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064-068-091130- /O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.WC.Y.0004.150109T0322Z-150109T1500Z/ GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-BON HOMME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS... ALPENA...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE... STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR... CORSICA...DELMONT...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON... TABOR 922 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL DECREASE SLOWLY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN IMPROVING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS 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. && $$ NEZ013-014-SDZ069-070-091130- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150109T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0004.150109T0600Z-150109T1800Z/ DIXON-DAKOTA-YANKTON-CLAY SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN... SOUTH SIOUX CITY...YANKTON...VERMILLION 922 PM CST THU JAN 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DECREASING VERY SLOWLY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A HALF AN INCH OF NEW SNOWFALL IN LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DECREASE VERY SLOWLY. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A MILE IN SCATTERED AREAS DUE TO SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN SOME AREAS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...FALLING TO 20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THEN IMPROVING FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED AT TIMES DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 3:54 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in South Dakota, 2015Blizzard Warnings in Iowa, 2015Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2015Every blizzard warning in 2015
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.