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Freeze Warning 3, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

May 17, 201515 counties in South Dakota; Lincoln County, Pipestone County, Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this freeze warning at May 17, 2015, 3:20 PM CDT for 15 counties in South Dakota; Lincoln County, Pipestone County, Minnesota. It took effect at May 19, 2015, 3:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 5 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
May 17, 2015, 3:20 PM CDT (20:20 UTC)
In effect from
May 19, 2015, 3:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 19, 2015, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Counties Lincoln County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Brookings County, SD, Brule County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, Miner County, SD, Moody County, SD, Sanborn County, SD

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 120 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2015-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 37 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2015-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
37 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-51 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
734 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
198 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

157 
WWUS73 KFSD 172020
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
320 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

SDZ038-039-052-053-057>059-180430-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.150519T0900Z-150519T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150518T0600Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...
CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...
MITCHELL
320 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON 
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LIKELY INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL  
GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT REMAIN BREEZY INTO MONDAY.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
  FREEZING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CLEAR
  SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

MNZ071-097-SDZ040-054>056-060-180430-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.150519T0900Z-150519T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.150517T2100Z-150518T0900Z/
LINCOLN MN-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY
320 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON
 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LIKELY THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL  
GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT REMAIN BREEZY INTO MONDAY.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
  FREEZING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CLEAR
  SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

SDZ063-064-180430-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150518T0600Z/
CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...
ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
320 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON 
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LIKELY INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT REMAIN BREEZY INTO MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

MNZ072-080-081-089-090-098-SDZ061-062-065>067-180430-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.150517T2100Z-150518T0900Z/
LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...LUVERNE...
SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG
320 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID TO LATE 
  AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LIKELY THROUGH THE EVENING. 
  WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT REMAIN BREEZY INTO 
  MONDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
179 
WWUS73 KFSD 180212
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
912 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015


SDZ038-039-052-053-057>059-181015-
/O.CON.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.150519T0900Z-150519T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150518T0600Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...
CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...
MITCHELL
912 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 40 MPH INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS...THEN WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH BUT WILL REMAIN
  QUITE BREEZY ON MONDAY AVERAGING 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING.
  THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE MORE IN THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
  FREEZING LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING UNDER THE
  INFLUENCE OF CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

MNZ071-097-SDZ040-054>056-060-181015-
/O.CON.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.150519T0900Z-150519T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150518T0900Z/
LINCOLN MN-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY
912 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 40 MPH FOR MUCH OF
  THE NIGHT...AND WILL REMAIN QUITE BREEZY ON MONDAY. ON MONDAY
  THE WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 35 MPH.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 
  FREEZING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CLEAR 
  SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

SDZ063-064-180600-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150518T0600Z/
CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...
ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
912 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 40 MPH INTO THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS...THEN WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH. IT WILL REMAIN
  BREEZY ON MONDAY WITH WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

MNZ072-080-081-089-090-098-SDZ061-062-065>067-180900-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150518T0900Z/
LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...LUVERNE...
SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG
912 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 40 MPH FOR MUCH OF
  THE NIGHT...AND WILL REMAIN QUITE BREEZY ON MONDAY. ON MONDAY
  THE WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 35 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
676 
WWUS73 KFSD 180600
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
100 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015


SDZ038-039-052-053-057>059-181400-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150518T0600Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.150519T0900Z-150519T1500Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...
CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...
MITCHELL
100 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CDT
TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...


* WEATHER CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
  FREEZING LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING UNDER THE
  INFLUENCE OF CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. FOR TONIGHT...WINDY
  CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...BUT WINDS HAVE DROPPED A LITTLE BELOW
  ADVISORY CRITERIA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

SDZ063-064-180700-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150518T0600Z/
CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...
ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
100 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...BUT WINDS HAVE DROPPED A LITTLE
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

MNZ071-097-SDZ040-054>056-060-181400-
/O.CON.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.150519T0900Z-150519T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150518T0900Z/
LINCOLN MN-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY
100 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 40 MPH FOR MUCH OF 
  THE NIGHT...AND WILL REMAIN QUITE BREEZY ON MONDAY. ON MONDAY 
  THE WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 35 MPH. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 
  FREEZING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CLEAR 
  SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

MNZ072-080-081-089-090-098-SDZ061-062-065>067-180900-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150518T0900Z/
LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...LUVERNE...
SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG
100 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 40 MPH FOR MUCH OF 
  THE NIGHT...AND WILL REMAIN QUITE BREEZY ON MONDAY. ON MONDAY 
  THE WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 35 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
543 
WWUS73 KFSD 180837
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
337 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015


MNZ071-097-SDZ040-054>056-060-181645-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150518T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.150519T0800Z-150519T1300Z/
LINCOLN MN-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY
337 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
  COMING DAY...BUT WIND SPEEDS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW
  ADVISORY LEVELS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
  FREEZING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING UNDER THE
  INFLUENCE OF CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

MNZ072-080-081-089-090-098-SDZ061-062-065>067-180945-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150518T0900Z/
LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...LUVERNE...
SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG
337 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE COMING DAY...BUT WIND
SPEEDS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS.

$$

SDZ050-063-064-181645-
/O.EXB.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.150519T0800Z-150519T1300Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
337 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW
  FREEZING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING UNDER THE
  INFLUENCE OF CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

SDZ038-039-052-053-057>059-181645-
/O.EXT.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.150519T0800Z-150519T1300Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...
CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...
MITCHELL
337 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 
  FREEZING LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING UNDER THE 
  INFLUENCE OF CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. FOR TONIGHT...WINDY 
  CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...BUT WINDS HAVE DROPPED A LITTLE 
  BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
115 
WWUS73 KFSD 181613
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1113 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

MNZ071-097-SDZ038>040-050-052>060-063-064-190015-
/O.CON.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.150519T0800Z-150519T1300Z/
LINCOLN MN-PIPESTONE-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-
SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...
CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...
MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...
MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
1113 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
  THROUGH THE DAY...BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE
  EXPECTED TO THEN FALL BELOW FREEZING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
  TUESDAY MORNING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT
  WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
197 
WWUS73 KFSD 181943
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
243 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

MNZ071-097-SDZ038>040-050-052>060-063-064-190345-
/O.CON.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.150519T0800Z-150519T1300Z/
LINCOLN MN-PIPESTONE-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-
SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...
CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...
MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...
MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
243 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN 
  THROUGH THE DAY...BECOMING LIGHT OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE 
  EXPECTED TO THEN FALL BELOW FREEZING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY 
  TUESDAY MORNING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT 
  WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ061-062-065>071-190345-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FR.Y.0002.150519T0800Z-150519T1300Z/
LYON IA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MCCOOK-
MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-
UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...
LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...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
243 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT TUESDAY. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT...DROPPING TO LESS THAN 5 MPH LATE.
  WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 31 TO 34 DEGREE RANGE AREAS
  OF FROST ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$
854 
WWUS73 KFSD 190209
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
909 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2015


MNZ071-097-SDZ038>040-050-052>060-063-064-191015-
/O.CON.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.150519T0800Z-150519T1300Z/
LINCOLN MN-PIPESTONE-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-
SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...
CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...
MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...
MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
909 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 27 TO
  32 DEGREES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ061-062-065>071-191015-
/O.CON.KFSD.FR.Y.0002.150519T0800Z-150519T1300Z/
LYON IA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MCCOOK-
MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-
UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...
LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...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
909 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 30 TO
  35 DEGREES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$
391 
WWUS73 KFSD 190303
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1003 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2015


MNZ071-097-SDZ038>040-050-052>060-063-064-191300-
/O.CON.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.150519T0800Z-150519T1300Z/
LINCOLN MN-PIPESTONE-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-
SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...
CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...
MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...
MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
1003 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 27 
  TO 32 DEGREES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ061-062-065>071-191300-
/O.CON.KFSD.FR.Y.0002.150519T0800Z-150519T1300Z/
LYON IA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MCCOOK-
MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-
UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...
LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...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
1003 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2015

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 30 
  TO 35 DEGREES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$
071 
WWUS73 KFSD 190852
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
352 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015


MNZ071-097-SDZ038>040-053>056-059-060-191000-
/O.CAN.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150519T1300Z/
LINCOLN MN-PIPESTONE-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-SANBORN-MINER-
LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...
FLANDREAU...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY
352 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
FREEZE WARNING. 

LINGERING CLOUDS AND NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVENT TEMPERATURES
FROM DROPPING TO FREEZING EARLY THIS MORNING...EVEN THOUGH IT
WILL STILL FEEL QUITE CHILLY FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

$$

IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ061-062-065>067-069>071-
191000-
/O.CAN.KFSD.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150519T1300Z/
LYON IA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MCCOOK-
MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...
LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...
FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...
VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
352 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
FROST ADVISORY. 

LINGERING CLOUDS AND WIND WILL PREVENT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FROST
EARLY THIS MORNING...EVEN THOUGH IT WILL STILL FEEL QUITE CHILLY
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.|

$$

SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064-191300-
/O.CON.KFSD.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150519T1300Z/
GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT
352 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 27 TO 32
  DEGREES EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE DAYTIME WARNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

SDZ068-191300-
/O.CON.KFSD.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150519T1300Z/
BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR
352 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2015

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 32 TO 35
  DEGREES EARLY THIS MORNING WITH AREAS OF FROST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze warning 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 freeze warning went out at May 17, 12:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 17, 12:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1239 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 350 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

UPPER LOW CENTER CURRENTLY LIFTING NORTH NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA WILL SLOWLY TRACK THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA TODAY.
TWO AREAS OF RAIN SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER ARE IMPACTING THE
AREA. THE FIRST BROAD BAND AHEAD OF THE LOW IS TRACKING NORTHWARD
ACROSS OUR EASTERN COUNTIES AHEAD OF THE SURFACE AND UPPER LOW. THE
SECOND AREA OF PRECIPITATION ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL INTO EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA IS PIVOTING IN A
GENERAL NORTHERLY DIRECTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH MID LEVEL TROWALING.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING ACROSS
THESE AREAS...WITH DRY SLOTTING LIMITING PRECIPITATION TO MORE
SCATTERED ACTIVITY NEAR THE I29 CORRIDOR. THE HRRR AND RUC HAVE A
DECENT HANDLE IN THE TRACK AND TIMING OF PRECIPITATION...SO FOLLOWED
THESE MODELS. AS THE LOW BEGINS PULLING AWAY TO THE NORTH THIS
AFTERNOON...MUCH OF REGION WILL BE IN THE DRY SLOT...WITH ONLY
SCATTERED SHOWERS DIMINISHING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH ACTIVITY TODAY.

CLOUDY SKIES...RAINFALL... AND COOLER AIR WRAPPING BEHIND THE LOW
WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN CHECK THIS AFTERNOON. THE MID TO UPPER 60S
ARE EXPECTED WEST OF I29 WITH THE LOW TO MID 70S TO THE EAST WHERE
THE COOLER AIRMASS WILL BE DELAYED AND A BIT MORE SUNSHINE AND DRIER
WEATHER IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTH OF THE AREA.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE NEAR ADVISORY LEVEL MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON...BUT RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL REMAIN TOO LOW FOR
HEADLINES. SKIES WILL REMAIN PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT WITH
MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES FILTERING INTO THE REGION. LOWS TONIGHT
WILL BE IN THE MID 30S TO MID 40S.

.LONG TERM...(MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY)
ISSUED AT 350 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

WINDY AND COOL STILL LOOKS GOOD FOR MONDAY. THE UPPER LOW WILL BE
FAR ENOUGH NORTHEAST TO PROVIDE LITTLE OR NO DYNAMIC SUPPORT FOR
LIGHT SHOWERS...AND WHILE THERE COULD BE A FEW SPRINKLES WITH THE
LOW CLOUDS...WILL LEAVE OUT FOR NOW. THE LOW CLOUD COVER SHOULD
DOMINATE SKIES OVER THE NORTHEAST TO EAST CENTRAL PART OF THE
FORECAST AREA WITH LESSER CLOUD COVER TO THE SOUTHWEST. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE ON THE VERY CHILLY SIDE WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 40S NORTHEAST
TO THE MID 50S SOUTH.

CLEARING SKIES MONDAY NIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING INTO THE AREA
AND THIS HIGH WILL ALSO BRING DECREASING WINDS. CHILLY TEMPERATURES
MAY DROP TO FROSTY OR FREEZY LEVELS AND WIND LOOK LIGHT ENOUGH BY
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING TO ALLOW FOR FROST EXCEPT IN PART OF SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA SO AFTER COORDINATION WILL SO MENTION.

TUESDAY LOOKS FAIRLY SUNNY WITH SOME SLOW INCREASE IN CLOUDS
SOUTHWEST. THIS SLOW CLOUD INCREASE WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHWEST
TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AS AN EJECTED WAVE FROM PACIFIC COAST
TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THIS WAVE WILL BE SUPPRESSED
TO SOME DEGREE BY A NORTHWESTERLY UPPER FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GREAT
LAKES. LIGHT RAIN LIKELY SPREADING INTO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE
AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT MAY NOT GET TOO FAR NORTHEAST IF THIS
SUPPRESSION IS STRONG ENOUGH. FOR NOW WILL KEEP SOME MENTION OF
LIGHT RAIN CHANCE WEDNESDAY OVER THE SOUTHWEST HALF OF THE AREA. DO
NOT EXPECT MUCH RAIN IN ANY EVENT AS THE SYSTEM WILL BE STEADILY
WEAKENING WHILE BEING SUPPRESSED BETWEEN THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AND A
MODEST SOUTHERN PLAINS RIDGE. TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE COOL WITH
50S HIGHS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

THE DEPARTURE OF WHAT IS LEFT OF THE WEAK WAVE WILL ALLOW THE RIDGE
TO BUILD A LITTLE MORE INTO THE AREA AND BRING DRY WEATHER WITH
MODEST WARMING THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. LATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL
BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS AS THE PACIFIC TROUGH
APPROACHES.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1237 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

COMPLEX SET UP THIS AFTERNOON. VFR EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 BUT
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 MVFR CEILINGS...POSSIBLY SHORT
LIVED IFR CEILINGS...ALONG WITH STRATIFORM RAINFALL. THE BULK OF
THIS PRECIPITATION WILL LIFT NORTHEAST WITH ONLY LIGHTER AMOUINTS
EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA. MVFR CEILINGS LIKELY OFF AND ON
THROUGH THE ENTIRE PERIOD. WINDS WILL ALSO BE A PROBLEM WITH
NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO ABOUT 45 MPH AT TIMES...MAINLY BEFORE
6Z.

&&

.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY FOR
     SDZ040-054>056-060>062-065>067.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY FOR SDZ038-039-052-053-
     057>059-063-064.

MN...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CDT MONDAY FOR
     MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098.

IA...NONE.
NE...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...
LONG TERM...
AVIATION...08
Hazardous weather outlook, May 17, 12:49 PM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1249 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

IAZ001-MNZ071-072-080-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-
181800-
LYON IA-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-BEADLE-
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION-
1249 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
IOWA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...EAST CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT STILL REMAIN ON THE BREEZY SIDE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT TO JUST AFTER DAYBREAK
TUESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ081-089-090-NEZ014-181800-
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DAKOTA-
1249 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
IOWA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE QUICKLY NORTHEAST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. A FEW OF THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE DIME SIZED HAIL OR
SMALLER AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT TO JUST AFTER DAYBREAK
TUESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 17, 1:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
121 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2015

...TIME...  ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
...DATE...  ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0113 PM     HAIL             1 NNW ALTON             43.00N 96.02W
05/17/2015  E0.50 INCH       SIOUX              IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

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NWS SIOUX FALLS SD
IRIS SYSTEM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 17, 11:44 AM CDTWind AdvisoryFSDAurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison and 13 more16 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in South Dakota, 2015Freeze Warnings in Minnesota, 2015Every freeze 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.