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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

January 31, 20154 states

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this winter storm warning at Jan 31, 2015, 9:53 AM CST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 31, 2015, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 27 hr. 58 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 31, 2015, 9:53 AM CST (15:53 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 31, 2015, 3:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 1, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 23 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, Rock County, MN, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Bon Homme County, SD, Clay County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, McCook County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Turner County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 31, 6:00 PM CSTSNOW 0.83 N Sioux Falls, SD
Jan 31, 6:00 PM CSTSNOW 1.64 Ese Sioux Falls, SD
Jan 31, 6:30 PM CSTSNOW 2.23 Sse Sioux Falls, SD
Jan 31, 6:55 PM CSTSNOW 1Sioux Falls, SD
Jan 31, 6:55 PM CSTSNOW 1.73 N Sioux Falls, SD
Jan 31, 7:00 PM CSTSNOW 2.53 Sse Sioux Falls, SD
Jan 31, 7:30 PM CSTSNOW 31 Se Tea, SD
Jan 31, 7:45 PM CSTSNOW 1Ponca, NE
Jan 31, 7:45 PM CSTSNOW 1.7Sioux City, IA
Jan 31, 7:45 PM CSTSNOW 2Yankton, SD
Jan 31, 7:55 PM CSTSNOW 23 N Sioux Falls, SD
Jan 31, 8:00 PM CSTSNOW 1.7Brunsville, IA
Jan 31, 8:30 PM CSTSNOW 1.7Le Mars, IA
Jan 31, 8:35 PM CSTSNOW 1Little Rock, IA
Jan 31, 8:45 PM CSTSNOW 1.5Everly, IA
Jan 31, 9:00 PM CSTSNOW 2.23 N Sioux Falls, SD
Jan 31, 9:30 PM CSTSNOW 1Hartford, SD
Jan 31, 9:30 PM CSTSNOW 3.53 Sse Sioux Falls, SD
Jan 31, 9:50 PM CSTSNOW 3.64 Ese Sioux Falls, SD
Jan 31, 9:50 PM CSTSNOW 3.66 E Sioux Falls, SD
Jan 31, 9:55 PM CSTSNOW 2.53 N Sioux Falls, SD
Jan 31, 10:00 PM CSTSNOW 3Spencer, IA
Jan 31, 10:45 PM CSTSNOW 2Rock Valley, IA
Jan 31, 10:55 PM CSTSNOW 1.8Tyndall, SD
Jan 31, 11:00 PM CSTSNOW 2.8Ponca, NE
Jan 31, 11:47 PM CSTSNOW 3Sioux City, IA
Feb 1, 12:00 AM CSTSNOW 3Washta, IA
Feb 1, 6:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6.8Sioux City, IA
Feb 1, 6:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 71 Wsw Sergeant Bluff, IASIOUX CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD
Feb 1, 6:30 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 8Yankton, SD
Feb 1, 6:35 AM CSTSNOW 5.5Brunsville, IA
Feb 1, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 4.5Marion, SD
Feb 1, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 5.1Wakefield, NE
Feb 1, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 5.4Akron, IA
Feb 1, 7:00 AM CSTSNOW 5.5Brunsville, IA
Feb 1, 7:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 7Emerson, NE
Feb 1, 7:30 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6.34 Sse Sioux Falls, SD
Feb 1, 7:46 AM CSTSNOW 4.5Tyndall, SD
Feb 1, 8:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6Viborg, SD
Feb 1, 8:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6.64 Ese Sioux Falls, SD
Feb 1, 8:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 8Arthur, IA
Feb 1, 8:42 AM CSTSNOW 4Peterson, IA
Feb 1, 8:42 AM CSTSNOW 5Orange City, IA
Feb 1, 8:42 AM CSTSNOW 66 S Hartford, SD
Feb 1, 9:00 AM CSTSNOW 4Sanborn, IA
Feb 1, 9:00 AM CSTSNOW 5Holstein, IA
Feb 1, 9:30 AM CSTSNOW 6Sioux Center, IA
Feb 1, 10:00 AM CSTSNOW 5.4Akron, IA
Feb 1, 10:30 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 64 Ne Battle Creek, IA
Feb 1, 10:30 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 7Spencer, IA
Feb 1, 11:00 AM CSTSNOW 5Lake Park, IA
Feb 1, 11:00 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6.2Sioux Falls, SD
Feb 1, 11:45 AM CSTHEAVY SNOW 89 W Yankton, SD
Feb 1, 12:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 73 Sse Sioux Falls, SD57TH AND CLIFF AVE
Feb 1, 12:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 7.2Sioux City, IASTORM TOTAL THROUGH NOON
Feb 1, 12:15 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 7Washta, IA
Feb 1, 2:00 PM CSTSNOW 53 Ne Cherokee, IA
Feb 1, 2:00 PM CSTHEAVY SNOW 6.4Sioux Falls, SDSTORM TOTAL THROUGH 2 PM

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

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 191 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2015-01-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2015-01-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 128 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

749 
WWUS43 KFSD 311553
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
953 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2015


IAZ020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ070-071-010000-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.150131T2100Z-150201T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0002.150131T2100Z-150201T1800Z/
PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-CLAY SD-
UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...
SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
953 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR 
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-010000-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.150201T0000Z-150201T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0002.150201T0000Z-150201T1800Z/
LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER
953 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE SUNDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 7 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR 
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION...FORECASTS...AND WARNINGS.

&&

$$

SDZ069-010000-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.150131T2100Z-150201T1200Z/
YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YANKTON
953 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR 
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ050-063-068-010000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.150131T2100Z-150201T1200Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...
TABOR
953 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR 
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ059>061-064-065-010000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.150201T0000Z-150201T1200Z/
DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP
953 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE LATE TONIGHT. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR 
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ089-090-098-SDZ062-066-067-010000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.150201T0000Z-150201T1800Z/
NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...
LUVERNE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...
HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG
953 AM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE SUNDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR 
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH 
  WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
326 
WWUS43 KFSD 312038
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
238 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

SDZ069-010445-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.150131T2100Z-150201T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KFSD.WS.W.0002.150131T2100Z-150202T0000Z/
YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...YANKTON
238 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE
  BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 7 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY
  EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME
  DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

SDZ066-067-010445-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.150201T0000Z-150201T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KFSD.WS.W.0002.150201T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
TURNER-LINCOLN SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...
VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG
238 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM
CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL THEN DIMINISH
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 7 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY
  EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME
  DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ070-071-010445-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0002.150131T2100Z-150202T0000Z/
PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-CLAY SD-
UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...
SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
238 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FILL IN LATE SATURDAY...THEN
  CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL
  DECREASING IN INTENSITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 8 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 9 INCHES
  ESPECIALLY NEAR STORM LAKE.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY
  SUNDAY MORNING...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME
  DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-010445-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0002.150201T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER
238 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FILL IN LATE SATURDAY...THEN
  CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL
  DECREASING IN INTENSITY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY
  EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME
  DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ080-081-097-SDZ056-010445-
/O.EXB.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.150201T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-PIPESTONE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...PIPESTONE...FLANDREAU
238 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. THE SNOWFALL WILL THEN GRADUALLY COME TO
  END SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO THREE QUARTERS OF
  A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME
  NORTHERLY BY EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL
  CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ052>055-057-058-010445-
/O.EXA.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.150201T0000Z-150201T1800Z/
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY
238 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE 
  THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE SUNDAY MORNING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO THREE QUARTERS OF
  A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME
  NORTHERLY BY EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL
  CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ050-063>065-068-010445-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.150131T2100Z-150201T1800Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...
FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR
238 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO THREE QUARTERS OF
  A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME
  NORTHERLY BY EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL
  CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ059>061-010445-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.150201T0000Z-150201T1800Z/
DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE
238 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...DECREASING
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO THREE QUARTERS OF
  A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME
  NORTHERLY BY EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL
  CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ089-090-098-SDZ062-010445-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.150201T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-MINNEHAHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...
LUVERNE...SIOUX FALLS
238 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN
  DECREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO THREE QUARTERS OF
  A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME
  NORTHERLY BY EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL
  CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
090 
WWUS43 KFSD 010108
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
708 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015


SDZ061-065-068-010915-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150201T1800Z/
/O.EXA.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
MCCOOK-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...
MONTROSE...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...
SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR
708 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR 
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY 
  EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME 
  DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ098-SDZ062-010915-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
ROCK-MINNEHAHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUVERNE...SIOUX FALLS
708 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN 
  DECREASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR 
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY 
  EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME 
  DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ069>071-010915-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-YANKTON-
CLAY SD-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...
SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...YANKTON...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
708 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE 
  BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR 
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY 
  EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME 
  DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-SDZ066-067-010915-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...
CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG
708 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE 
  BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR 
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY 
  EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME 
  DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

SDZ050-063-064-010915-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150201T1800Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
708 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO THREE QUARTERS 
  OF A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME 
  NORTHERLY BY EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL 
  CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ052>055-057>060-010915-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150201T1800Z/
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY
708 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
  DECREASING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO THREE QUARTERS 
  OF A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME 
  NORTHERLY BY EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL 
  CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ080-081-089-090-097-SDZ056-010915-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...
FLANDREAU
708 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE 
  BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO THREE QUARTERS 
  OF A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME 
  NORTHERLY BY EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL 
  CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
423 
WWUS43 KFSD 010457
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1057 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015


IAZ020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ069>071-011100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-YANKTON-
CLAY SD-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...
SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...YANKTON...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1057 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH SUNDAY
  MORNING...THEN DECREASE BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AND END SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR 
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY 
  EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME 
  DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-MNZ098-SDZ061-062-065>068-011100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-ROCK-MCCOOK-
MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...LUVERNE...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
1057 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR 
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHERLY BY 
  EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME 
  DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

SDZ050-063-064-011100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150201T1800Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
1057 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO THREE QUARTERS 
  OF A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME 
  NORTHERLY BY EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL 
  CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ052>055-057>060-011100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150201T1800Z/
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY
1057 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... 
  DECREASING BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO THREE QUARTERS 
  OF A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME 
  NORTHERLY BY EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL 
  CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ080-081-089-090-097-SDZ056-011100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...
FLANDREAU
1057 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE
  BY MIDDAY SUNDAY AND END BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO THREE QUARTERS 
  OF A MILE OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME 
  NORTHERLY BY EARLY SUNDAY...AVERAGING 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL 
  CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
367 
WWUS43 KFSD 010950
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
350 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

IAZ001-MNZ098-SDZ061-062-065>070-011800-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150201T2100Z/
LYON IA-ROCK-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-
BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...LUVERNE...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
350 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL
  BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND END BY EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE AT
  TIMES IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHERLY WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH
  WILL GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS
  WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE SLOWLY THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-011800-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...
ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
350 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE
  SLOWLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A HALF MILE OR
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHERLY WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH
  WILL GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS
  WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE SLOWLY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

MNZ080-081-089-090-097-SDZ056-011800-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150201T2100Z/
MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...
FLANDREAU
350 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL
  BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND END EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO THREE QUARTERS OF
  A MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15
  TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ050-063-064-011800-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150201T1800Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
350 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WILL BEGIN TO
  DECREASE. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY NOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO THREE QUARTERS OF
  A MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15
  TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ052>055-057>060-011800-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150201T1800Z/
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY
350 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WILL BEGIN TO
  DECREASE. THE SNOW SHOULD END BY NOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO THREE QUARTERS OF
  A MILE AT TIMES IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15
  TO 30 MPH WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
341 
WWUS43 KFSD 011730
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1130 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015


IAZ001-MNZ098-SDZ061-062-065>070-020000-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
LYON IA-ROCK-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-
BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...LUVERNE...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
1130 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ENDING BY
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A MILE AND A HALF AT
  TIMES IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHERLY WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH
  WILL GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS
  WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE SLOWLY THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...
AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-020000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...
ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1130 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ENDING BY
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A MILE AND A HALF OR
  LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHERLY WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 30 MPH
  WILL GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS
  WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE SLOWLY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

SDZ050-063-064-012100-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150201T2100Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
1130 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE MID
  AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A MILE AND A HALF AT
  TIMES IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 30 MPH
  WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

SDZ052>055-057>060-012100-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150201T2100Z/
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY
1130 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE MID
  AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A MILE AND A HALF AT
  TIMES IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 30 MPH
  WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

MNZ080-081-089-090-097-SDZ056-020000-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...
FLANDREAU
1130 AM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ENDING BY
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A MILE AND A HALF AT
  TIMES IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 15 TO 30 MPH
  WHICH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$
022 
WWUS43 KFSD 012051
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
251 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015


IAZ001-MNZ098-SDZ061-062-065>070-012200-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
LYON IA-ROCK-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-
BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...LUVERNE...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
251 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

SNOW IS TAPERING OFF.

$$

MNZ080-081-089-090-097-SDZ056-012200-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...
FLANDREAU
251 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW IS TAPERING OFF.

$$

SDZ050-063-064-012200-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150201T2100Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
251 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

SDZ052>055-057>060-012200-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150201T2100Z/
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY
251 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-020000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...
ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
251 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ENDING BY 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO A MILE AND A 
  HALF OR LESS IN FALLING SNOW. NORTHERLY WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO 
  30 MPH WILL GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...CAUSING DRIFTING SNOW. 
  WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE SLOWLY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN
AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$
477 
WWUS43 KFSD 012356
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
556 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015


IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-020100-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150202T0000Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...
ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
556 PM CST SUN FEB 1 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. A FEW FLURRIES AND
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING.
ALTHOUGH VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 31, 3:50 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryFSDBuena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more35 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Iowa, 2015Winter Storm Warnings in South Dakota, 2015Winter Storm Warnings in Nebraska, 2015Every winter storm 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.