Alert archive / Iowa / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this blizzard warning at Feb 1, 2016, 3:38 AM CST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 2, 2016, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 25 hr. 60 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
- Feb 1, 2016, 3:38 AM CST (09:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2016, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2016, 4:00 AM CST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 31 counties
Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Ida County, IA, Lyon County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, 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, Moody County, SD, Turner County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.3 | Sergeant Bluff, IA | OBSERVER LOCATION SERGEANT BLUFF. |
| Feb 2, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Orange City, IA | OBSERVER LOCATION ORANGE CITY. |
| Feb 2, 7:30 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Storm Lake, IA | |
| Feb 2, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.4 | Akron, IA | OBSERVER LOCATION AKRON. |
| Feb 2, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 Ene Cherokee, IA | OBSERVER LOCATION CHEROKEE. |
| Feb 2, 9:20 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Remsen, IA | OBSERVER LOCATION REMSEN. |
| Feb 2, 9:45 AM CST | SNOW 6.1 | 4 Nne Battle Creek, IA | OBSERVER LOCATION 5 WNW IDA GROVE. |
| Feb 2, 10:00 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 1 Ese Yankton, SD | OBSERVER LOCATION YANKTON. |
| Feb 2, 10:30 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Se Vermillion, SD | |
| Feb 2, 11:05 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Ponca, NE | OBSERVER LOCATION PONCA. |
| Feb 2, 11:10 AM CST | SNOW 8 | 1 Se Vermillion, SD | |
| Feb 2, 11:10 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Vermillion, SD | REPORT VIA COCORAHS. |
| Feb 2, 11:20 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Sse Vermillion, SD | OBSERVER LOCATION 1 SSE VERMILLION. |
| Feb 2, 11:20 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Elk Point, SD | OBSERVER LOCATION ELK POINT. |
| Feb 2, 11:21 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Spirit Lake, IA | BLIZZARD CONDITIONS, SNOWFALL IN TWO HOURS. |
| Feb 2, 11:27 AM CST | SNOW 4 | 1 N Spencer, IA | OBSERVER LOCATION 1 N SPENCER. |
| Feb 2, 11:29 AM CST | SNOW 5 | 1 Ese Le Mars, IA | OBSERVER LOCATION 1 ESE LE MARS. |
| Feb 2, 11:32 AM CST | SNOW 6 | Sheldon, IA | OBSERVER LOCATION SHELDON. |
| Feb 2, 11:39 AM CST | SNOW 9 | Hawarden, IA | |
| Feb 2, 11:42 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Storm Lake, IA | OBSERVER LOCATION STORM LAKE. |
| Feb 2, 11:48 AM CST | SNOW 7.5 | Cherokee, IA | OBSERVER LOCATION CHEROKEE. |
| Feb 2, 11:53 AM CST | SNOW 8.3 | Akron, IA | OBSERVER LOCATION AKRON. |
| Feb 2, 11:55 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Tyndall, SD | OBSERVER LOCATION TYNDALL. |
| Feb 2, 12:00 PM CST | SNOW 9.5 | Sergeant Bluff, IA | STORM TOTAL THROUGH NOON OBSERVER LOCATION SERGEANT BLUFF. |
| Feb 2, 12:35 PM CST | SNOW 9.5 | Alcester, SD | |
| Feb 2, 12:50 PM CST | SNOW 9.1 | 3 Sse North Sioux City, SD | |
| Feb 2, 1:00 PM CST | SNOW 11 | Vermillion, SD | REPORT VIA COCORAHS OBSERVER. 3 MORE INCHES SINCE 1115 AM. |
| Feb 2, 1:13 PM CST | SNOW 7.5 | 2 Ese Yankton, SD | OBSERVER LOCATION 2 ESE YANKTON. |
| Feb 2, 2:00 PM CST | SNOW 3.5 | 1 S Windom, MN | OBSERVER LOCATION WINDOM. |
| Feb 2, 2:15 PM CST | SNOW 3.6 | 3 Sse Sioux Falls, SD | |
| Feb 2, 2:45 PM CST | SNOW 11 | 2 Nnw Cherokee, IA | |
| Feb 2, 2:45 PM CST | SNOW 11 | South Sioux City, NE | |
| Feb 2, 2:50 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 4 Sse Sioux Falls, SD | |
| Feb 2, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 11 | Alcester, SD | |
| Feb 2, 3:00 PM CST | SNOW 12.5 | 2 Se Vermillion, SD | |
| Feb 2, 3:15 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 2 Se Sioux Center, IA | |
| Feb 2, 3:30 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Ivanhoe, MN | VISIBILITY LESS THAN A HALF MILE |
| Feb 2, 3:30 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Peterson, IA | |
| Feb 2, 3:34 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Marshall, MN | |
| Feb 2, 3:45 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 2 Ne Lakefield, MN | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM CST | SNOW 6 | 2 Nne Lakefield, MN | |
| Feb 2, 4:15 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Lake Benton, MN | |
| Feb 2, 4:25 PM CST | SNOW 12.1 | 3 S North Sioux City, SD | |
| Feb 2, 4:45 PM CST | SNOW 15 | Hawarden, IA | |
| Feb 2, 4:47 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Lennox, SD | |
| Feb 2, 4:55 PM CST | SNOW 6.5 | Luverne, MN | |
| Feb 2, 5:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | 4 N Currie, MN | |
| Feb 2, 5:29 PM CST | SNOW 0.5 | Dimock, SD | |
| Feb 2, 5:29 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Olivet, SD | |
| Feb 2, 5:30 PM CST | SNOW 5.2 | 4 Sse Sioux Falls, SD | |
| Feb 2, 5:30 PM CST | SNOW 11 | Sioux Center, IA | |
| Feb 2, 5:32 PM CST | SNOW 4.5 | 3 Sse Sioux Falls, SD | |
| Feb 2, 5:45 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Marshall, MN | |
| Feb 2, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 11 | Washta, IA | |
| Feb 2, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 13 | 2 Se Vermillion, SD | |
| Feb 2, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 14 | Vermillion, SD | |
| Feb 2, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 14.5 | 3 S North Sioux City, SD | |
| Feb 2, 6:30 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Tyndall, SD | |
| Feb 2, 7:00 PM CST | SNOW 17 | Vermillion, SD | |
| Feb 2, 8:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 8 Ene Melvin, IA |
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 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 220 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1336 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 95 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
852 WWUS43 KFSD 010938 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 338 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-011745- /O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1000Z/ 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 338 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE EAST OF HIGHWAY 60 IN NORTHWEST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE OUT CONDITIONS..ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY...BUT WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ080-SDZ066-068-069-011745- /O.EXB.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1000Z/ MURRAY-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...PARKER... CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...TYNDALL... SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON 338 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOWFALL MAY CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY...BUT WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ IAZ001-MNZ081-089-090-098-SDZ067-070-011745- /O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1000Z/ LYON IA-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-LINCOLN SD-CLAY SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON... LAKEFIELD...LUVERNE...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG... VERMILLION 338 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE SNOWFALL MAY CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY...BUT WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
10 follow-up statements
688 WWUS43 KFSD 011651 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1051 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 IAZ001-MNZ081-089-090-020100- /O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1000Z/ LYON IA-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON... LAKEFIELD 1051 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY...BUT WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-020100- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1000Z/ 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 1051 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY...BUT WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ071-072-097-SDZ056-061-062-065-020100- /O.EXA.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1000Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-PIPESTONE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...PIPESTONE...FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...FREEMAN... MENNO...TRIPP 1051 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP VERY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...AND COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS COULD CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IF HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY...BUT WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ MNZ080-098-SDZ066>070-020100- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1000Z/ MURRAY-ROCK-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...LUVERNE...PARKER... CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON... LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION 1051 AM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS COULD CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IF HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ABOVE ZERO THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY...BUT WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
767 WWUS43 KFSD 012008 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 208 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 MNZ071-072-080-097-098-SDZ056-061-062-065>070-020415- /O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1000Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-ROCK-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... FLANDREAU...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 208 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH SNOWFALL POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT... BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES. THE LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF NEAR 4 INCHES ARE PROJECTED TO BE ON THE WEST AND NORTH SIDES OF THE SNOW BAND...GENERALLY FROM CLOSE TO PARKSTON SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHEASTWARD TO IVANHOE AND MARSHALL MINNESOTA. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF AROUND 8 INCHES OR SLIGHTLY MORE WILL RESIDE FROM YANKTON SOUTH DAKOTA...TO SLAYTON MINNESOTA. IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS BAND...SIOUX FALLS AND VICINITY IS FORECAST TO RECEIVE ABOUT 6 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AT THIS TIME. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN THE COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ081-089-090-NEZ013-014- SDZ071-020415- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1000Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DIXON-DAKOTA- UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN... SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 208 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OF CLOSE TO A FOOT OF SNOW ARE CURRENTLY PROJECTED AROUND SIOUX CITY AND STORM LAKE IOWA. REMEMBER AMOUNTS CAN VARY OR SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO INSTABILITY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN THE COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$
789 WWUS43 KFSD 012130 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 330 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ056-061-062-065>071-020530- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1000Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD- NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... FLANDREAU...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 330 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH SNOWFALL POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT... BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES. THE LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF NEAR 4 INCHES ARE PROJECTED TO BE ON THE WEST AND NORTH SIDES OF THE SNOW BAND...GENERALLY FROM CLOSE TO PARKSTON SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHEASTWARD TO IVANHOE AND MARSHALL MINNESOTA. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF AROUND 8 INCHES OR SLIGHTLY MORE WILL RESIDE FROM YANKTON SOUTH DAKOTA...TO SLAYTON MINNESOTA. IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS BAND...SIOUX FALLS AND VICINITY IS FORECAST TO RECEIVE ABOUT 6 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AT THIS TIME. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES IN THE COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ040-050-054-055-059-060-063-064-020530- /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.160202T1200Z-160203T0600Z/ BROOKINGS-GREGORY-MINER-LAKE-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...HOWARD... MADISON...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT 330 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE AT TOMES ON TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING... BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES WHILE SNOW IS FALLING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
567 WWUS43 KFSD 020353 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 953 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ056-061-062-021200- /O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.160202T1200Z-160203T1000Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- ROCK-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE... SIOUX FALLS 953 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING AROUND DAYBREAK...WITH SNOWFALL BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES ON LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT... BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA AND WILL BE HEAVIEST ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ065>071-021200- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.160202T0900Z-160203T1000Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER- LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN... SOUTH SIOUX CITY...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 953 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH SNOWFALL POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT... BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ040-050-054-055-059-060-063-064-021200- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.160202T1200Z-160203T0600Z/ BROOKINGS-GREGORY-MINER-LAKE-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...HOWARD... MADISON...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT 953 PM CST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TUESDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH MODERATE SNOWFALL POSSIBLE AT TIMES ON TUESDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TUESDAY EVENING... BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED TO DROP TO LESS THAN A MILE AT TIMES WHILE SNOW IS FALLING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
282 WWUS43 KFSD 020938 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 338 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ065>071-022100- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER- LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN... SOUTH SIOUX CITY...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 338 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING...AND WILL LIFT STEADILY NORTHWARD THIS MORNING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT... BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 6 TO 12 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WHERE OVER A FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY...AND MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ056-061-062-022100- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.160202T1200Z-160203T1000Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- ROCK-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE... SIOUX FALLS 338 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BEGINNING AROUND DAYBREAK...AND REACHING THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BY MID MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT... BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA WITH AREAS NEAR THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WITH AMOUNTS CLOSER TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY...AND MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ040-050-054-055-059-060-063-064-022100- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.160202T1200Z-160203T0600Z/ BROOKINGS-GREGORY-MINER-LAKE-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...HOWARD... MADISON...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT 338 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER DAYBREAK TUESDAY AND BEGIN TO LIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH THE DAY. MODERATE SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE TUESDAY EVENING... BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCUR TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY DROP BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
871 WWUS43 KFSD 021707 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1107 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 IAZ001>003-012>014-020-021-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ065>071-030115- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME- YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...PONCA... ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...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 1107 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE SLOWLY IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 6 TO 14 INCHES...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOST OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY...AND MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ056-061-062-030115- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- ROCK-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE... SIOUX FALLS 1107 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE SLOWLY IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 4 TO 10 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST SNOWFALL LIKELY NEAR THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOST OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY...AND MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ022-032-030115- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN... BATTLE CREEK 1107 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE AFTERNOON...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOST OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. AS FALLING SNOW DECREASES THIS AFTERNOON... VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE IN SHELTERED AREAS...BUT WILL REMAIN NEAR ZERO IN THE OPEN AREAS...SO DO NOT START TRAVEL THINKING CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING EVERYWHERE. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY...AND MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ040-050-054-055-059-060-063-064-030115- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160203T0600Z/ BROOKINGS-GREGORY-MINER-LAKE-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...HOWARD... MADISON...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT 1107 AM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...WITH MODERATE SNOWFALL INTENSITY AT TIMES. AS SNOW BEGINS TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
437 WWUS43 KFSD 022056 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 256 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 IAZ001>003-012>014-020-021-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ065>071-030500- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME- YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...PONCA... ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...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 256 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND END LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 15 INCHES. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA FROM VERMILLION TO BERESFORD AND INTO FAR NORTHWEST IOWA. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY...AND MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. THE DECREASE IN SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL IMPROVE VISIBILITY IN SOME SHELTERED AREAS...BUT ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE IN NEARBY OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ056-061-062-030500- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- ROCK-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE... SIOUX FALLS 256 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND END LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST SNOWFALL LIKELY NEAR THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY...AND MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. THE DECREASE IN SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL IMPROVE VISIBILITY IN SOME SHELTERED AREAS...BUT ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE IN NEARBY OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ022-032-030500- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN... BATTLE CREEK 256 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND END LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOST OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE MAINLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY...AND MANY ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. THE DECREASE IN SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL MEAN IMPROVED VISIBILITY IN SHELTERED AREAS...BUT ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE IN NEARBY OPEN AREAS AS THE STRONG WINDS BLOW THE ALREADY FALLEN FRESH SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ040-050-054-055-059-060-063-064-030500- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160203T0600Z/ BROOKINGS-GREGORY-MINER-LAKE-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...HOWARD... MADISON...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT 256 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN END BY MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
464 WWUS43 KFSD 030354 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 954 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 IAZ001>003-012>014-020-021-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ065>071-031000- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME- YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...PONCA... ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...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 954 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND END LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 15 INCHES. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA FROM VERMILLION TO BERESFORD AND INTO FAR NORTHWEST IOWA. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY...AND MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN IMPASSABLE. THE DECREASE IN SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL IMPROVE VISIBILITY IN SOME SHELTERED AREAS... BUT ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE IN NEARBY OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ056-061-062-031000- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- ROCK-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE... SIOUX FALLS 954 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND END LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST SNOWFALL LIKELY NEAR THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY...AND MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN IMPASSABLE. THE DECREASE IN SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL IMPROVE VISIBILITY IN SOME SHELTERED AREAS... BUT ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE IN NEARBY OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ022-032-031000- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN... BATTLE CREEK 954 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND END LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOST OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE MAINLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY...AND MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN IMPASSABLE. THE DECREASE IN SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL MEAN IMPROVED VISIBILITY IN SHELTERED AREAS... BUT ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE IN NEARBY OPEN AREAS AS THE STRONG WINDS BLOW THE ALREADY FALLEN FRESH SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ SDZ040-050-054-055-059-060-063-064-030600- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160203T0600Z/ BROOKINGS-GREGORY-MINER-LAKE-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...HOWARD... MADISON...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT 954 PM CST TUE FEB 2 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN END BY MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL DROP BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
656 WWUS43 KFSD 030601 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1201 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 SDZ040-050-054-055-059-060-063-064-030715- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160203T0600Z/ BROOKINGS-GREGORY-MINER-LAKE-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...HOWARD... MADISON...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT 1201 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... SNOW HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE AREA...AND WINDS ARE ON THE DECREASE AND THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. BE AWARE THERE STILL COULD BE SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-020-021-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ065>071-031000- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME- YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...PONCA... ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...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 1201 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND END LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM 5 TO 15 INCHES. THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA FROM VERMILLION TO BERESFORD AND INTO FAR NORTHWEST IOWA. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY...AND MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN IMPASSABLE. THE DECREASE IN SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL IMPROVE VISIBILITY IN SOME SHELTERED AREAS... BUT ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE IN NEARBY OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ056-061-062-031000- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- ROCK-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE... SIOUX FALLS 1201 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT AND END LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST SNOWFALL LIKELY NEAR THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY...AND MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN IMPASSABLE. THE DECREASE IN SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL IMPROVE VISIBILITY IN SOME SHELTERED AREAS... BUT ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE IN NEARBY OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ022-032-031000- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN... BATTLE CREEK 1201 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND END LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOST OF TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IS POSSIBLE MAINLY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH WET SNOW MAY LEAD TO ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL IMPACTS ARE LIKELY...AND MANY ROADS WILL REMAIN IMPASSABLE. THE DECREASE IN SNOWFALL INTENSITY WILL MEAN IMPROVED VISIBILITY IN SHELTERED AREAS... BUT ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE IN NEARBY OPEN AREAS AS THE STRONG WINDS BLOW THE ALREADY FALLEN FRESH SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$
888 WWUS43 KFSD 030956 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 356 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 IAZ001>003-012>014-020-021-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ070-071-031800- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.160203T1000Z-160203T1800Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-CLAY SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...PONCA... ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY... BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 356 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AT TIMES THROUGH MORNING HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ022-032-031800- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.160203T1000Z-160203T1800Z/ BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN... BATTLE CREEK 356 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AT TIMES THROUGH MORNING HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ080-081-089-090-031800- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0004.160203T1000Z-160203T1800Z/ MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 356 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A MILE AT TIMES THROUGH MORNING HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ SDZ065>069-031100- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP... PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR... CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON 356 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... SNOW HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE REGION...HOWEVER...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW TEMPORARILY REDUCING VISIBILITY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TODAY. $$ MNZ071-072-097-098-SDZ056-061-062-031100- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160203T1000Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-PIPESTONE-ROCK-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...FLANDREAU...SALEM... CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS 356 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS COME TO AN END ACROSS THE REGION...HOWEVER...PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE TEMPORARILY REDUCING VISIBILITY THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:30 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Brookings, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hanson and 2 more | 33 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Iowa, 2016Blizzard Warnings in South Dakota, 2016Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2016Every blizzard warning in 2016
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.