Alert archive / Minnesota / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this blizzard warning at Feb 6, 2016, 9:48 PM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota; 7 counties in Iowa; Brookings County, South Dakota. It took effect at Feb 7, 2016, 5:00 PM CST. It was in force for 25 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2016, 9:48 PM CST (03:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2016, 5:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Ida County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Brookings County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 1585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 377 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 450 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
437 WWUS43 KFSD 070348 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 948 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-071200- /O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.160207T1800Z-160208T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.160207T1800Z-160208T1800Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS 948 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. DESPITE TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 30S ON SATURDAY...EVENING REPORTS INDICATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING OF THE CURRENT SNOWPACK WILL STILL OCCUR IN THE EXPECTED STRONG WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-071200- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160208T1800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 948 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH COULD CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING OR BLOWING SNOW. WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE 30S ON SATURDAY...THERE IS UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH EXISTING SNOW COVER WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF UP TO 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO...INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
9 follow-up statements
764 WWUS43 KFSD 071020 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 420 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-071830- /O.UPG.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160208T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.160207T2200Z-160208T1800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 420 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY...WHEN WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-097-SDZ040-071830- /O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.160207T2000Z-160208T1800Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS 420 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST MONDAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM MID EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY...WHEN WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ MNZ081-089-090-071830- /O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.160207T2200Z-160208T1800Z/ COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON... JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 420 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST MONDAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY...WHEN WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
583 WWUS43 KFSD 071726 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1126 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 MNZ071-072-080-097-SDZ040-080130- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.160207T2000Z-160208T1800Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS 1126 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM MID EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY...WHEN WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ081-089-090-080130- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.160207T2200Z-160208T1800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 1126 AM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST MONDAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY...WHEN WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
927 WWUS43 KFSD 071919 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 119 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 MNZ071-072-080-097-SDZ040-080330- /O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.160207T2300Z-160208T1800Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS 119 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST MONDAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM MID EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY...WHEN WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ081-089-090-080330- /O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.160208T0100Z-160208T1800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 119 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY... WHEN WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
593 WWUS43 KFSD 072126 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 326 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 MNZ071-072-080-097-SDZ040-080530- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.160207T2300Z-160208T1800Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS 326 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM MID EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY...WHEN WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ081-089-090-080530- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.160208T0100Z-160208T1800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 326 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST MONDAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY... WHEN WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. 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. && $$
865 WWUS43 KFSD 080421 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1021 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 MNZ071-072-080-097-SDZ040-081230- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160208T1800Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS 1021 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM MID EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY...WHEN WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ081-089-090-081230- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160208T1800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 1021 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS MONDAY... WHEN WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ014-SDZ055-056-062-067-071-081230- /O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.160208T0421Z-160208T1800Z/ LYON IA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DAKOTA-LAKE-MOODY-MINNEHAHA- LINCOLN SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY... LUVERNE...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS... CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...NORTH SIOUX CITY... BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1021 PM CST SUN FEB 7 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. * ACCUMULATIONS...ACCUMULATIONS OF ABOUT A HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH THE NIGHT. WITH A HALF AN INCH OF NEW SNOW IN MANY LOCATIONS THIS WILL CREATE REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
871 WWUS43 KFSD 081000 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 400 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 SDZ040-081800- /O.CAN.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160208T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160208T1800Z/ BROOKINGS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROOKINGS 400 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING...BUT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING. WITH A HALF AN INCH OF NEW SNOW IN MANY LOCATIONS...THIS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-097-081800- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160208T1800Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE 400 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING...WHEN WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN A HALF INCH THROUGH MIDDAY...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ081-089-090-081800- /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160208T1800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 400 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING...WHEN WINDS WILL BE AT THEIR STRONGEST. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN A HALF INCH THROUGH MIDDAY...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE... INCLUDING DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ014-SDZ055-056-062-067-071-081800- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160208T1800Z/ LYON IA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DAKOTA-LAKE-MOODY-MINNEHAHA- LINCOLN SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY... LUVERNE...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS... CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...NORTH SIOUX CITY... BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 400 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THROUGH THE MORNING...BUT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING. WITH A HALF AN INCH OF NEW SNOW IN MANY LOCATIONS...THIS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
988 WWUS43 KFSD 081519 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 919 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 MNZ071-072-080-097-090000- /O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE 919 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE CONDITIONS MAY SLIGHTLY IMPROVE AS SNOW DIMINISHES...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN A HALF INCH THROUGH MIDDAY...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TRAVEL MAY ONLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY SUNSET. 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. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ081-089-090-090000- /O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 919 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE CONDITIONS MAY SLIGHTLY IMPROVE AS SNOW DIMINISHES...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS...TO CAUSE PERIODS OF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN LESS THAN A HALF INCH THROUGH MIDDAY...HOWEVER AMOUNTS COULD VARY GREATLY OVER SMALL DISTANCES DUE TO THE EXPECTED SHOWERY NATURE OF THE SNOWFALL. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE...TRAVEL MAY ONLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ014-SDZ040-055-056-062-067-071- 090000- /O.EXT.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ LYON IA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY- MINNEHAHA-LINCOLN SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY... LUVERNE...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU... SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 919 AM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BY EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WITH A HALF AN INCH OF NEW SNOW IN MANY LOCATIONS...THIS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...TRAVEL WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY SUNSET. 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. && $$
890 WWUS43 KFSD 082052 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 252 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ081-089-090-090600- /O.EXB.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.160209T0000Z-160209T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 252 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON...BUT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...TRAVEL MAY ONLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-097-090600- /O.EXB.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.160209T0000Z-160209T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE 252 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON...BUT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...TRAVEL WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET. 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. && $$ IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ014-SDZ040-055-056-062-067-071- 090000- /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ LYON IA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY- MINNEHAHA-LINCOLN SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY... LUVERNE...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU... SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 252 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON...BUT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TODAY. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL CREATE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH SUNSET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...TRAVEL WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
327 WWUS43 KFSD 082357 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 557 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ081-089-090-090600- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.160209T0000Z-160209T0600Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 557 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END...BUT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY NIGHT TIME HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED INTO TONIGHT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...BUT MAY IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET. 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. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-097-090600- /O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.160209T0000Z-160209T0600Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE 557 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL END...BUT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY NIGHT TIME HOURS. * ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. WHILE WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING...PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY AND SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT...BUT WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ014-SDZ040-055-056-062-067-071- 090100- /O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160209T0000Z/ LYON IA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY- MINNEHAHA-LINCOLN SD-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY... LUVERNE...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU... SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 557 PM CST MON FEB 8 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH LOCALIZED REDUCED VISIBILITIES IMPROVING. $$
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Minnesota, 2016Blizzard Warnings in Iowa, 2016Blizzard Warnings in South Dakota, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.