Blizzard Watch 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

949 
WWUS43 KFSD 060453
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1053 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016

IAZ002-003-013-014-022-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-
061300-
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.160207T1800Z-160208T1200Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-BUENA VISTA-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-
MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...
STORM LAKE...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...
MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
1053 PM CST FRI FEB 5 2016

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT DUE TO A COMBINATION OF 
  STRONG WINDS AND FALLING SNOW. 

* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH COULD 
  CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT 
  DRIFTING OF THE SNOW THAT FELL EARLIER IN THE WEEK IS LIKELY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH 
  ARE POSSIBLE...BUT HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN STRONGER 
  SNOW SHOWERS. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO 
  REDUCED VISIBILITY AND BLOWING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS. RURAL AND 
  OPEN AREAS WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST IMPACT. 

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.

$$

216 
WWUS43 KFSD 061013
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
413 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016

IAZ002-003-013-014-022-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-
061815-
/O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.160207T1800Z-160208T1800Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-BUENA VISTA-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-
MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...
STORM LAKE...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...
MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
413 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016

...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  INTO MONDAY MORNING...DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND
  FALLING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO
  IMPACT THE AREA SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH COULD 
  CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT 
  DRIFTING OF THE SNOW THAT FELL EARLIER IN THE WEEK IS LIKELY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH 
  ARE POSSIBLE...BUT HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN STRONGER 
  SNOW SHOWERS. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO
  REDUCED VISIBILITY AND BLOWING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS. RURAL AND
  OPEN AREAS WILL SEE THE HIGHEST IMPACT.

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.

$$

902 
WWUS43 KFSD 061734
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1134 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016

IAZ002-003-013-014-022-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-
070145-
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.160207T1800Z-160208T1800Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-BUENA VISTA-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-
MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...
STORM LAKE...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...
MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
1134 AM CST SAT FEB 6 2016

...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FROM SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING...DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STRONG 
  WINDS AND FALLING SNOW. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE CURRENTLY 
  EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE AREA SUNDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS / VISIBILITIES...WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH COULD 
  CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW. SIGNIFICANT 
  DRIFTING OF THE SNOW THAT FELL EARLIER IN THE WEEK IS LIKELY. 

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH 
  ARE POSSIBLE...BUT HIGHER AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE IN STRONGER 
  SNOW SHOWERS. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BECOME VERY DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO 
  REDUCED VISIBILITY AND BLOWING SNOW OVER ROADWAYS. RURAL AND 
  OPEN AREAS WILL SEE THE HIGHEST IMPACT. 

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.

$$

786 
WWUS43 KFSD 062102
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
302 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016

IAZ021-032-071200-
/O.EXB.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160208T1800Z/
CHEROKEE-IDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...
BATTLE CREEK
302 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016

...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH...WHICH IS 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 ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 
  INCHES ARE 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.

$$

IAZ002-003-013-014-022-071200-
/O.EXT.KFSD.BZ.A.0002.160207T2100Z-160208T1800Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-BUENA VISTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...STORM LAKE
302 PM CST SAT FEB 6 2016

...BLIZZARD WATCH NOW 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 ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 
  INCHES ARE 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.

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-071200-
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.A.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
302 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 ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 
  INCHES ARE 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.

$$

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.

$$

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1115 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016

.SHORT TERM...(TODAY AND TONIGHT)
ISSUED AT 351 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016

A COUPLE OF SUBTLE MID-UPPER LEVEL WAVES EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
FORECAST AREA TODAY. WITH THE FIRST WEAK WAVE...FORECAST BY ALL
MODELS TO TRACK EAST ACROSS NEBRASKA...WARM ADVECTION/ISENTROPIC
LIFT SHOULD SPREAD SOME DEEPER MOISTURE AND LIFT INTO SOUTHEAST
PARTS OF THE CWA BY MID-LATE MORNING. BY EARLY-MID AFTERNOON...THE
SECOND WAVE DROPS SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE DAKOTAS...AND SHOULD SEE
ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW WITH THIS WAVE. WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY THE
HIGHER POPS EAST WHERE MOISTURE DEPTH IS MORE FAVORABLE. HOWEVER...
MANY OF THE HIGHER RES MODELS ARE SHOWING POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS FARTHER SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.
SEEING VERY LIGHT ECHOES WITH THE WAVE CURRENTLY IN WESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA...SO HARD TO IGNORE THE POSSIBILITY AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST
THIS AFTERNOON.

FORECAST SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 30S WOULD SUGGEST A
POSSIBILITY OF RAIN/SNOW MIX SHOULD ANY SHOWERS DEVELOP. HOWEVER...
THE WARMER AIR IS PRETTY SHALLOW...SO ANY PRECIP REACHING THE GROUND
WOULD MOST LIKELY REMAIN SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS WITH EITHER OF THESE
FEATURES EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS THAN A HALF INCH.
TEMPERATURES TODAY SHOULD BE ON THE MILD SIDE OF NORMAL WITH UPPER
20S EAST TO MID 30S SOUTHWEST. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE BREEZY AT
TIMES...BEGINNING ON THE BUFFALO RIDGE THIS MORNING AND EXPANDING
INTO NORTHWEST IOWA BY MIDDAY. COULD SEE SOME DRIFTING SNOW GIVEN
THE RECENT HEAVY SNOW IN THESE AREAS...BUT DO NOT THINK THE WIND
WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW.

LATTER WAVE EXITS THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING...WHICH SHOULD BE
FOLLOWED BY PARTIAL CLEARING AS WEAK RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. DO
NOT EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO DROP QUITE AS FAR AS EARLIER THIS MORNING
IN THE CLEAR SKIES...BUT SHOULD SEE THE COOLEST TEMPERATURES IN THE
LOWER-MID TEENS IN AREAS OVER THE HEAVIER SNOW IN NORTHWEST IOWA...
WITH READINGS CLOSER TO 20 ACROSS THE WESTERN CWA.

.LONG TERM...(SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 351 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016

SATURDAY STILL LOOKS LIKE A PLEASANT DAY...ALBEIT IT WILL BE QUITE
BREEZY IN SOUTHWEST MN AS A SOUTHWEST FLOW DOMINATES THE AREA.
TRENDED TOWARD BLENDING SOME WARM ECMWF MOS GUIDANCE VALUES IN OUR
WESTERN ZONES FOR HIGHS AS SIGNIFICANT SNOW COVER IS LACKING FROM
THOSE AREAS. EVEN IF THEY HAD A DEEP SNOW PACK...THE 925MB
TEMPERATURES ARE QUITE WARM IN THAT LOCATION WHICH SHOULD EASILY
PRODUCE MID 40S. EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...A THICKER SNOW
PACK SHOULD KEEP HIGHS IN THE 30S.

THEN OUR WELL ADVERTISED UPPER LOW BEGINS TO ORGANIZE NEAR THE
CANADIAN BORDER SATURDAY NIGHT...BEFORE STRENGTHENING DRAMATICALLY
AND MOVING SOUTHWARD SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT DOWN THE MS VALLEY. THE
VARIOUS MODELS OFF OF THE CURRENT 00Z RUN ARE NOT AS BULLISH WITH
ANY PRECIP POTENTIAL SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO A LACK OF MOISTURE BELOW
750-700MB. SOME LOWER CLOUDS HOWEVER DO EDGE INTO EAST CENTRAL SD
LATE AT NIGHT...AND THE THERMAL PROFILE LOOKS COLD ENOUGH FOR A VERY
SMALL CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW. BUT ANY SNOWFALL VERY LIKELY WILL NOT
MEASURE. DUE TO A WARM AIR MASS...INCREASING WINDS AND MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS...LOWS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WILL BE QUITE MILD SATURDAY
NIGHT...WITH READINGS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S.

THE MAIN STORY ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT ARE STRONG WINDS AND SNOW
SHOWERS. WENT AHEAD AND ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR OUR SOUTHWEST
ZONES FOR SUNDAY...AS MIXED LAYER WINDS ON THE NAM AND ECMWF ARE 40
TO 55 KNOTS. THE GFS LOOKS RIDICULOUSLY STRONG AND OVER MIXED WITH
ITS WIND SPEEDS IN THE 925-850MB LAYER AND WERE NOT USED. OUR
SOUTHWEST ZONES SHOULD GET SOME LOWER CLOUDS BY MIDDAY SUNDAY RIGHT
WHEN THE STRONGEST MIXED WINDS ARE BEGINNING. HOWEVER THERE IS QUITE
A BIT OF DRY AIR BELOW 900-850MB WHICH SHOULD KEEP THE LOWER
ATMOSPHERE WELL MIXED IN THAT LOCATION...POINTING AT A DRY ADIABATIC
LAPSE RATE FROM ABOUT 900MB TO THE SURFACE. ELSEWHERE...IT WILL BE
WINDY...PROBABLY SOLID WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. BUT THE STRATUS IS
DEEPER AND MORE ABUNDANT SNOW SHOWERS MAY ACT AS A FRICTIONAL DRAG
ON THE WIND SPEEDS. THE SOUNDINGS ARE STILL QUITE UNSTABLE THROUGH
ALMOST 700MB...BUT NOT TO THE DEGREE THAT THEY ARE IN OUR SOUTHWEST
ZONES. ONE AREA THAT IS A BIT CONCERNING TO INCLUDE IN A HIGH WIND
WATCH IS EXTENDING IT FURTHER EASTWARD TOWARD YANKTON. THE MO RIVER
VALLEY IN THAT AREA IS A CLASSIC FOR FUNNELING WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS. THEREFORE SPEEDS MAY BE HIGHER THAN FORECAST. BUT THAT IS TOO
PROBLEMATIC TO WARRANT A HIGH WIND WATCH AT THIS TIME.

AS MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH...SOUNDINGS ARE UNSTABLE AND
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT...SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD OCCUR SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY.
IN OUR FORECAST AREA...SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY LESS
THAN AN INCH. BUT THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW
CONCERNS ESPECIALLY WHEN SNOW IS ACTUALLY FALLING. IN PERIODS OF NO
SNOW...THE BLOWING SNOW POTENTIAL IS A LITTLE LESS...MORE OF A
DRIFTING ISSUE. BUT VISIBILITIES COULD BE QUITE POOR AT TIMES IN THE
BLOWING SNOW BOTH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. HIGHS ON SUNDAY WILL
PROBABLY BE REACHED ABOUT MIDDAY...THEN THE UPPER TROUGH WILL BEGIN
TO USHER IN COLDER AIR AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES SOUTHWARD. ON
MONDAY...925MB TEMPERATURES ARE COLD...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE JAMES.
BUT THE MIXING POTENTIAL IS HIGHER THEN 925MB...THEREFORE HIGHS
SHOULD RANGE FROM NEAR 20 IN OUR FAR EASTERN AREAS...TO AROUND 30 IN
THE WEST. TEMPERATURES ALOFT OF -10C TO -20C REMAIN VERY FAVORABLE
FOR LIGHT SNOW PRODUCTION ON MONDAY EAST OF I 29. THEREFORE DESPITE
A MORE SHALLOW MOISTURE DEPTH...THINK FLURRIES ARE STILL A GOOD BET
FOR THOSE AREAS ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW.

THE REST OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST IS QUIETER. THERE MAY BE A WEAK
WAVE MOVING DOWN ON TUESDAY FROM THE NORTHWEST...ALSO ASSOCIATED
WITH A WARM FRONT. BUT THAT IS TOO FAR OUT TO MENTION FLURRIES SINCE
THINGS COULD CHANGE WITH THE TIMING.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY AFTERNOON)
ISSUED AT 1113 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016

BRIEF MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS SLIDE ACROSS THE AREA. OTHERWISE...IMPROVING TO VFR AFTER
00Z THIS EVENING.

&&

.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064.

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

SHORT TERM...JH
LONG TERM...MJ
AVIATION...JM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
458 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016

SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064-061100-
GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
458 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS MAY OCCUR TODAY...MAINLY IN THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. HOWEVER NO ACCUMULATING SNOW IS
EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND COULD BECOME
VERY STRONG ON SUNDAY. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER SUNDAY
NIGHT...FINALLY DECREASING ON MONDAY. AT THEIR STRONGEST...THE
WINDS COULD AVERAGE 35 TO 50 MPH FROM MID MORNING SUNDAY TO EARLY
SUNDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-053>056-059>062-065>071-061100-
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-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-
BROOKINGS-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-
MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-
UNION-
458 AM CST FRI FEB 5 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR TODAY. A DUSTING OF SNOW
COULD OCCUR...MAINLY EAST OF I 29...WITH LITTLE TO NO MEASURABLE
SNOW ELSEWHERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND WILL BECOME
STRONG ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT WITH SPEEDS AVERAGING 25 TO 45
MPH. WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE ON MONDAY...BUT STILL
AVERAGING CLOSE TO 20 TO 35 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...SNOW
SHOWERS WILL BE PREVALENT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. ESPECIALLY
DURING FALLING SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED AT
TIMES TO POSSIBLY A QUARTER MILE DUE TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS.
HOWEVER ACTUAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE VERY MINOR. FLURRIES
AND BLOWING SNOW COULD LINGER EAST OF INTERSTATE 29 ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.