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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

March 22, 20164 states

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this winter storm warning at Mar 22, 2016, 3:19 PM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 23, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr. 42 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
Mar 22, 2016, 3:19 PM CDT (20:19 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
21 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, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Bon Homme County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Clay County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, McCook County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Turner County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 23, 11:15 AM CDTSNOW 24 N Currie, MNOBSERVER LOCATION 4 N CURRIE.
Mar 23, 11:30 AM CDTSNOW 11 Wnw Gregory, SDOBSERVER LOCATION GREGORY.
Mar 23, 12:00 PM CDTSNOW 11 Nnw Pipestone, MNOBSERVER LOCATION 1 NNW PIPESTONE.
Mar 23, 1:51 PM CDTSNOW 54 N Currie, MNOBSERVER LOCATION 4 N CURRIE.
Mar 23, 2:33 PM CDTSNOW 3Dell Rapids, SD
Mar 23, 3:46 PM CDTSNOW 4Dell Rapids, SD
Mar 23, 4:10 PM CDTSNOW 41 Wsw Pipestone, MN
Mar 23, 4:49 PM CDTSNOW 6.54 N Currie, MNOBSERVER LOCATION 4 N CURRIE.
Mar 23, 4:51 PM CDTSNOW 76 Ene Montrose, SD
Mar 23, 5:24 PM CDTSNOW 1.43 Sse Sioux Falls, SDOBSERVER LOCATION 3 SSE SIOUX FALLS.
Mar 23, 6:15 PM CDTSNOW 1.92 S Sioux Falls, SD
Mar 23, 6:27 PM CDTSNOW 31 Ne Wall Lake, SD
Mar 23, 7:45 PM CDTSNOW 61 S Armour, SD
Mar 23, 8:00 PM CDTSNOW 4.93 N Sioux Falls, SD
Mar 23, 8:00 PM CDTSNOW 6.85 Nne Humboldt, SD
Mar 23, 8:15 PM CDTSNOW 1.52 S North Sioux City, SD
Mar 23, 8:15 PM CDTSNOW 2.93 Sse Sioux Falls, SD
Mar 23, 8:25 PM CDTSNOW 63 Wnw Dell Rapids, SD
Mar 23, 8:26 PM CDTSNOW 1Sioux City, IACOMBINATION OF SNOW AND SLEET.
Mar 23, 8:50 PM CDTSNOW 31 S North Sioux City, SD
Mar 23, 9:10 PM CDTSNOW 44 N Sioux City, IA
Mar 23, 9:30 PM CDTSNOW 5.53 Sse North Sioux City, SD
Mar 23, 9:33 PM CDTSNOW 51 Nne Pipestone, MN
Mar 23, 9:45 PM CDTSNOW 6.2Tyndall, SDSNOW FELL OVER 5 HOUR PERIOD.
Mar 23, 11:38 PM CDTSNOW 54 S Platte, SDOBSERVER LOCATION 4 S PLATTE.
Mar 23, 11:39 PM CDTSNOW 44 Sse Sioux Falls, SDNEAR 69TH AND CLIFF AVE. OBSERVER LOCATION 4 SSE SIOUX FALLS.
Mar 24, 5:24 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 14.32 Sse North Sioux City, SDOBSERVER LOCATION DAKOTA DUNES.
Mar 24, 5:42 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 123 Nne Sioux City, IAOBSERVER LOCATION SIOUX CITY.
Mar 24, 6:00 AM CDTSNOW 6.5Spirit Lake, IA
Mar 24, 6:00 AM CDTHEAVY SNOW 14.1Sergeant Bluff, IAOBSERVER LOCATION SERGEANT BLUFF.
Mar 24, 6:30 AM CDTSNOW 32 Se Yankton, SD
Mar 24, 6:45 AM CDTSNOW 6Sioux Center, IA
Mar 24, 6:52 AM CDTSNOW 61 Se Vermillion, SD
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 2Worthington, MN
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 2.12 Ne Lakefield, MN
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 33 Nne Hornick, IA
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 3Pickstown, SD
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 3Sibley, IA
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 3.4Marion, SD
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 6.5Orange City, IA
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 123 Ne Cherokee, IA
Mar 24, 7:00 AM CDTSNOW 12Emerson, NE

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

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 209 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2016-03-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2016-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 256 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2775 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
256 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
256 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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311 
WWUS43 KFSD 222019
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
319 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

IAZ001-MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ061-062-065>070-231100-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0002.160323T1500Z-160324T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T1500Z-160324T0600Z/
LYON IA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-MCCOOK-
MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...
FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...CLAYTON...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...IRENE...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...
TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...
TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION
319 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM
CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS DECREASING WEDNESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY 
  IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER 
  MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING  INTO
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY
IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.


&&

$$

IAZ002-003-012>014-020-NEZ013-SDZ071-231100-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0002.160323T1500Z-160324T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T1800Z-160324T0900Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-DIXON-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SIOUX CENTER...ORANGE CITY...ROCK VALLEY...
HAWARDEN...HULL...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...
LE MARS...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
319 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
  MODERATE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 25
  AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON WITH WINDS DECREASING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
  VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A
  QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY
IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.


&&

$$

SDZ050-063-064-231100-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0002.160323T1200Z-160324T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T1200Z-160324T0600Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
319 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW..WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME ALL SNOW AS WEDNESDAY
  MORNING BEGINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING
  THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS DECREASING WEDNESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY 
  IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER 
  MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.


&&

$$

IAZ021-022-031-032-NEZ014-231100-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0008.160323T2100Z-160324T0900Z/
CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SOUTH SIOUX CITY
319 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM
CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM CDT THURSDAY.

* TIMING...RAIN WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT
  THURSDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES MAY BE
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEASTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED LESS THAN ONE
  QUARTER MILE IN FALLING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE EVENING COMMUTE MAY BE IMPACTED...AND DRIVING
  CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

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.


&&

$$

SDZ040-054-231100-
/O.EXA.KFSD.WS.A.0002.160323T1500Z-160324T0900Z/
BROOKINGS-MINER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...HOWARD
319 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THERE MAY ALSO BE A SHARP GRADIENT TO 
  SNOWFALL TOTALS ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS DECREASING WEDNESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY 
  IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER 
  MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS AND UNCERTAINTY...WHILE CONFIDENCE IN THE STORM TRACK
  AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW THREAT IS INCREASING...THERE REMAINS SOME
  UNCERTAINTY IN THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND.  CONTINUE
  TO MONITOR YOUR LOCAL FORECAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY
IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

SDZ059-231100-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WS.A.0002.160323T1500Z-160324T0900Z/
DAVISON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MITCHELL
319 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME ALL SNOW AS 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING BEGINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF 
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THERE MAY ALSO BE A SHARP GRADIENT TO 
  SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS DECREASING WEDNESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY 
  IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER 
  MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS AND UNCERTAINTY...WHILE CONFIDENCE IN THE STORM TRACK
  AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW THREAT IS INCREASING...THERE REMAINS SOME
  UNCERTAINTY IN THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND.  CONTINUE
  TO MONITOR YOUR LOCAL FORECAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-SDZ055-056-060-231100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0002.160323T1500Z-160324T0900Z/
LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...MADISON...ORLAND...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY
319 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
  AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THERE MAY ALSO BE A SHARP GRADIENT TO
  SNOWFALL TOTALS ON WEDNESDAY.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS DECREASING WEDNESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY 
  IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER 
  MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS AND UNCERTAINTY...WHILE CONFIDENCE IN THE STORM TRACK
  AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW THREAT IS INCREASING...THERE REMAINS SOME
  UNCERTAINTY IN THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND. CONTINUE
  TO MONITOR YOUR LOCAL FORECAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY
IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
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WWUS43 KFSD 230258
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
958 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

IAZ001-MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ061-062-065>070-231100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T1500Z-160324T0600Z/
LYON IA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-MCCOOK-
MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...
FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...CLAYTON...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...IRENE...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...
TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...
TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION
958 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS DECREASING WEDNESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY 
  IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER 
  MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO 
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY
IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-012>014-020-NEZ013-SDZ071-231100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T1800Z-160324T0900Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-DIXON-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SIOUX CENTER...ORANGE CITY...ROCK VALLEY...
HAWARDEN...HULL...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...
LE MARS...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
958 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO
4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 
  MODERATE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS DECREASING LATE WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT. VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED 
  TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY
IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

SDZ050-063-064-231100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T1200Z-160324T0600Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
958 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO
1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME ALL SNOW AS 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING BEGINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF 
  WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS DECREASING WEDNESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY 
  IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER 
  MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

IAZ021-022-031-032-NEZ014-231100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0008.160323T2100Z-160324T0900Z/
CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SOUTH SIOUX CITY
958 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN WITH AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAIN WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TO SNOW LATE 
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL END BY MIDNIGHT 
  THURSDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES MAY BE 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEASTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED LESS THAN ONE 
  QUARTER MILE IN FALLING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...THE EVENING COMMUTE MAY BE IMPACTED...AND DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-SDZ040-054>056-059-060-231100-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WS.A.0002.160323T1500Z-160324T0600Z/
LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...ORLAND...
FLANDREAU...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY
958 PM CDT TUE MAR 22 2016

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. 
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 
  AND EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. THERE MAY ALSO BE A SHARP GRADIENT TO 
  SNOWFALL TOTALS ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  25 AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE 
  WEDNESDAY WITH WINDS DECREASING WEDNESDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY 
  IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER 
  MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS AND UNCERTAINTY...WHILE CONFIDENCE IN THE STORM TRACK 
  AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW THREAT IS INCREASING...THERE REMAINS SOME 
  UNCERTAINTY IN THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW BAND. 
  CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR LOCAL FORECAST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY
IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$
626 
WWUS43 KFSD 230907
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
407 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

IAZ021-022-031-032-NEZ014-231715-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WW.Y.0008.160323T2100Z-160324T0900Z/
/O.EXB.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T2200Z-160324T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SOUTH SIOUX CITY
407 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW|...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CHANGE TO
  SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY
  SNOW WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE
  TONIGHT AND END BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEASTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITIES
  MAY BE REDUCED LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN FALLING AND
  BLOWING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...THE EVENING COMMUTE MAY BE IMPACTED...AND DRIVING
  CONDITIONS WILL QUICKLY DETERIORATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY
IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

SDZ050-063-064-231715-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T1500Z-160324T0600Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
407 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...DEVELOPING RAIN AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY BECOME ALL SNOW
  THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH SNOW
  TAPERING OFF THIS EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A SHARP SNOWFALL GRADIENT IS EXPECTED WITH THE
  GREATER AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTHEAST.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN
  20 AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY
  WITH WINDS DECREASING THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND
  BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

IAZ001-MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ061-062-065>070-231715-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T1500Z-160324T0600Z/
LYON IA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-MCCOOK-
MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...
FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...CLAYTON...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...IRENE...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...
TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...
TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION
407 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING
TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS MORNING.
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20
  AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH TODAY WITH WINDS DECREASING
  TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED
  TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY
IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-012>014-020-NEZ013-SDZ071-231715-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T1800Z-160324T0900Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-DIXON-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SIOUX CENTER...ORANGE CITY...ROCK VALLEY...
HAWARDEN...HULL...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...
LE MARS...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
407 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CHANGE TO
  SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP
  THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DECREASE AND END LATE TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20
  AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  WITH WINDS DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND
  BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY
IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-SDZ040-054>056-059-060-231715-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WS.A.0002.160323T1500Z-160324T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0009.160323T1500Z-160324T0600Z/
LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...ORLAND...
FLANDREAU...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY
407 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 AM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WITH PATCHY BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME ALL SNOW THIS MORNING
  WITH SNOW INCREASING IN COVERAGE TODAY. OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW
  IS EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. A
  SHARP GRADIENT IN SNOWFALL TOTALS IS LIKELY WITH THE HEAVIER
  AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTH.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20
  AND 30 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH TODAY WITH WINDS DECREASING
  THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE
  REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TODAY INTO
  TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
824 
WWUS43 KFSD 231440
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
940 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

IAZ001-MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ061-062-065>070-232245-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T1500Z-160324T0600Z/
LYON IA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-MCCOOK-
MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...
FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...CLAYTON...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...IRENE...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...
TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...
TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION
940 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SNOW THROUGH MIDDAY...
  WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF TOWARD MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. BRIEF PERIODS
  OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION
  LATE THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ARE THEN
  EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
 

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE MORE LIKELY SOUTH OF
  HIGHWAY 18 IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...AND NEAR TO SOUTHEAST OF
  HIGHWAY 60 IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
  ARE POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED SURFACES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  20 AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH TODAY WITH WINDS 
  DECREASING TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY 
  BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SDZ050-063-064-232245-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T1500Z-160324T0600Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
940 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME ALL SNOW THIS MORNING.
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. A SHARP SNOWFALL GRADIENT IS EXPECTED WITH 
  THE GREATER AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ANDES. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  20 AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY 
  WITH WINDS DECREASING THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND 
  BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-012>014-020-NEZ013-SDZ071-232245-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T1800Z-160324T0900Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-DIXON-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SIOUX CENTER...ORANGE CITY...ROCK VALLEY...
HAWARDEN...HULL...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...
LE MARS...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
940 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CHANGE TO
  SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL BE
  POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
  PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
  EVENING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE. VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED
  SURFACES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  20 AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING WITH WINDS DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IN 
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER 
  MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...MIXED PRECIPITATION...TRANSITIONING TO FALLING SNOW
  AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS...
  INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ021-022-031-032-NEZ014-232245-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T2200Z-160324T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SOUTH SIOUX CITY
940 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CHANGE TO
  SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. PERIODS OF FREEZING
  RAIN OR SLEET WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION IN THE LATE
  AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
  TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DECREASE LATE TONIGHT AND END BY DAYBREAK
  THURSDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
  WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS
  ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITIES
  MAY BE REDUCED LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING
  SNOW TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...MIXED PRECIPITATION COULD LEAD TO LIGHT ICING DURING
  THE EVENING COMMUTE. FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL THEN
  LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-SDZ040-054>056-059-060-232245-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0009.160323T1500Z-160324T0600Z/
LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...ORLAND...
FLANDREAU...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY
940 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY MIDDAY.
  OCCASIONAL MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. A SHARP GRADIENT IN SNOWFALL
  TOTALS IS LIKELY WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTHEAST.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  20 AND 30 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH TODAY WITH WINDS 
  DECREASING THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING 
  SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TODAY INTO 
  TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$
001 
WWUS43 KFSD 231958
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
258 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

IAZ001-MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ061-062-065>070-240500-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
LYON IA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-MCCOOK-
MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...
FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...CLAYTON...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...IRENE...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...
TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...
TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION
258 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...A RAIN AND SLEET MIXTURE WILL TURN TO SNOW THROUGH THE
  LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. WITH SNOW TAPERING OFF AROUND
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
  AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR
  LATER THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN IOWA.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  20 AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH TODAY WITH WINDS 
  DECREASING TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY 
  BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS...INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SDZ050-063-064-240500-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
258 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...BEFORE
  COMING TO AN END BY MIDNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20
  AND 30 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE
  EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DECREASING.  VISIBILITY IN FALLING
  AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT
  TIMES.

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-012>014-020-NEZ013-SDZ071-240500-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-DIXON-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SIOUX CENTER...ORANGE CITY...ROCK VALLEY...
HAWARDEN...HULL...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...
LE MARS...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
258 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN AND SLEET WILL GRADUALLY TRANSITION TOWARDS SNOW
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHWARD
  INTO THE AREA LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL
  DIMINISH BEFORE DAWN ON THURSDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE. VERY LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON ELEVATED
  SURFACES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20
  AND 35 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING WITH WINDS DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IN
  FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE
  AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...MIXED PRECIPITATION...TRANSITIONING TO FALLING SNOW 
  AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS... 
  INCLUDING DURING THE EVENING COMMUTE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ021-022-031-032-NEZ014-240500-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.160323T2200Z-160324T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SOUTH SIOUX CITY
258 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...RAIN AND SLEET WILL TRANSITION TOWARDS SNOW LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. AN AREA OF MODERATE MIXED
  PRECIPITATION OR SNOW...PERHAPS WITH THUNDER...WILL ARRIVE LATE
  THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL
  END BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH
  ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
  ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ON ELEVATED SURFACES.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VISIBILITIES 
  MAY BE REDUCED LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN FALLING AND 
  BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...MIXED PRECIPITATION COULD LEAD TO LIGHT ICING DURING 
  THE EVENING COMMUTE. FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL THEN 
  LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT 
  HOURS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-SDZ040-054>056-059-060-240500-
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...ORLAND...
FLANDREAU...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY
258 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO
  THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE ENDING EARLY THIS EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  20 AND 30 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH TODAY WITH WINDS 
  DECREASING THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING 
  SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL TODAY INTO 
  TONIGHT. 

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.

&&

$$
506 
WWUS43 KFSD 240211
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
911 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

MNZ097-SDZ050-061>065-240315-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
PIPESTONE-GREGORY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIPESTONE...GREGORY...BURKE...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...CLAYTON
911 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW IS ENDING ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

MNZ071-072-SDZ040-054>056-059-060-240315-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-HANSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...ORLAND...
FLANDREAU...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY
911 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW IS ENDING ACROSS THE AREA.

$$

IAZ001-MNZ080-081-089-090-098-SDZ066>070-240600-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
LYON IA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-
BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...LUVERNE...PARKER...
CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...IRENE...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...
CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION
911 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE
  EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR 
  LATER THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN IOWA. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20
  AND 30 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH...WITH WINDS DECREASING
  TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE REDUCED
  TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-012>014-020-NEZ013-SDZ071-240900-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-DIXON-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SIOUX CENTER...ORANGE CITY...ROCK VALLEY...
HAWARDEN...HULL...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...
LE MARS...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
911 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
  THROUGH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BEFORE
  DAWN ON THURSDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20
  AND 30 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH...WITH WINDS DECREASING
  LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE
  REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ021-022-031-032-NEZ014-241015-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SOUTH SIOUX CITY
911 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...AN AREA OF MODERATE SNOW...PERHAPS WITH THUNDER...WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL END BY DAYBREAK
  THURSDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
  WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED LESS THAN ONE
  QUARTER MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
725 
WWUS43 KFSD 240611
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
111 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

MNZ090-240900-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.WS.W.0002.160324T0611Z-160324T0900Z/
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
111 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS EXTENDED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW UNTIL 4 AM CDT
EARLY THIS MORNING.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING AND
  END BY 4 AM CDT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TOTAL.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20
  AND 30 MPH. VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BE
  REDUCED TO UNDER A HALF MILE.

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ001-MNZ080-081-089-098-SDZ066>070-240715-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0600Z/
LYON IA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-ROCK-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-
YANKTON-CLAY SD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...LUVERNE...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...
IRENE...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...
YANKTON...VERMILLION
111 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

SNOW HAS ENDED OR DECREASED TO VERY LIGHT. ANY LINGERING LIGHT SNOW
WILL END BEFORE 3 AM.

$$

IAZ002-003-012>014-020-NEZ013-SDZ071-240900-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-DIXON-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SIOUX CENTER...ORANGE CITY...ROCK VALLEY...
HAWARDEN...HULL...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...
LE MARS...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
111 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA 
  THROUGH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BEFORE 
  DAWN ON THURSDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 
  20 AND 30 MPH GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH...WITH WINDS 
  DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING 
  SNOW MAY BE REDUCED TO UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ021-022-031-032-NEZ014-241200-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SOUTH SIOUX CITY
111 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...AN AREA OF MODERATE SNOW...PERHAPS WITH THUNDER...
  WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL END BY 
  DAYBREAK THURSDAY. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE 
  POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED LESS THAN 
  ONE QUARTER MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
293 
WWUS43 KFSD 240858
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
358 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

MNZ090-241000-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/
JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
358 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

LINGERING LIGHT SNOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST HALF OF JACKSON COUNTY
WILL END BEFORE DAYBREAK WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

$$

IAZ002-003-012-013-020-NEZ013-SDZ071-241000-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T0900Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-PLYMOUTH-DIXON-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SIOUX CENTER...ORANGE CITY...ROCK VALLEY...
HAWARDEN...HULL...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...LE MARS...
WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...
ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
358 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

LINGERING LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES WILL END BEFORE DAYBREAK WITH
LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.

$$

IAZ014-241200-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
CLAY IA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPENCER
358 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WAS DECREASING IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS MORNING
  BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS WILL COMBINE
  WITH LINGERING STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL EARLY MORNING ACCUMULATIONS OF AN
  INCH OR LESS.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20
  AND 30 MPH WILL DECREASE SLOWLY THROUGH THIS MORNING. SOME
  DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE BEFORE DAYBREAK.

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ021-022-031-032-NEZ014-241200-
/O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SOUTH SIOUX CITY
358 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WAS DECREASING IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS MORNING
  BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS WILL COMBINE
  WITH LINGERING STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL EARLY MORNING ACCUMULATIONS OF AN
  INCH OR LESS. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20
  AND 30 MPH WILL DECREASE SLOWLY THROUGH THIS MORNING. SOME
  BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE BEFORE DAYBREAK WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND A
  MILE.

* IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
214 
WWUS43 KFSD 241156
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
656 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

IAZ021-022-031-032-NEZ014-241300-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SOUTH SIOUX CITY
656 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

LINGERING LIGHT SNOW HAD ENDED OR DECREASED TO FLURRIES AND NO
FURTHER SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED.


$$

IAZ014-241300-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/
CLAY IA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPENCER
656 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

LINGERING LIGHT SNOW HAD ENDED OR DECREASED TO FLURRIES AND NO
FURTHER SNOW OR BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED.


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 3:19 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryFSDBuena Vista, Cherokee, Ida, Woodbury13 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in South Dakota, 2016Winter Storm Warnings in Iowa, 2016Winter Storm Warnings in Minnesota, 2016Every winter storm 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.