Alert archive / Minnesota / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this winter storm warning at Mar 24, 2016, 1:11 AM CDT for Jackson County, Minnesota. It was in force for 3 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
- Mar 24, 2016, 1:11 AM CDT (06:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2016, 4:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
County Jackson County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 180 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
- 1160 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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. && $$ IAZ021-022-031-032-NEZ014-241200- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SOUTH SIOUX CITY 111 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...AN AREA OF MODERATE SNOW...PERHAPS WITH THUNDER... WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL END BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED FURTHER DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
1 follow-up statement
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. && $$ IAZ021-022-031-032-NEZ014-241200- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160324T1200Z/ CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SOUTH SIOUX CITY 358 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * TIMING...SNOWFALL WAS DECREASING IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS MORNING BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS WILL COMBINE WITH LINGERING STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL EARLY MORNING ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WILL DECREASE SLOWLY THROUGH THIS MORNING. SOME BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE BEFORE DAYBREAK WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND A MILE. * IMPACTS...FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS...AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED FURTHER DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
Nearby
Winter 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.