Alert archive / South Dakota / Winter Storm Watches in 2018
Winter Storm Watch 5, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this winter storm watch at Mar 15, 2018, 3:48 AM CDT for 8 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at Mar 16, 2018, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2018, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2018, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2018, 3:28 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Bon Homme County, SD, Brule County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Clay County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Yankton County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Mar 14, 10:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 10:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 55 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 14, 4:31 AM CDT, 23 hours 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 431 AM CDT Wed Mar 14 2018 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-150945- 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-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora- Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson- Turner-Lincoln SD-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay SD-Union- 431 AM CDT Wed Mar 14 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Iowa, west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, central South Dakota, east central South Dakota, south central South Dakota, and southeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday A storm system will bring the risk for a wintry mix of precipitation, including freezing rain and snow, to the region late Thursday night into Friday night. There remains considerable uncertainty regarding track and temperatures with this system, but light snow or ice accumulations may impact travel on Friday, so be sure to monitor the latest forecasts if you have travel plans late this week. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:48 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Clay, Davison, Hanson, Jerauld and 10 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:28 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory and 2 more | 31 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 56 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 60 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.