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Wind Advisory 28, NWS Aberdeen, SD

December 27, 202526 counties in South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this wind advisory at Dec 27, 2025, 4:27 AM CST for 26 counties in South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 27, 2025, 7:00 PM CST. It was in force for 32 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 27, 2025, 4:27 AM CST (10:27 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 27, 2025, 7:00 PM CST
Expired: Dec 29, 2025, 3:00 AM CST
In force: 32 hr
Issued by: NWS Aberdeen, SD

All 28 counties

Big Stone County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Brown County, SD, Buffalo County, SD, Campbell County, SD, Clark County, SD, Codington County, SD, Corson County, SD, Day County, SD, Deuel County, SD, Dewey County, SD, Edmunds County, SD, Faulk County, SD, Grant County, SD, Hamlin County, SD, Hand County, SD, Hughes County, SD, Hyde County, SD, Jones County, SD, Lyman County, SD, Marshall County, SD, McPherson County, SD, Potter County, SD, Roberts County, SD, Spink County, SD, Stanley County, SD, Sully County, SD, Walworth County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:33 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 wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 26, 11:25 PM CST, 5 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 11:25 PM CST, 5 hours 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 27, 3:57 AM CST, 30 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
357 AM CST Sat Dec 27 2025

SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-281000-
Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-
Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
357 AM CST Sat Dec 27 2025 /257 AM MST Sat Dec 27 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota and
north central South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Winds out of the north to northwest will gust 35 to 50 mph late this
evening into Sunday. The strong winds and light falling snow early
Sunday morning may result in blowing snow with visibilities briefly down
to around a half mile.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Winds out of the northwest will gust 35 to 50 mph through the day
Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-281000-
Traverse-Big Stone-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Spink-Clark-Codington-
Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-
357 AM CST Sat Dec 27 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota and
northeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Patchy to dense fog will slowly improve this morning. Freezing fog,
with a light icing on sidewalks and roadways, will improve as
temperatures rise above freezing by mid morning. Visibility in dense
fog will be down to 1/4 mile at times.

Winds out of the north to northwest will gust 35 to near 50 mph late
tonight. The strong winds and light falling snow late tonight may
result in blowing snow with visibilities down to around a half mile
at times.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Winds out of the northwest will gust 35 to near 50 mph through the
day Sunday. The strong winds and light falling snow during the day
may result in blowing snow with visibilities down to around a half
mile at times, particularly over far eastern South Dakota and west
central Minnesota where light snow will linger the longest.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 26, 7:02 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Clark, Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Roberts and 1 more	16 hr
Dec 27, 3:52 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Edmunds and 5 more	8 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.