Weather alerts in South Dakota, December 2008

65 weather alerts in December 2008, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in December 2008. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 65
Warnings: 15
Watches: 8
Advisories: 32
Busiest day: December 19, 20089 alerts

Over time

By day

Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 2, 5:05 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Harding and 10 more	23 hr
Dec 2, 9:32 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Buffalo, Clark, Codington, Deuel, Dewey, Faulk and 11 more	14 hr
Dec 2, 12:29 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Butte, Campbell, Corson, Custer, Dewey, Haakon and 10 more	4 hr
Dec 2, 3:10 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison and 14 more	12 hr
Dec 7, 4:12 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	Bennett, Butte, Custer, Haakon, Jackson, Lawrence and 7 more	23 hr
Dec 8, 4:10 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more	17 hr
Dec 8, 4:34 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more	23 hr
Dec 8, 6:22 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Beadle, Campbell, Clark, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds and 11 more	4 hr
Dec 11, 10:20 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	Butte, Custer, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington	5 hr
Dec 12, 3:25 AM CST	Blizzard Watch	FSD	Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison and 10 more	37 hr
Dec 12, 3:49 AM CST	Blizzard Watch	ABR	Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more	24 hr
Dec 12, 5:27 AM CST	Blizzard Watch	UNR	Bennett, Butte, Custer, Haakon, Harding, Jackson and 9 more	23 hr
Dec 12, 5:27 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	UNR	Custer, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington	23 hr
Dec 13, 3:36 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	ABR	Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more	47 hr
Dec 13, 4:56 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	UNR	Bennett, Butte, Custer, Haakon, Harding, Jackson and 9 more	33 hr
Dec 13, 4:56 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	UNR	Custer, Fall River, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington	29 hr
Dec 13, 6:23 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	Custer, Fall River	13 hr
Dec 13, 4:01 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	FSD	Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison and 9 more	32 hr
Dec 13, 4:01 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Bon Homme, Clay, Hutchinson, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha and 3 more	32 hr
Dec 13, 6:29 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Butte, Corson, Custer, Dewey, Fall River, Haakon and 7 more	4 hr
Dec 14, 12:07 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brown, Brule and 44 more	4 hr
Dec 14, 5:25 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brookings, Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel and 5 more	5 hr
Dec 14, 9:53 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	UNR	Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Harding and 10 more	26 hr
Dec 14, 12:02 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brown, Buffalo, Clark and 22 more	4 hr
Dec 14, 3:33 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	ABR	Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more	23 hr
Dec 14, 3:50 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FSD	Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison and 11 more	24 hr
Dec 14, 3:50 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	FSD	Bon Homme, Clay, Hutchinson, Lincoln, Turner, Union and 1 more	24 hr
Dec 15, 11:59 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	UNR	Bennett, Butte, Custer, Haakon, Harding, Jackson and 9 more	9 hr
Dec 17, 8:44 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Clay, Union	33 hr
Dec 18, 4:28 AM CST	Winter Storm Watch	ABR	Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant and 4 more	10 hr
Dec 18, 11:21 AM CST	Winter Storm Warning	FSD	Union	19 hr
Dec 18, 2:22 PM CST	Blizzard Watch	ABR	Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson, Day and 15 more	14 hr
Dec 18, 3:39 PM CST	Blizzard Watch	FSD	Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more	24 hr
Dec 18, 6:37 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aurora, Bon Homme, Brookings, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison and 14 more	5 hr
Dec 18, 11:38 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Union	4 hr
Dec 19, 3:46 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	Butte, Haakon, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington and 2 more	24 hr
Dec 19, 4:25 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	FSD	Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more	32 hr
Dec 19, 4:49 AM CST	Blizzard Warning	ABR	Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant and 4 more	34 hr
Dec 19, 4:49 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Buffalo, Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk and 11 more	31 hr
Dec 19, 3:34 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	UNR	Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Harding and 10 more	44 hr
Dec 19, 3:34 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	UNR	Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Harding and 10 more	26 hr
Dec 19, 4:08 PM CST	Blizzard Warning	FSD	Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more	47 hr
Dec 19, 11:21 PM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brown, Clark, Codington and 20 more	4 hr
Dec 20, 3:38 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	UNR	Meade, Perkins	3 hr
Dec 20, 11:50 AM CST	Wind Chill Warning	ABR	Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more	28 hr
Dec 20, 3:59 PM CST	Wind Chill Warning	FSD	Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more	29 hr
Dec 21, 3:05 PM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	UNR	Bennett, Butte, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Lawrence and 8 more	20 hr
Dec 22, 3:52 AM CST	Wind Chill Advisory	ABR	Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Hughes, Jones, Lyman and 4 more	6 hr
Dec 22, 3:19 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Brown, Campbell, Codington, Corson, Day, Deuel and 7 more	19 hr
Dec 22, 3:41 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	Harding, Meade, Perkins, Ziebach	20 hr
Dec 25, 1:55 PM CST	Winter Storm Warning	UNR	Butte, Custer, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington and 2 more	25 hr
Dec 25, 1:55 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	Custer, Haakon, Jackson, Pennington	23 hr
Dec 25, 3:23 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Campbell, Corson, Dewey, McPherson, Walworth	32 hr
Dec 26, 9:03 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	ABR	Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Edmunds and 7 more	12 hr
Dec 26, 9:06 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Brookings, Clay, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook and 6 more	4 hr
Dec 26, 11:56 AM CST	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Butte, Harding, Lawrence, Perkins	4 hr
Dec 26, 12:30 PM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	Butte, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Ziebach	3 hr
Dec 26, 12:35 PM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	FSD	Brookings, Lake, Moody	7 hr
Dec 29, 3:14 AM CST	Winter Weather Advisory	ABR	Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson, Day and 9 more	36 hr
Dec 29, 10:11 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	UNR	Custer, Meade, Pennington	3 hr
Dec 29, 1:56 PM CST	High Wind Watch	UNR	Butte, Custer, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Lawrence and 4 more	7 hr
Dec 29, 2:58 PM CST	Wind Advisory	UNR	Bennett, Mellette, Oglala Lakota, Todd, Tripp	26 hr
Dec 29, 3:04 PM CST	Wind Advisory	FSD	Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison and 10 more	20 hr
Dec 29, 3:40 PM CST	Wind Advisory	ABR	Buffalo, Dewey, Hughes, Hyde, Jones, Lyman and 3 more	19 hr
Dec 29, 9:05 PM CST	High Wind Warning	UNR	Bennett, Butte, Custer, Haakon, Harding, Jackson and 7 more	20 hr

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Mesoscale Discussion	10
Winter
Blizzard Warning	5
Winter Storm Warning	3
Blizzard Watch	5
Winter Storm Watch	2
Winter Weather Advisory	19
Cold
Wind Chill Warning	6
Wind Chill Advisory	6
Wind and dust
High Wind Warning	1
High Wind Watch	1
Wind Advisory	3
Fog and smoke
Dense Fog Advisory	4

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.