Alert archive / South Dakota / 2011
Weather alerts in South Dakota, March 2011
122 weather alerts in March 2011, 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 March 2011. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 122
- Warnings
- 81
- Watches
- 17
- Advisories
- 22
- Busiest day
- March 16, 201119 alerts
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 11:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Butte, Haakon, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Perkins and 1 more | 157 days |
| Mar 5, 3:03 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | UNR | Bennett, Custer, Fall River, Jackson, Mellette, Oglala Lakota and 2 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:40 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Custer, Fall River, Jackson, Mellette, Oglala Lakota and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 8, 9:27 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Day and 15 more | 18 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:56 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 10, 5:35 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall and 1 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:57 PM CST | Wind Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Butte, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Lawrence and 7 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 10, 10:07 PM CST | High Wind Warning | UNR | Lawrence | 7 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:54 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 11, 4:00 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 11, 9:24 AM CST | High Wind Warning | UNR | Harding, Meade, Perkins, Ziebach | 10 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:59 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Brown, Campbell, Corson, Day, Edmunds, Faulk and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 11, 5:24 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | ABR | Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel and 12 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 11, 8:34 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Brookings, Kingsbury | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 8:57 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall and 1 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:32 PM CST | River Flood Warning | UNR | Haakon, Ziebach | 5 days |
| Mar 12, 3:41 PM CST | River Flood Warning | UNR | Lyman, Tripp | 6 days |
| Mar 12, 4:04 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | UNR | Jackson | 27 hr |
| Mar 12, 4:16 PM CST | Areal Flood Warning | UNR | Meade | 27 hr |
| Mar 12, 9:39 PM CST | River Flood Warning | UNR | Jackson | 21 hr |
| Mar 12, 9:58 PM CST | River Flood Warning | UNR | Jones, Mellette | 4 days |
| Mar 14, 8:54 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Brown, Campbell, Clark, Corson, Day, Edmunds and 4 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 14, 9:18 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Lincoln, Minnehaha, Moody, Union | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Stanley | 18 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Beadle | 6 days |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Lincoln, Union | 6 days |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Union | 6 days |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Turner | 6 days |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Clay | 6 days |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Minnehaha | 6 days |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Sanborn | 6 days |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Davison, Hanson | 6 days |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Hutchinson, Yankton | 6 days |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Yankton | 6 days |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Brookings, Moody | 6 days |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Minnehaha, Moody | 6 days |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Minnehaha | 6 days |
| Mar 15, 1:17 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FSD | Lincoln, Minnehaha | 6 days |
| Mar 15, 1:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha | 62 hr |
| Mar 15, 10:11 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Davison | 8 days |
| Mar 16, 3:55 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | UNR | Harding | 7 days |
| Mar 16, 10:03 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | UNR | Butte, Harding, Perkins, Ziebach | 6 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Beadle | 247 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Sanborn | 244 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Davison, Hanson | 247 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Hutchinson, Yankton | 172 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Yankton | 162 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Brookings, Moody | 85 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha, Moody | 49 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha | 46 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Minnehaha | 45 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Union | 54 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Union | 53 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Turner | 12 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 13 days |
| Mar 16, 11:32 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha | 3 days |
| Mar 16, 2:14 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Turner | 4 days |
| Mar 16, 3:57 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | UNR | Perkins | 60 hr |
| Mar 16, 7:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha | 63 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha | 37 hr |
| Mar 16, 10:06 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | McCook | 6 days |
| Mar 17, 8:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Minnehaha | 13 hr |
| Mar 17, 8:43 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FSD | Kingsbury, Lake, Miner | 24 hr |
| Mar 17, 10:22 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Corson | 5 days |
| Mar 17, 1:20 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Dewey | 4 days |
| Mar 17, 8:53 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha, Moody | 48 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Roberts | 5 days |
| Mar 18, 9:00 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FSD | Kingsbury, Lake, Miner | 24 hr |
| Mar 18, 9:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Turner | 13 hr |
| Mar 19, 2:51 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Brule, Charles Mix, Gregory | 16 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:00 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Haakon, Jackson, Mellette, Oglala Lakota, Pennington and 3 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:08 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Buffalo, Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Hand, Hughes and 7 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:42 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Deuel, Hamlin | 24 hr |
| Mar 19, 11:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Spink | 25 days |
| Mar 19, 11:48 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Moody | 36 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Charles Mix, Gregory | 25 min |
| Mar 20, 2:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Charles Mix, Gregory | 32 min |
| Mar 20, 7:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Brown | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:19 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Brookings | 90 days |
| Mar 20, 8:22 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant and 4 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:01 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Clark, Hamlin | 24 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Spink | 243 days |
| Mar 20, 8:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Spink | 243 days |
| Mar 20, 8:59 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Spink | 67 days |
| Mar 20, 10:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Codington | 64 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:29 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Codington | 4 days |
| Mar 21, 4:24 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | Butte, Haakon, Harding, Meade, Pennington, Perkins and 1 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 21, 7:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Brown | 60 hr |
| Mar 21, 7:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha | 6 days |
| Mar 21, 9:24 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Edmunds | 5 days |
| Mar 21, 9:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Hamlin | 6 days |
| Mar 21, 9:43 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Moody | 10 days |
| Mar 21, 9:28 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Brown | 242 days |
| Mar 21, 10:05 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Buffalo, Clay and 17 more | 115 min |
| Mar 21, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Buffalo, Hand | 25 min |
| Mar 21, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Jerauld | 33 min |
| Mar 21, 10:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Sanborn | 24 min |
| Mar 21, 11:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle | 35 min |
| Mar 21, 11:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Kingsbury | 25 min |
| Mar 21, 11:56 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Codington | 57 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:59 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Day, Grant, Marshall, Roberts | 7 hr |
| Mar 22, 9:59 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Clark, Hamlin | 6 days |
| Mar 22, 10:34 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant and 4 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 22, 10:34 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 22, 12:32 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Brown | 46 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:25 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brown, Campbell, Codington, Day, Edmunds, Grant and 4 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 22, 2:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Spink | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 6:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | FSD | Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Miner | 48 hr |
| Mar 22, 10:04 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Moody | 12 hr |
| Mar 22, 11:33 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha | 34 hr |
| Mar 23, 7:52 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Beadle, Brookings, Kingsbury | 6 hr |
| Mar 23, 9:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Corson | 19 hr |
| Mar 24, 2:30 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha | 68 hr |
| Mar 24, 11:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Brown | 48 hr |
| Mar 25, 4:18 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Butte, Custer, Haakon, Harding, Jackson and 9 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:21 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Codington | 43 hr |
| Mar 25, 1:46 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Jones, Lyman, Stanley | 29 hr |
| Mar 25, 8:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Edmunds | 62 hr |
| Mar 26, 9:59 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Brown | 23 hr |
| Mar 27, 12:03 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | Custer, Haakon, Jackson, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington | 13 hr |
| Mar 27, 4:07 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha | 17 hr |
| Mar 28, 10:23 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Hamlin | 19 days |
By product
Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.
| Product | Alerts |
|---|---|
| Severe storms | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 7 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 2 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 17 |
| River Flood Warning | 53 |
| River Flood Watch | 14 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 2 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 10 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 7 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 5 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Minnehaha County21
- Brown County14
- Codington County12
- Hamlin County12
- Moody County12
- Day County11
- Marshall County11
- Roberts County11
- Spink County11
- Edmunds County9
- Grant County9
- Brookings County9
- Kingsbury County9
- Lincoln County9
- Ziebach County8
- Jackson County8
- Campbell County8
- Clark County8
- Deuel County8
- Walworth County8
- Union County8
- Beadle County8
- Haakon County7
- Harding County7
- Meade County7
- Perkins County7
- Pennington County7
- McPherson County7
- Turner County7
- Corson County7
- Mellette County6
- Hand County6
- Potter County6
- Lake County6
- Miner County6
- Yankton County6
- Butte County5
- Lawrence County5
- Bennett County5
- Todd County5
26 more counties
- Tripp County5
- Buffalo County5
- Faulk County5
- Davison County5
- Sanborn County5
- Custer County4
- Oglala Lakota County4
- Hyde County4
- McCook County4
- Dewey County4
- Jones County4
- Lyman County4
- Stanley County4
- Charles Mix County4
- Clay County4
- Gregory County4
- Hanson County4
- Hutchinson County4
- Hughes County3
- Sully County3
- Brule County3
- Jerauld County3
- Fall River County2
- Aurora County2
- Douglas County2
- Bon Homme County1
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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.