Alert archive / South Dakota / 2012
Weather alerts in South Dakota, March 2012
96 weather alerts in March 2012, 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 2012. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 96
- Warnings
- 34
- Watches
- 23
- Advisories
- 30
- Busiest day
- March 26, 201212 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 3:17 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Day and 18 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 1, 4:41 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Davison, Douglas and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Mar 1, 3:36 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | Custer, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington | 68 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:31 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas and 4 more | 14 hr |
| Mar 2, 3:40 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | Buffalo, Corson, Dewey, Hughes, Jones, Lyman and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 2, 4:40 AM CST | Wind Advisory | UNR | Butte, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Lawrence, Meade and 6 more | 13 hr |
| Mar 2, 5:38 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Clark, Day, Marshall, Roberts | 6 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:50 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay and 16 more | 27 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:17 PM CST | Wind Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Butte, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Lawrence and 7 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 3, 3:18 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Corson, Dewey and 13 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 4, 8:22 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Edmunds and 8 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 5, 12:23 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant and 4 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:08 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | UNR | 14 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:08 AM CST | Wind Advisory | UNR | Butte, Custer, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington | 26 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:33 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:29 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | UNR | 23 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:29 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | UNR | 15 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:47 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 3:47 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 26 hr | |
| Mar 10, 3:58 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | UNR | 15 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:21 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 11 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:58 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABR | 10 hr | |
| Mar 12, 5:03 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | UNR | 11 hr | |
| Mar 12, 8:28 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Campbell, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, Hughes, Hyde and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 12:58 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 12, 2:06 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 29 hr | |
| Mar 12, 2:54 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 28 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:03 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | UNR | 30 hr | |
| Mar 14, 2:35 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 25 hr | |
| Mar 14, 2:48 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABR | 24 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:51 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | UNR | 20 hr | |
| Mar 15, 12:03 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | UNR | 33 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:08 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 29 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:12 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 29 hr | |
| Mar 16, 5:35 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Brookings, Lake, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Moody, Union | 5 hr |
| Mar 16, 2:50 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 13 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:38 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | UNR | 14 hr | |
| Mar 17, 3:29 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABR | 20 hr | |
| Mar 17, 4:05 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 24 hr | |
| Mar 17, 5:57 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | UNR | 10 hr | |
| Mar 17, 5:57 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | UNR | 15 hr | |
| Mar 17, 10:43 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 35 hr | |
| Mar 17, 11:00 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 35 hr | |
| Mar 17, 3:03 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Jerauld | 29 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:11 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Buffalo, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jones, Lyman and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:32 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | UNR | 30 hr | |
| Mar 17, 3:56 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Jackson and 7 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 18, 3:23 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | UNR | 30 hr | |
| Mar 18, 10:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Mellette, Todd, Tripp | 48 min |
| Mar 18, 10:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | UNR | Todd | 25 min |
| Mar 18, 10:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Haakon, Jackson, Ziebach | 51 min |
| Mar 19, 3:24 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 18 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:39 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Corson, Dewey | 12 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:44 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | Butte, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Perkins, Ziebach | 16 hr |
| Mar 19, 1:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brookings, Moody | 29 min |
| Mar 19, 1:34 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brookings, Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Minnehaha and 1 more | 116 min |
| Mar 23, 1:19 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 18 more | 10 hr |
| Mar 23, 1:28 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Beadle, Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook and 3 more | 9 hr |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | UNR | Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Meade, Perkins, Ziebach | 8 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:37 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | UNR | 24 hr | |
| Mar 25, 3:13 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | UNR | 30 hr | |
| Mar 25, 3:19 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:40 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | UNR | Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Harding and 7 more | 20 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:20 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more | 16 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:28 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more | 40 hr |
| Mar 26, 5:00 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | UNR | Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Harding and 10 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:45 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more | 28 hr |
| Mar 26, 11:56 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 31 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:11 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 3:56 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Harding and 7 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 26, 4:01 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | UNR | 23 hr | |
| Mar 26, 5:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Custer, Lawrence | 47 min |
| Mar 26, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Custer, Fall River | 41 min |
| Mar 26, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bennett, Buffalo, Butte, Campbell, Corson, Custer and 25 more | 7 hr |
| Mar 26, 6:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Butte, Custer, Lawrence, Pennington | 64 min |
| Mar 26, 7:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Butte, Custer, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington | 54 min |
| Mar 26, 7:14 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 26, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Haakon | 66 min |
| Mar 26, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Meade | 45 min |
| Mar 26, 8:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Haakon, Meade, Pennington, Ziebach | 45 min |
| Mar 26, 8:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Corson | 38 min |
| Mar 26, 9:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Corson | 46 min |
| Mar 26, 9:17 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aurora, Brule, Buffalo, Campbell, Charles Mix, Corson and 19 more | 118 min |
| Mar 26, 11:38 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Beadle, Brown, Brule, Buffalo, Campbell, Edmunds and 6 more | 2 hr |
| Mar 27, 10:54 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | Butte, Custer, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Lawrence and 6 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 27, 3:08 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | UNR | 13 hr | |
| Mar 28, 3:05 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | UNR | 14 hr | |
| Mar 29, 8:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Brown, Edmunds, McPherson | 38 min |
| Mar 29, 3:17 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | UNR | 13 hr | |
| Mar 30, 12:02 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Edmunds and 7 more | 11 hr |
| Mar 30, 4:31 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | UNR | 16 hr | |
| Mar 30, 4:42 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody | 7 hr |
| Mar 31, 3:45 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABR | 11 hr | |
| Mar 31, 5:02 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | UNR | 11 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:04 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | ABR | 30 hr | |
| Mar 31, 4:27 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | UNR | 29 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 | |
| Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 8 |
| Tornado Warning | 1 |
| Severe Thunderstorm Watch | 1 |
| Mesoscale Discussion | 4 |
| Special Weather Statement | 5 |
| Winter | |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 3 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| High Wind Watch | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 17 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 23 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 20 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 10 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Edmunds County15
- McPherson County15
- Meade County15
- Faulk County14
- Hand County13
- Lawrence County13
- Pennington County13
- Corson County13
- Ziebach County13
- Brown County12
- Buffalo County12
- Campbell County12
- Hughes County12
- Hyde County12
- Sully County12
- Custer County12
- Butte County12
- Haakon County12
- Clark County11
- Potter County11
- Spink County11
- Stanley County11
- Walworth County11
- Dewey County11
- Codington County10
- Day County10
- Deuel County10
- Grant County10
- Hamlin County10
- Jones County10
- Lyman County10
- Marshall County10
- Roberts County10
- Jackson County10
- Harding County9
- Perkins County9
- Mellette County8
- Todd County8
- Tripp County8
- Brookings County7
26 more counties
- Brule County7
- Jerauld County7
- Minnehaha County7
- Moody County7
- Aurora County6
- Lake County6
- Bennett County6
- Fall River County6
- Beadle County5
- Douglas County5
- Kingsbury County5
- Miner County5
- Charles Mix County5
- Gregory County5
- Davison County4
- Hutchinson County4
- McCook County4
- Lincoln County4
- Oglala Lakota County4
- Hanson County3
- Sanborn County3
- Bon Homme County3
- Yankton County3
- Union County3
- Clay County2
- Turner County2
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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.