Alert archive / South Dakota / 2018
Weather alerts in South Dakota, March 2018
75 weather alerts in March 2018, 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 2018. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 75
- Warnings
- 36
- Watches
- 8
- Advisories
- 29
- Busiest day
- March 15, 20189 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 2, 4:19 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | UNR | Bennett, Butte, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Lawrence and 7 more | 48 hr |
| Mar 2, 2:58 PM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 18 more | 47 hr |
| Mar 3, 4:20 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay and 10 more | 34 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:07 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Faulk, Hand, Hughes and 7 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 3, 2:18 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Harding and 10 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:09 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | FSD | Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison and 10 more | 59 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:22 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | UNR | Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Meade, Mellette, Perkins and 3 more | 56 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:22 AM CST | High Wind Warning | UNR | Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Lawrence, Meade and 2 more | 41 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:22 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | Lawrence, Meade, Pennington | 40 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:40 AM CST | Blizzard Warning | ABR | Buffalo, Corson, Dewey, Hand, Hughes, Hyde and 6 more | 55 hr |
| Mar 4, 4:40 AM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel and 8 more | 55 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:25 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Brookings, Kingsbury, Miner, Sanborn | 46 hr |
| Mar 4, 2:25 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Brookings, Lake, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Moody, Union | 49 hr |
| Mar 5, 8:26 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha | 31 hr |
| Mar 5, 8:52 AM CST | Areal Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha | 12 hr |
| Mar 5, 9:11 PM CST | Wind Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Butte, Custer, Harding, Meade, Oglala Lakota and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 6, 4:07 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Union | 61 hr |
| Mar 6, 6:10 PM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Turner | 42 hr |
| Mar 8, 8:47 AM CST | River Flood Warning | FSD | Union | 45 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:44 AM CST | Wind Advisory | UNR | Pennington | 15 hr |
| Mar 10, 2:44 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | Butte, Haakon, Harding, Meade, Perkins, Ziebach | 15 hr |
| Mar 10, 3:18 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Campbell, Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson, Potter, Walworth | 8 hr |
| Mar 10, 8:54 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Beadle, Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook and 4 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 9:01 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand and 7 more | 3 hr |
| Mar 10, 12:05 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Beadle, Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Miner, Moody and 1 more | 86 min |
| Mar 13, 2:52 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | UNR | Butte, Harding, Meade, Perkins | 8 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:52 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | UNR | Bennett, Butte, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Jackson and 7 more | 37 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:46 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Jones, Lyman, Stanley | 11 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:46 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Buffalo, Dewey, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jones and 3 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:48 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Douglas, Gregory and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:48 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Clay, Davison, Hanson, Jerauld and 10 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:21 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | UNR | Bennett, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Jackson, Meade and 6 more | 39 hr |
| Mar 15, 8:31 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | UNR | Butte, Custer, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington | 3 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:42 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Buffalo, Hughes, Jones, Lyman, Stanley | 28 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, 3:29 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | Butte, Custer, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Mar 16, 4:04 AM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Aurora, Bennett, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Custer and 11 more | 4 hr |
| Mar 16, 6:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Davison | 8 days |
| Mar 16, 7:14 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Dewey, Sully | 6 hr |
| Mar 18, 4:19 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | Butte, Custer, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 19, 7:40 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Davison, Hanson | 8 days |
| Mar 21, 7:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha | 16 days |
| Mar 21, 3:52 PM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Brown, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, McPherson and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 22, 5:50 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Brown, Campbell, Corson, Deuel, Dewey, Edmunds and 7 more | 8 hr |
| Mar 22, 7:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Brookings | 4 days |
| Mar 22, 7:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Brookings, Moody | 5 days |
| Mar 22, 3:25 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Deuel, Grant, Marshall, Roberts | 36 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:25 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel and 10 more | 45 hr |
| Mar 22, 3:49 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Brookings, Moody | 45 hr |
| Mar 23, 9:37 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Union | 13 days |
| Mar 23, 11:22 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Hamlin | 72 hr |
| Mar 23, 8:02 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Brookings, Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Moody | 6 hr |
| Mar 23, 8:40 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha, Moody | 3 days |
| Mar 24, 3:33 AM CDT | Winter Storm Watch | UNR | Butte, Custer, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington | 36 hr |
| Mar 24, 10:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Brookings, Moody | 51 hr |
| Mar 24, 10:12 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Hutchinson, Yankton | 5 days |
| Mar 24, 9:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha, Moody | 5 days |
| Mar 25, 3:41 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | UNR | Lawrence, Meade, Pennington | 34 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:41 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | Butte, Custer, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington | 34 hr |
| Mar 25, 5:47 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Day, Edmunds and 13 more | 6 hr |
| Mar 25, 9:44 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Union | 4 days |
| Mar 25, 3:28 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Moody | 24 hr |
| Mar 25, 3:32 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel and 14 more | 23 hr |
| Mar 25, 8:19 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Turner | 38 hr |
| Mar 26, 10:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 70 hr |
| Mar 28, 1:38 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | ABR | Hamlin | 3 days |
| Mar 28, 9:42 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Minnehaha | 24 hr |
| Mar 29, 8:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Union | 6 days |
| Mar 29, 9:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Brookings, Moody | 5 days |
| Mar 30, 6:39 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Brookings | 40 hr |
| Mar 30, 12:53 PM CDT | Blizzard Warning | ABR | Marshall, Roberts | 16 hr |
| Mar 30, 12:53 PM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Brown, Day, Grant, Marshall, Roberts | 18 hr |
| Mar 30, 1:15 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 16 more | 21 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:05 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more | 22 hr |
| Mar 30, 3:24 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Butte, Custer, Haakon, Harding, Jackson and 9 more | 14 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 | 2 |
| Flooding | |
| Areal Flood Warning | 2 |
| River Flood Warning | 22 |
| Winter | |
| Blizzard Warning | 4 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 7 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 8 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 18 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 1 |
| Wind Advisory | 5 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 6 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Meade County17
- Pennington County15
- Butte County13
- Brookings County13
- Moody County13
- Lawrence County12
- Custer County12
- Harding County11
- Minnehaha County11
- Campbell County10
- Faulk County10
- Potter County10
- Sully County10
- Walworth County10
- Brown County9
- Dewey County9
- Edmunds County9
- Grant County9
- Jones County9
- Lyman County9
- McPherson County9
- Marshall County9
- Roberts County9
- Stanley County9
- Union County9
- Bennett County8
- Perkins County8
- Hand County8
- Hughes County8
- Hyde County8
- Deuel County8
- Haakon County7
- Jackson County7
- Mellette County7
- Todd County7
- Tripp County7
- Ziebach County7
- Codington County7
- Day County7
- Spink County7
26 more counties
- Davison County7
- Oglala Lakota County7
- Hamlin County7
- Buffalo County6
- Clark County6
- Corson County6
- Aurora County6
- Beadle County6
- Bon Homme County6
- Brule County6
- Charles Mix County6
- Clay County6
- Douglas County6
- Gregory County6
- Hutchinson County6
- Miner County6
- Sanborn County6
- Turner County6
- Lincoln County6
- Kingsbury County6
- Lake County6
- Hanson County5
- McCook County5
- Fall River County5
- Yankton County5
- Jerauld County4
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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.