Alert archive / South Dakota / 2025
Weather alerts in South Dakota, February 2025
68 weather alerts in February 2025, 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 February 2025. Tap one for its archive.
- Alerts
- 68
- Warnings
- 19
- Watches
- 6
- Advisories
- 40
- Busiest day
- February 16, 20258 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2:44 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Brookings, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Moody, Union | 12 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:07 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Brookings, Clay, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook and 5 more | 9 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:31 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Brown, Campbell, Corson, Day, Edmunds, McPherson and 3 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 2, 2:36 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | Butte, Custer, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Oglala Lakota and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 5, 2:48 AM CST | Wind Advisory | UNR | Fall River | 13 hr |
| Feb 6, 2:24 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | ABR | Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson, Day and 12 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 6, 1:30 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | Butte, Harding, Meade, Perkins, Ziebach | 33 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:22 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson, Day and 12 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 7, 2:52 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Brookings, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Moody | 35 hr |
| Feb 7, 5:14 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Campbell, Corson, McPherson | 4 hr |
| Feb 7, 7:07 PM CST | Snow Squall Warning | UNR | Custer, Haakon, Jackson, Oglala Lakota, Pennington | 38 min |
| Feb 7, 7:39 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | ABR | Campbell, McPherson | 10 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:13 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Brule, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Hanson and 7 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:21 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more | 34 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:27 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | UNR | Butte, Harding, Meade, Perkins, Ziebach | 34 hr |
| Feb 10, 1:11 PM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | ABR | Brown, Campbell, Corson, Day, Edmunds, McPherson and 3 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 10, 2:26 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 17 more | 19 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:02 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | ABR | Brown, Campbell, Corson, Dewey, McPherson, Marshall and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:08 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | UNR | Butte, Harding, Meade, Perkins, Ziebach | 44 hr |
| Feb 11, 1:49 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Union | 28 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:49 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:58 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Haakon, Jackson, Mellette, Todd, Tripp | 30 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:14 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 12, 11:56 AM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | ABR | Brown, Campbell, Corson, McPherson, Marshall | 21 hr |
| Feb 14, 1:14 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Union | 22 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:03 AM CST | Extreme Cold Watch | ABR | Brown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson, Day and 12 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 15, 2:44 AM CST | Extreme Cold Watch | UNR | Harding, Perkins, Ziebach | 24 hr |
| Feb 16, 1:23 AM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more | 3 days |
| Feb 16, 1:54 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | ABR | Buffalo, Jones, Lyman | 34 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:02 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more | 42 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:02 AM CST | Extreme Cold Watch | FSD | Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Clay, Davison, Hanson and 13 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:02 AM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | FSD | Beadle, Brookings, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, Miner and 2 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:04 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | UNR | Butte, Haakon, Jackson, Lawrence, Meade, Mellette and 3 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:04 AM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | UNR | Butte, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Lawrence, Meade and 6 more | 3 days |
| Feb 16, 3:11 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Custer, Fall River, Oglala Lakota, Pennington | 57 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:57 AM CST | Extreme Cold Watch | FSD | Beadle, Brookings, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, Miner and 2 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 17, 2:57 AM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:50 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Davison, Hanson, McCook, Minnehaha | 9 hr |
| Feb 18, 1:43 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Custer, Fall River, Lawrence, Meade, Oglala Lakota and 1 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 18, 2:56 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | ABR | Buffalo, Hughes, Jones, Lyman, Stanley | 33 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:09 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison and 10 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 18, 3:09 AM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Davison, Hanson, Jerauld and 6 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:02 PM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Custer, Fall River, Haakon, Jackson, Lawrence and 6 more | 24 hr |
| Feb 18, 12:02 PM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | UNR | Butte, Meade | 24 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:07 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | ABR | Buffalo, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, Hughes and 8 more | 32 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:07 AM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | ABR | Campbell, Corson | 32 hr |
| Feb 19, 2:40 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more | 30 hr |
| Feb 19, 3:01 AM CST | Cold Weather Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Butte, Custer, Haakon, Harding, Jackson and 9 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 20, 1:52 AM CST | Extreme Cold Warning | UNR | Harding, Perkins | 10 hr |
| Feb 23, 7:19 PM CST | Wind Advisory | UNR | Butte, Custer, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Lawrence and 7 more | 22 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:02 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | Buffalo, Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk and 10 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 24, 10:43 AM CST | High Wind Warning | UNR | Butte, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Meade, Perkins and 1 more | 7 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:31 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas and 8 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:23 PM CST | High Wind Warning | ABR | Corson, Dewey, Jones, Stanley | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:58 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Clark | 32 min |
| Feb 24, 4:30 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Deuel | 30 min |
| Feb 25, 2:25 AM CST | Wind Advisory | UNR | Butte, Fall River, Harding, Meade, Oglala Lakota, Perkins and 1 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:53 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Buffalo, Lyman | 16 hr |
| Feb 25, 2:53 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:14 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABR | Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin and 2 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 25, 4:14 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Moody | 7 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:13 PM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:28 PM CST | Wind Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Jackson, Mellette, Todd, Tripp | 29 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:35 PM CST | Wind Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more | 28 hr |
| Feb 27, 1:38 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Clay, Gregory, Union, Yankton | 14 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:12 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | ABR | Buffalo, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jones, Lyman and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:20 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay and 12 more | 15 hr |
| Feb 28, 3:27 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | UNR | Bennett, Jackson, Mellette, Todd, Tripp | 15 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 | 1 |
| Special Weather Statement | 2 |
| Winter | |
| Snow Squall Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Warning | 1 |
| Winter Storm Watch | 1 |
| Winter Weather Advisory | 9 |
| Cold | |
| Extreme Cold Warning | 10 |
| Extreme Cold Watch | 4 |
| Cold Weather Advisory | 19 |
| Wind and dust | |
| High Wind Warning | 2 |
| Wind Advisory | 9 |
| Fire | |
| Red Flag Warning | 5 |
| Fire Weather Watch | 1 |
| Fog and smoke | |
| Dense Fog Advisory | 3 |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Union County15
- Campbell County15
- Corson County15
- Brookings County14
- Moody County14
- McCook County14
- McPherson County14
- Davison County14
- Hanson County14
- Lincoln County13
- Minnehaha County13
- Kingsbury County13
- Meade County13
- Aurora County13
- Jerauld County13
- Sanborn County13
- Clay County12
- Lake County12
- Miner County12
- Marshall County12
- Walworth County12
- Hutchinson County12
- Beadle County12
- Turner County11
- Brown County11
- Edmunds County11
- Roberts County11
- Butte County11
- Harding County11
- Perkins County11
- Dewey County11
- Brule County11
- Douglas County11
- Yankton County11
- Bon Homme County11
- Charles Mix County11
- Day County10
- Jackson County10
- Buffalo County10
- Jones County10
26 more counties
- Lyman County10
- Gregory County10
- Pennington County9
- Clark County9
- Deuel County9
- Faulk County9
- Potter County9
- Ziebach County9
- Stanley County9
- Codington County8
- Grant County8
- Hamlin County8
- Spink County8
- Haakon County8
- Hughes County8
- Mellette County8
- Todd County8
- Tripp County8
- Custer County7
- Lawrence County7
- Oglala Lakota County7
- Hand County7
- Hyde County7
- Sully County7
- Bennett County7
- Fall River County5
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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.