Snowfall of 1 to 3 inches combined with winds gusting to over 40 mph to cause near zero visibilities in blowing snow for a few hours in extreme southeast South Dakota on the evening of January 3rd.
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The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.
Snowfall of 1 to 3 inches combined with winds gusting to over 40 mph to cause near zero visibilities in blowing snow for a few hours in extreme southeast South Dakota on the evening of January 3rd.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 3, 5:48 PM CST, 12 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 229 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 MNZ071-072-080-097-098-SDZ038>040-052>062-064>066-042030- LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-ROCK-BEADLE-KINGSBURY- BROOKINGS-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON- HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER- 229 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATING LESS THAN AN INCH WILL END FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY COLD AIR IS EXPECTED OVER THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 15 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS SUNDAY MORNING AND ALSO TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM HURON TO SIOUX FALLS. WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH MAY ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ081-089-090-NEZ013-014- SDZ067-070-071-042030- LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DIXON-DAKOTA- LINCOLN SD-CLAY SD-UNION- 229 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT WILL ACCUMULATE 1 TO 3 INCHES. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED AND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 15 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS SUNDAY MORNING AND ALSO TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED TO BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM SIOUX FALLS TO STORM LAKE. WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH MAY ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. SDZ050-063-068-069-042030- GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-BON HOMME-YANKTON- 229 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LIGHT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 1 TO 2 INCHES BEFORE DECREASING AND ENDING THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED AND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOWFALL OF LESS THAN AN INCH EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL PRODUCE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO BE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS FROM 10 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO...WITH THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS SUNDAY MORNING AND ALSO TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW ON MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING. ANY SNOW THAT FALLS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WHICH COULD PRODUCE PATCHY BLOWING SNOW MONDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 245 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 SDZ038-039-052>054-057>060-064-065-040000- BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON- HANSON-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET... HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE... STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...ARMOUR...CORSICA... DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP 245 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH AREAS OF SNOWFALL...AND COUPLED WITH EXISTING SNOW COVER...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES THROUGH 6 PM. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS...AS WELL AS THE POTENTIAL FOR BLOWING SNOW TO CAUSE PATCHY ICY CONDITIONS ON ROAD SURFACES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST AS THE SNOWFALL MOVES FURTHER EAST. HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN VERY WINDY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. MNZ071-072-080-097-098-SDZ040-055-056-061-062-066-067-040000- LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-ROCK-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY- MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE... MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG 245 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE WIND...COMBINED WITH EXISTING SNOW COVER AND A BAND OF LIGHT SNOWFALL MOVING THROUGH THE AREA... WILL PRODUCE INTERMITTENT VISIBILITIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OF LESS THAN A HALF MILE IN OPEN AREAS. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING...ALSO BEING AWARE THAT BLOWING SNOW CAN CAUSE PATCHY ICY ROAD SURFACES. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER EARLY EVENING AS THE SNOWFALL EXITS THIS AREA...BUT IT WILL REMAIN WINDY THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 531 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 MNZ080-097-098-SDZ061-062-065>069-040145- MURRAY-PIPESTONE-ROCK-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER- LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS... PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE... MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR... YANKTON 531 PM CST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...EXTENDING INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. THE FALLING SNOW COUPLED WITH 25 TO 40 MPH WINDS...IS CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE FOR MANY AREAS. HOWEVER WITH THE SNOWFALL MOVING FAIRLY RAPIDLY TO THE SOUTHEAST...IT APPEARS THAT THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL ONLY LAST FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. IT WILL REMAIN QUITE BREEZY ALL NIGHT...HOWEVER MUCH OF THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IS DUE TO FALLING SNOW...AND IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT ONCE THE SNOW ENDS... VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE DESPITE THE WINDY CONDITIONS. USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVELING EARLY THIS EVENING.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 winter weather, 2 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Snowfall of up to an inch combined with winds gusting to over 40 mph to cause blowing snow, reducing the visibility to less than a mile in places.
Snowfall of up to an inch combined with winds gusting to over 40 mph to cause blowing snow, reducing the visibility to less than a mile in places.
Snowfall of up to an inch combined with winds gusting to over 40 mph to cause blowing snow, reducing the visibility to less than a mile in places.
Snowfall of up to an inch combined with winds gusting to over 40 mph to cause blowing snow, reducing the visibility to less than a mile in places.
Snowfall of 1 to 3 inches while winds were gusting to over 40 mph caused widespread near zero visibilities during much of the evening of January 3rd. Travel in open areas was temporarily brought to a halt.
Snowfall of 1 to 3 inches while winds were gusting to over 40 mph caused widespread near zero visibilities during much of the evening of January 3rd. Travel in open areas was temporarily brought to a halt.
Snowfall of up to an inch combined with winds gusting to over 40 mph to cause blowing snow, reducing the visibility to less than a mile in places.
Strong winds accompanying decreasing snowfall resulted in areas of blowing snow with visibility reduced to less than a mile in places after blizzard conditions abated.
Strong winds accompanying decreasing snowfall resulted in areas of blowing snow with visibility reduced to less than a mile in places after blizzard conditions abated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Dakota in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, January 2015
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 555674, 555675, 555676, 555677, 555671, 555672, 555712, 555710, 555711.