000 WWUS43 KFSD 081948 CCA WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTION TO 3RD GROUP HEADLINE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1020 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2002 .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH WYOMING INTO NEBRASKA BY TONIGHT AND BRING BIG CHANGES TO THE WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND. MILD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON BUT...AS THE STORM APPROACHES...LOOK FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS BY SATURDAY MORNING. A NORTH WIND WILL HELP USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR...AND SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE MAIN THREATS FROM THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BE VERY STRONG WINDS...WITH WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH ON SATURDAY...AS WELL AS SNOWFALL AMOUNTS APPROACHING 6 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS. AT THIS TIME IT IS VERY UNCERTAIN WHERE THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR...HOWEVER ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD REDUCED VISIBILITY...ALONG WITH DRIFTING SNOW AS THE WINDS INCREASE ON SATURDAY. ANY TRAVEL PLANS FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY SHOULD INCLUDE A WINTER WEATHER SURVIVAL KIT. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES TO THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM. SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-090419- AURORA SD-BEADLE SD-BRULE SD-CHARLES MIX SD-DAVISON SD-DOUGLAS SD- GREGORY SD-JERAULD SD-SANBORN SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARMOUR...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN...GREGORY... HURON...KIMBALL...LAKE ANDES...MITCHELL...PLATTE...WAGNER... WESSINGTON SPRINGS AND WOONSOCKET 1020 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2002 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL COME AFTER ABOUT 300 AM...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING AFTER 800 AM. SOME OF THESE WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 45 MPH...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. $$ SDZ039-040-054-055-060-061-065-068-090419- BON HOMME SD-BROOKINGS SD-HANSON SD-HUTCHINSON SD-KINGSBURY SD- LAKE SD-MCCOOK SD-MINER SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BROOKINGS...DE SMET... FREEMAN...HOWARD...LAKE PRESTON...MADISON...MENNO...PARKSTON... SALEM...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...TRIPP...TYNDALL AND VOLGA 1020 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2002 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL COME AFTER ABOUT 500 AM...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING AFTER 900 AM. SOME OF THESE WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 45 MPH...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. $$ IAZ001>003-012-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ056-062- 066-067-069>071-090419- CLAY SD-COTTONWOOD MN-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-JACKSON MN-LINCOLN SD- LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-LYON IA-MINNEHAHA SD-MOODY SD-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN- OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-ROCK MN-SIOUX IA-TURNER SD-UNION SD- YANKTON SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALCESTER...ALTON...ARNOLDS PARK...BALTIC... BERESFORD...BRANDON...CANTON...CENTERVILLE...COLTON...CROOKS... DELL RAPIDS...ELK POINT...FLANDREAU...FULDA...GARRETSON...GEORGE... HARRISBURG...HARTFORD...HAWARDEN...HULL...INWOOD...JACKSON... LAKE PARK...LAKEFIELD...LENNOX...LUVERNE...MARION...MARSHALL... MILFORD...MINNEOTA...MOUNTAIN LAKE...NORTH SIOUX CITY... ORANGE CITY...PARKER...PIPESTONE...PONCA...ROCK RAPIDS... ROCK VALLEY...SIBLEY...SIOUX CENTER...SIOUX FALLS...SLAYTON... SPIRIT LAKE...TEA...TRACY...TYLER...VALLEY SPRINGS...VERMILLION... VIBORG...WAKEFIELD...WINDOM...WORTHINGTON AND YANKTON 1020 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2002 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL COME AFTER ABOUT 700 AM...WITH STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING AFTER 1100 AM. SOME OF THESE WIND GUSTS COULD APPROACH 45 MPH...PRODUCING WIDESPREAD LOW VISIBILITY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. $$