709 
WWUS43 KFSD 200910
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
310 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

SDZ038-054-201715-
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BEADLE-MINER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...HOWARD
310 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  MID MORNING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING...AND
  MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY 
  NIGHT.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
  THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY A HALF MILE OR LESS IS
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW THROUGH MID MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN.  THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS.  THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-055-056-201715-
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LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...MADISON...
FLANDREAU
310 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  MID MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
  MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO 
  THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH 
  THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY A HALF MILE OR LESS IS 
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON 
  INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH MID MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN.  THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS.  THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NEZ013-014-SDZ053-059>061-065-066-069>071-201715-
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DIXON-DAKOTA-SANBORN-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-
YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...
SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...
MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...
CHANCELLOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...
BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
310 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...SNOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP VERY LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY
  THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ON THURSDAY AND
  THURSDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH 
  THURSDAY. VISIBILITY A HALF MILE OR LESS IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES 
  IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ON THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064-068-201715-
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GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...
TABOR
310 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY TONIGHT LASTING INTO
  LATE THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE
  TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH 
  THURSDAY. VISIBILITY A HALF MILE OR LESS IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES 
  IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY 
  EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

IAZ001-012>014-020>022-031-032-SDZ067-201715-
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LYON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-
LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...
SANBORN...SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...
SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...CANTON...
LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG
310 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY EARLY THURSDAY 
  AFTERNOON...AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THURSDAY 
  EVENING. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY 
  NIGHT. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH 
  THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. VISIBILITY A HALF MILE OR LESS 
  IS POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY AND 
  THURSDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-SDZ062-201715-
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OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-MINNEHAHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...SIOUX FALLS
310 AM CST WED FEB 20 2013

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

* TIMING...SNOW EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON ON THURSDAY AND
  MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THURSDAY EVENING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO 
  FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WIND AND VISIBILITY...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH 
  THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. VISIBILITY A HALF MILE OR LESS IS 
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON 
  INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$