The National Weather Service has a Winter Storm Warning (in pink) posted for areas to the east of Huron including Clark, Kingsbury and Miner counties. The cities of Clark, Willow Lake, DeSmet and Howard are all a part of the Winter Storm Warning. The rest of the area is under a Winter Weather Advisory until 3 PM tomorrow. More information on the winter storm is listed below the map…
Winter Weather Advisory Details…
- URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
401 AM CST MON NOV 29 2010.LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING WILL MOVE ACROSS WILL MOVE ACROSS IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AND WISCONSIN TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AREA EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM…WHILE WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. AS THE LOW APPROACHES THE AREA THIS MORNING…THERE COULD BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA…WHILE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE RAIN ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW…PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON TUESDAY…WHILE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS THE PLAINS AND WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE.BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…HURON…WESSINGTON SPRINGS…ALPENA… WOONSOCKET…CHAMBERLAIN…KIMBALL…PLANKINTON…WHITE LAKE…STICKNEY…MITCHELL…
- …A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TUESDAY.* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON… AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY MIDDAY…WITH THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A MILE OR LESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING… ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.
Winter Storm Warning Details…
- URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
401 AM CST MON NOV 29 2010.LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS MORNING WILL MOVE ACROSS WILL MOVE ACROSS IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AND WISCONSIN TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS AREA EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM…WHILE WIDESPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS SYSTEM. AS THE LOW APPROACHES THE AREA THIS MORNING…THERE COULD BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA…WHILE THE MAIN PRECIPITATION TYPE WILL BE RAIN ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SNOW FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW…PRODUCING
WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION ON TUESDAY…WHILE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ACROSS THE PLAINS AND WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE.KINGSBURY-MINER-CLARK….INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DE SMET…LAKE PRESTON…HOWARD…MADISON…CLARK…WILLOW LAKE
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM CST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING.
TIMING…A BRIEF PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT RAIN
EARLY TODAY WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BY LATE MORNING TO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON…WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 LATE TODAY…PRODUCING WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
* WIND AND VISIBILITY…NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH FROM LATE TODAY INTO TUESDAY…WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A MILE OR LESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW…
SLEET…AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.