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WWUS73 KFSD 172057
NPWFSD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
257 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
MNZ071-072-080-180500-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T1500Z-251219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-251218T0300Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HENDRICKS, LAKE BENTON, SLAYTON, FULDA,
IVANHOE, MARSHALL, AND TYLER
257 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...LINCOLN, LYON, AND MURRAY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. FOR THE
HIGH WIND WARNING, FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES. SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES
MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING MAY
LEAD TO BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ALONG WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
MNZ097-180500-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T1500Z-251219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-251218T0000Z/
PIPESTONE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PIPESTONE
257 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PIPESTONE COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. FOR THE
HIGH WIND WARNING, FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES. SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES
MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING MAY
LEAD TO BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ALONG WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SDZ039-055-056-180500-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T1200Z-251219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-251218T0000Z/
KINGSBURY-LAKE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FLANDREAU, ORLAND, DE SMET, LAKE PRESTON,
ARLINGTON, AND MADISON
257 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH. FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...KINGSBURY, LAKE, AND MOODY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. FOR THE
HIGH WIND WARNING, FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES. SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES
MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING MAY
LEAD TO BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ALONG WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SDZ040-180500-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T1200Z-251219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-251218T0300Z/
BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BROOKINGS
257 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH. FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BROOKINGS COUNTY.
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. FOR THE
HIGH WIND WARNING, FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES. SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES
MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING MAY
LEAD TO BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ALONG WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SDZ050-057-063-180500-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T0900Z-251219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-251218T0300Z/
GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHAMBERLAIN, KIMBALL, BURKE, LAKE ANDES,
MARTY, PLATTE, WAGNER, AND GREGORY
257 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 35
TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...BRULE, CHARLES MIX, AND GREGORY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. FOR THE
HIGH WIND WARNING, FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES. SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED
OBJECTS. TREE LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES
MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING MAY
LEAD TO BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ALONG WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
SDZ038-052-053-058-059-064-180500-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T0900Z-251219T0000Z/
BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-AURORA-DAVISON-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WESSINGTON SPRINGS, PLANKINTON, STICKNEY,
CORSICA, HURON, WOONSOCKET, DELMONT, MITCHELL, ARMOUR, ALPENA,
AND WHITE LAKE
257 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES. SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING MAY
LEAD TO BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ALONG WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ054-060>062-065>071-180500-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T1200Z-251219T0000Z/
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-MINER-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TRIPP, FREEMAN, VERMILLION, BERESFORD,
PARKER, AVON, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, ALEXANDRIA, ELK POINT,
CHANCELLOR, HOWARD, EMERY, JEFFERSON, PONCA, BRIDGEWATER, SIOUX
CITY, TEA, ALLEN, TABOR, YANKTON, MARION, TYNDALL, ALCESTER,
CLAYTON, VIBORG, HARRISBURG, LE MARS, IRENE, WAKEFIELD, PARKSTON,
SCOTLAND, SIOUX FALLS, MONTROSE, CANISTOTA, MENNO, NORTH SIOUX
CITY, SPRINGFIELD, HURLEY, CANTON, SALEM, CENTERVILLE, AND LENNOX
257 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA, NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA, AND EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES. SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING MAY
LEAD TO BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ALONG WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
IAZ001-012-MNZ089-098-180500-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T1500Z-251219T0000Z/
LYON-SIOUX-NOBLES-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GEORGE, ROCK VALLEY, WORTHINGTON, ROCK
RAPIDS, HAWARDEN, INWOOD, LUVERNE, HULL, LARCHWOOD, SIOUX CENTER,
AND ORANGE CITY
257 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN IOWA, LYON AND SIOUX COUNTIES. IN MINNESOTA, NOBLES AND
ROCK COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES. SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING MAY
LEAD TO BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ALONG WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
MNZ081-090-180500-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-251218T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0024.251218T1500Z-251219T0000Z/
COTTONWOOD-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKEFIELD, WINDOM, JACKSON, AND MOUNTAIN
LAKE
257 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST WIND ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. FOR THE SECOND WIND ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COTTONWOOD AND JACKSON COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST WIND ADVISORY, UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
FOR THE SECOND WIND ADVISORY, FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MORNING MAY
LEAD TO BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ALONG WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-180500-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0024.251218T1500Z-251219T0000Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOLSTEIN, ARNOLDS PARK, SANBORN, SHELDON,
STORM LAKE, IDA GROVE, SIBLEY, MILFORD, SPIRIT LAKE, HARTLEY,
SPENCER, CHEROKEE, AND BATTLE CREEK
257 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY MAY LEAD TO
BRIEF VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ALONG WITH DIFFICULT TRAVEL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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