906  
WWUS73 KFSD 182354  
NPWFSD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
554 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
NEZ013-SDZ038-039-050-052>055-057>061-063>066-068>070-190100-  
/O.EXP.KFSD.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-251219T0000Z/  
DIXON-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-  
AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-  
TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF EMERY, CENTERVILLE, MENNO, BURKE,  
CHANCELLOR, SCOTLAND, IRENE, TYNDALL, ALEXANDRIA, PLANKINTON,  
STICKNEY, KIMBALL, SPRINGFIELD, MADISON, MARTY, HURON, ARLINGTON,  
BRIDGEWATER, WAGNER, HURLEY, MITCHELL, WHITE LAKE, PONCA,  
DELMONT, YANKTON, ALPENA, MARION, AVON, CANISTOTA, CORSICA,  
CLAYTON, GREGORY, TABOR, ALLEN, ARMOUR, PARKER, MONTROSE,  
PARKSTON, WOONSOCKET, WESSINGTON SPRINGS, VIBORG, PLATTE, ORLAND,  
LAKE ANDES, HOWARD, LAKE PRESTON, VERMILLION, CHAMBERLAIN,  
WAKEFIELD, TRIPP, DE SMET, FREEMAN, AND SALEM  
554 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
WIND GUSTS HAVE DECREASED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA, THEREFORE THE  
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  
 
 
 
IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ071-072-080-089-097-098-NEZ014-SDZ040-056-062-  
067-071-190300-  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-251219T0300Z/  
LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-NOBLES-PIPESTONE-  
ROCK-DAKOTA-BROOKINGS-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-LINCOLN-UNION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SIOUX CENTER, HULL, LUVERNE, FLANDREAU,  
WORTHINGTON, LAKE BENTON, TYLER, CANTON, ORANGE CITY, SOUTH SIOUX  
CITY, LE MARS, ELK POINT, BROOKINGS, INWOOD, SLAYTON, NORTH SIOUX  
CITY, MARSHALL, FULDA, JEFFERSON, LARCHWOOD, SIOUX CITY, GEORGE,  
HAWARDEN, ALCESTER, IVANHOE, LENNOX, BERESFORD, PIPESTONE, SIOUX  
FALLS, HARRISBURG, ROCK VALLEY, TEA, HENDRICKS, AND ROCK RAPIDS  
554 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA, SOUTHWEST  
MINNESOTA, NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, AND EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST  
SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES. SCATTERED  
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY  
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LINGERING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO  
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. BE PREPARED  
FOR ICY ROADS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ081-090-190300-  
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-251219T0300Z/  
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-  
COTTONWOOD-JACKSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SHELDON, SANBORN, SPIRIT LAKE, SIBLEY,  
HOLSTEIN, BATTLE CREEK, LAKEFIELD, SPENCER, STORM LAKE, MILFORD,  
IDA GROVE, HARTLEY, WINDOM, MOUNTAIN LAKE, CHEROKEE, JACKSON, AND  
ARNOLDS PARK  
554 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHWEST  
MINNESOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LINGERING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD TO  
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO THE EARLY EVENING. BE PREPARED  
FOR ICY ROADS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
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