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HWOFSD  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
929 PM CDT WED OCT 14 2026  
 
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PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-  
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929 PM CDT WED OCT 14 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST IOWA, WEST CENTRAL  
IOWA, SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA, NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, CENTRAL SOUTH  
DAKOTA, EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND  
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TONIGHT.  
 
RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA TONIGHT, WITH ISOLATED  
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE INTO THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY. SEVERE WEATHER  
IS NOT EXPECTED.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.  
 
RAIN CONTINUES THURSDAY, WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN  
NORTHWEST IOWA. WHILE SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED, STORMS COULD  
PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVIER RAINFALL.  
 
STRONG NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS 30 TO 45 MPH EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON  
INTO FRIDAY MORNING. GUSTS TO 50 MPH EXPECTED IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH  
DAKOTA AND POSSIBLE ALONG THE BUFFALO RIDGE.  
 
CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FROST  
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, CURRENTLY FAVORED ALONG AND EAST  
OF THE INTERSTATE 29 CORRIDOR.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  
 

 
 
NWS SIOUX FALLS WILL DISCONTINUE THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
PRODUCT (HWO) ON NOVEMBER 8, 2026. WEATHER HAZARDS AND OUTLOOKS  
WILL CONTINUE TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH OTHER STANDARD NWS PRODUCTS,  
INCLUDING WEATHER BRIEFING PACKETS, FORECAST DISCUSSIONS, WEATHER  
STORY GRAPHICS, THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK, AND UPDATED  
HAZARD MESSAGING. ALL LOCAL PRODUCTS AND VISUAL TOOLS ARE ACCESSIBLE  
DIRECTLY AT: WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS.  
 

 
 
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