023  
WWUS43 KABR 131739  
WSWABR  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
1239 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
MNZ039-046-140345-  
/O.CON.KABR.WS.A.0001.260314T1800Z-260316T0000Z/  
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ORTONVILLE AND WHEATON  
1239 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 7 AND 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 40  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...BIG STONE AND TRAVERSE COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WHITEOUT  
CONDITIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE  
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
SDZ003-004-009-015-016-140345-  
/O.CON.KABR.WS.A.0001.260314T1800Z-260316T0000Z/  
CORSON-CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-DEWEY-POTTER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOBRIDGE, MCINTOSH, HERREID, GETTYSBURG,  
AND ISABEL  
1239 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026 /1139 AM MDT FRI MAR 13 2026/  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW  
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS  
HIGH AS 40 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CAMPBELL, CORSON, DEWEY, POTTER, AND WALWORTH COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. FALLING AND BLOWING  
SNOW, FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW A HALF MILE, MAY MAKE  
TRAVEL DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN COUNTRY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
SDZ005>008-010-011-140345-  
/O.CON.KABR.WS.A.0001.260314T1800Z-260316T0000Z/  
MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, BRITTON, IPSWICH, WEBSTER,  
SISSETON, AND EUREKA  
1239 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 7 AND 12 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY  
MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS COULD  
BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE  
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
SDZ017>023-036-037-140345-  
/O.CON.KABR.WS.A.0001.260314T1800Z-260316T0000Z/  
FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-HYDE-HAND-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FAULKTON, REDFIELD, CLARK, CLEAR LAKE,  
WATERTOWN, HIGHMORE, MILBANK, MILLER, AND HAYTI  
1239 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 8 AND 16 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, NORTH CENTRAL, AND NORTHEAST SOUTH  
DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. WHITEOUT  
CONDITIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.  
GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE  
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
SDZ033>035-045-048-051-140345-  
/O.CON.KABR.WS.A.0001.260314T1800Z-260316T0000Z/  
STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FORT THOMPSON, ONIDA, KENNEBEC, PIERRE,  
FORT PIERRE, AND MURDO  
1239 PM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026 /1139 AM MDT FRI MAR 13 2026/  
 
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS  
BETWEEN 4 AND 7 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45  
MPH.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY  
MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS COULD  
BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE  
LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.  
 
 
 
 
 
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