528  
WWUS73 KFSD 180251  
NPWFSD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
851 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
MNZ071-072-080-181100-  
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-251218T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T1500Z-251219T0000Z/  
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF FULDA, HENDRICKS, TYLER, LAKE BENTON,  
MARSHALL, IVANHOE, AND SLAYTON  
851 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST  
THURSDAY...   
..WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...LINCOLN, LYON, AND MURRAY 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
SDZ040-181100-  
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-251218T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T1200Z-251219T0000Z/  
BROOKINGS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BROOKINGS  
851 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST  
THURSDAY...   
..WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...BROOKINGS COUNTY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
SDZ050-057-063-181100-  
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-251218T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T0900Z-251219T0000Z/  
GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARTY, LAKE ANDES, CHAMBERLAIN, KIMBALL,  
PLATTE, GREGORY, BURKE, AND WAGNER  
851 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST  
THURSDAY...   
..WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...BRULE, CHARLES MIX, AND GREGORY COUNTIES.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ081-090-181100-  
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-251218T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0024.251218T1500Z-251219T0000Z/  
COTTONWOOD-JACKSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WINDOM, MOUNTAIN LAKE, JACKSON, AND  
LAKEFIELD  
851 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY  
   
..WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...COTTONWOOD AND JACKSON COUNTIES.  
 
* 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 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
SDZ038-052-053-058-059-064-181100-  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T0900Z-251219T0000Z/  
BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-AURORA-DAVISON-DOUGLAS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HURON, DELMONT, WHITE LAKE, CORSICA,  
STICKNEY, MITCHELL, WESSINGTON SPRINGS, ARMOUR, PLANKINTON,  
WOONSOCKET, AND ALPENA  
851 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-SDZ039-054>056-060>062-065>071-181100-  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T1200Z-251219T0000Z/  
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-  
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-  
UNION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SIOUX FALLS, EMERY, CANTON, MENNO, ELK  
POINT, SCOTLAND, DE SMET, FLANDREAU, HARRISBURG, TEA, MONTROSE,  
ALCESTER, NORTH SIOUX CITY, CANISTOTA, MADISON, PARKSTON, MARION,  
SPRINGFIELD, TABOR, ALLEN, TYNDALL, ALEXANDRIA, SIOUX CITY, AVON,  
PONCA, CHANCELLOR, VERMILLION, BERESFORD, FREEMAN, BRIDGEWATER,  
HURLEY, JEFFERSON, LENNOX, TRIPP, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, ORLAND,  
ARLINGTON, YANKTON, PARKER, CLAYTON, VIBORG, LE MARS, LAKE  
PRESTON, SALEM, CENTERVILLE, WAKEFIELD, HOWARD, AND IRENE  
851 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-MNZ089-097-098-181100-  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T1500Z-251219T0000Z/  
LYON-SIOUX-NOBLES-PIPESTONE-ROCK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCK RAPIDS, LARCHWOOD, ORANGE CITY,  
SIOUX CENTER, LUVERNE, HAWARDEN, ROCK VALLEY, HULL, PIPESTONE,  
INWOOD, GEORGE, AND WORTHINGTON  
851 PM CST WED DEC 17 2025  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN IOWA, LYON AND SIOUX COUNTIES. IN MINNESOTA, NOBLES,  
PIPESTONE, 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-181100-  
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0024.251218T1500Z-251219T0000Z/  
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STORM LAKE, SPENCER, HARTLEY, SIBLEY,  
CHEROKEE, BATTLE CREEK, HOLSTEIN, SANBORN, IDA GROVE, ARNOLDS  
PARK, SHELDON, MILFORD, AND SPIRIT LAKE  
851 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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