015  
WWUS73 KFSD 180834  
NPWFSD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
234 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-181700-  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T0900Z-251219T0000Z/  
BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-  
DOUGLAS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURKE, WAGNER, WOONSOCKET, PLANKINTON,  
ARMOUR, GREGORY, DELMONT, WHITE LAKE, ALPENA, KIMBALL, STICKNEY,  
CHAMBERLAIN, MITCHELL, MARTY, LAKE ANDES, HURON, CORSICA,  
WESSINGTON SPRINGS, AND PLATTE  
234 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH  
EXPECTED. RAPID, BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE WHEN  
SNOW OCCURS, ESPECIALLY NEAR AND NORTH OF I-90.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND  
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 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.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>071-181700-  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T1200Z-251219T0000Z/  
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-  
MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-  
YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TYNDALL, BROOKINGS, PARKER, LE MARS,  
BRIDGEWATER, ELK POINT, SCOTLAND, SPRINGFIELD, MARION, EMERY, DE  
SMET, MADISON, SALEM, HOWARD, CENTERVILLE, ARLINGTON, YANKTON,  
ALLEN, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, FREEMAN, LENNOX, BERESFORD, JEFFERSON,  
SIOUX FALLS, ALCESTER, CHANCELLOR, ALEXANDRIA, FLANDREAU, NORTH  
SIOUX CITY, TRIPP, VERMILLION, MONTROSE, VIBORG, HURLEY,  
PARKSTON, WAKEFIELD, SIOUX CITY, CANTON, ORLAND, TEA, CANISTOTA,  
MENNO, PONCA, AVON, HARRISBURG, CLAYTON, TABOR, LAKE PRESTON, AND  
IRENE  
234 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6  
PM CST THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH  
EXPECTED. RAPID, BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE WHEN  
SNOW OCCURS, ESPECIALLY NEAR AND NORTH OF I-90.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA, NORTHEAST  
NEBRASKA, AND EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 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.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
IAZ001-012-MNZ071-072-080-089-097-098-181700-  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0009.251218T1500Z-251219T0000Z/  
LYON-SIOUX-LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-NOBLES-PIPESTONE-ROCK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF INWOOD, HULL, GEORGE, WORTHINGTON, TYLER,  
SLAYTON, MARSHALL, HENDRICKS, PIPESTONE, ORANGE CITY, LUVERNE,  
ROCK RAPIDS, HAWARDEN, ROCK VALLEY, SIOUX CENTER, LARCHWOOD,  
FULDA, IVANHOE, AND LAKE BENTON  
234 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6  
PM CST THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH  
EXPECTED. RAPID, BRIEF REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY ARE POSSIBLE WHEN  
SNOW OCCURS, ESPECIALLY NEAR AND NORTH OF I-90.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 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.  
 
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-MNZ081-090-181700-  
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0024.251218T1500Z-251219T0000Z/  
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-  
COTTONWOOD-JACKSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPIRIT LAKE, SHELDON, SPENCER, MILFORD,  
ARNOLDS PARK, MOUNTAIN LAKE, IDA GROVE, STORM LAKE, CHEROKEE,  
JACKSON, HARTLEY, SIBLEY, BATTLE CREEK, LAKEFIELD, WINDOM,  
SANBORN, AND HOLSTEIN  
234 AM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM  
CST THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA AND SOUTHWEST  
MINNESOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 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.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
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