140  
WWUS73 KFSD 180142  
NPWFSD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
742 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
IAZ021-022-032-181200-  
/O.EXA.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.260218T0800Z-260218T1800Z/  
CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BATTLE CREEK, STORM LAKE, CHEROKEE,  
HOLSTEIN, AND IDA GROVE  
742 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...BUENA VISTA, CHEROKEE, AND IDA COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 2 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064-181200-  
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.260218T0300Z-260218T1800Z/  
GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WHITE LAKE, WAGNER, BURKE, PLATTE, MARTY,  
DELMONT, CHAMBERLAIN, CORSICA, STICKNEY, KIMBALL, LAKE ANDES,  
ALPENA, WESSINGTON SPRINGS, GREGORY, ARMOUR, AND PLANKINTON  
742 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
SDZ038>040-053>056-059>062-065>067-181200-  
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.260218T0600Z-260218T1800Z/  
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-  
HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DE SMET, PARKSTON, SALEM, TRIPP,  
ARLINGTON, HURON, MADISON, HARRISBURG, EMERY, CANTON, ALEXANDRIA,  
TEA, BRIDGEWATER, HURLEY, FLANDREAU, FREEMAN, MARION, ORLAND,  
LENNOX, MENNO, VIBORG, LAKE PRESTON, CANISTOTA, CENTERVILLE,  
CHANCELLOR, WOONSOCKET, MONTROSE, SIOUX FALLS, CLAYTON, HOWARD,  
PARKER, MITCHELL, BROOKINGS, AND IRENE  
742 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
IAZ001>003-012>014-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-181200-  
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.260218T0800Z-260218T1800Z/  
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-  
COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SIOUX CENTER, LARCHWOOD, TYLER, HARTLEY,  
ROCK VALLEY, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SLAYTON, IVANHOE, SANBORN, MILFORD,  
INWOOD, ARNOLDS PARK, HULL, WORTHINGTON, ORANGE CITY, JACKSON,  
LAKEFIELD, SPIRIT LAKE, MARSHALL, FULDA, LAKE BENTON, MOUNTAIN  
LAKE, WINDOM, GEORGE, SPENCER, PIPESTONE, HENDRICKS, LUVERNE,  
ROCK RAPIDS, AND HAWARDEN  
742 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 2 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* 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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