970
WWUS73 KFSD 181450
NPWFSD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
850 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
SDZ038-039-052>054-057-058-181800-
/O.EXP.KFSD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260218T1500Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.260218T1500Z-260218T1800Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WESSINGTON SPRINGS, HURON, KIMBALL,
PLANKINTON, DE SMET, STICKNEY, WHITE LAKE, CHAMBERLAIN, ALPENA,
HOWARD, LAKE PRESTON, ARLINGTON, AND WOONSOCKET
850 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
..HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
MNZ071-072-080-097-SDZ040-055-056-182100-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260218T1800Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.260218T1800Z-260218T2100Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TYLER, SLAYTON, LAKE BENTON, MARSHALL,
BROOKINGS, FULDA, PIPESTONE, FLANDREAU, MADISON, ORLAND,
HENDRICKS, AND IVANHOE
850 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. FOR THE WIND ADVISORY, WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND EAST CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. FOR THE
WIND ADVISORY, FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES. SCATTERED
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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 WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
IAZ001>003-012>014-021-022-032-MNZ081-089-090-098-SDZ062-067-182100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260218T2100Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-
IDA-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-MINNEHAHA-LINCOLN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPIRIT LAKE, HARTLEY, LUVERNE, LARCHWOOD,
MOUNTAIN LAKE, HARRISBURG, SHELDON, WORTHINGTON, JACKSON,
CHEROKEE, GEORGE, ROCK VALLEY, HULL, SPENCER, IDA GROVE, WINDOM,
HOLSTEIN, INWOOD, HAWARDEN, ORANGE CITY, ROCK RAPIDS, SIOUX
CENTER, CANTON, ARNOLDS PARK, LENNOX, SIOUX FALLS, LAKEFIELD,
TEA, BATTLE CREEK, STORM LAKE, SANBORN, SIBLEY, AND MILFORD
850 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA, SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA, AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
* 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 WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ059>061-065-066-068>071-181800-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260218T1800Z/
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-HUTCHINSON-
TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BERESFORD, CENTERVILLE, TABOR, LE MARS,
MITCHELL, SALEM, PARKER, TYNDALL, CHANCELLOR, NORTH SIOUX CITY,
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, CLAYTON, MONTROSE, ELK POINT, EMERY, SIOUX
CITY, ALLEN, ALCESTER, IRENE, WAKEFIELD, HURLEY, FREEMAN,
CANISTOTA, MENNO, JEFFERSON, AVON, PONCA, TRIPP, VIBORG,
SCOTLAND, PARKSTON, YANKTON, VERMILLION, SPRINGFIELD,
BRIDGEWATER, ALEXANDRIA, AND MARION
850 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA, NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA, AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
* 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.
SDZ050-063-064-181800-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260218T1800Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARMOUR, BURKE, CORSICA, DELMONT, WAGNER,
PLATTE, MARTY, LAKE ANDES, AND GREGORY
850 AM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* WHERE...CHARLES MIX, DOUGLAS, AND GREGORY COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL NOON CST TODAY.
* 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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