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WWUS43 KFSD 181859
WSWFSD
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1259 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
MNZ071-072-080-081-SDZ039-040-182000-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-260218T1900Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TYLER, SLAYTON, LAKE BENTON, MARSHALL,
BROOKINGS, FULDA, MOUNTAIN LAKE, DE SMET, HENDRICKS, WINDOM,
IVANHOE, LAKE PRESTON, AND ARLINGTON
1259 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BRING PATCHY AREAS OF VISIBILITY DOWN
TO ONE MILE FOR THE NEXT HOUR, BUT WIDESPREAD ISSUES ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED.
NEZ013-SDZ050-063-068>070-190700-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0006.260219T1200Z-260220T0600Z/
DIXON-GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SCOTLAND, TABOR, YANKTON, VERMILLION,
BURKE, ALLEN, TYNDALL, SPRINGFIELD, AVON, WAGNER, PONCA, PLATTE,
MARTY, WAKEFIELD, LAKE ANDES, AND GREGORY
1259 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40
MPH.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTH CENTRAL AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. BLOWING SNOW WILL LEAD
TO AREAS OF QUICK AND SUDDEN REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY, MAKING
TRAVEL DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY IN RURAL AREAS THAT ARE PRONE TO
BLOWING SNOW. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE THURSDAY
MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ014-SDZ071-190700-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WW.Y.0006.260219T1800Z-260220T1200Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA
VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DAKOTA-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPIRIT LAKE, BERESFORD, HARTLEY, LE MARS,
NORTH SIOUX CITY, SHELDON, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, CHEROKEE, ELK POINT,
ROCK VALLEY, SIOUX CITY, HULL, SPENCER, IDA GROVE, ALCESTER,
HOLSTEIN, HAWARDEN, ORANGE CITY, JEFFERSON, SIOUX CENTER, ARNOLDS
PARK, BATTLE CREEK, STORM LAKE, SANBORN, SIBLEY, AND MILFORD
1259 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW AND PATCHY BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA, NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA, AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. MAINLY DRIFTING SNOW
IS EXPECTED, BUT IN AREAS PRONE TO BLOWING SNOW, THE SNOW MAY BE
LOFTED AND BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. THE COMBINATION OF WARM
TEMPERATURES AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN CAUSE SNOW TO ADHERE TO ROADS,
CREATING ICY PATCHES. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE
THURSDAY EVENING COMMUTE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY
CALLING 5 1 1.
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