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WWUS73 KFSD 111859
NPWFSD
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
159 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-050-052>065-120615-
/O.UPG.KFSD.HW.A.0002.260313T0200Z-260313T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.HW.W.0004.260313T0000Z-260313T1200Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-
MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ORLAND, KIMBALL, HENDRICKS, GREGORY,
WHITE LAKE, SIOUX FALLS, TRIPP, HURON, MOUNTAIN LAKE, PIPESTONE,
LUVERNE, CLAYTON, HOWARD, PLANKINTON, BURKE, LAKE BENTON,
DELMONT, JACKSON, WAGNER, WOONSOCKET, PARKSTON, SALEM, WINDOM,
LAKE PRESTON, CHAMBERLAIN, TYLER, ALPENA, SLAYTON, STICKNEY,
MENNO, MARTY, FREEMAN, MADISON, WESSINGTON SPRINGS, ARLINGTON,
EMERY, CANISTOTA, MONTROSE, DE SMET, FLANDREAU, MARSHALL, FULDA,
WORTHINGTON, ARMOUR, BRIDGEWATER, CORSICA, BROOKINGS, ALEXANDRIA,
LAKE ANDES, LAKEFIELD, MITCHELL, IVANHOE, AND PLATTE
159 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM CDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL,
SOUTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY.
* 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>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ066>071-120615-
/O.EXT.KFSD.HW.A.0002.260313T0000Z-260313T1200Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA
VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BATTLE CREEK, TABOR, SANBORN, CHEROKEE,
GEORGE, ALLEN, SIOUX CITY, PARKER, TEA, LARCHWOOD, HAWARDEN,
HARRISBURG, ELK POINT, CENTERVILLE, ALCESTER, JEFFERSON,
VERMILLION, TYNDALL, IRENE, SIBLEY, SCOTLAND, LE MARS,
SPRINGFIELD, WAKEFIELD, HURLEY, PONCA, ROCK RAPIDS, YANKTON,
SPIRIT LAKE, INWOOD, LENNOX, NORTH SIOUX CITY, IDA GROVE, CANTON,
HARTLEY, AVON, ORANGE CITY, ARNOLDS PARK, BERESFORD, SIOUX
CENTER, STORM LAKE, SPENCER, SHELDON, MARION, ROCK VALLEY,
HOLSTEIN, HULL, CHANCELLOR, VIBORG, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, AND MILFORD
159 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA, NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA, AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
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