833  
WWUS73 KFSD 122006  
NPWFSD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
306 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
SDZ038>040-050-052>065-130615-  
/O.EXT.KFSD.HW.W.0004.260312T2006Z-260313T1200Z/  
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-  
MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-  
DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALPENA, DE SMET, KIMBALL, FLANDREAU,  
SALEM, ORLAND, ALEXANDRIA, LAKE ANDES, CLAYTON, FREEMAN, TRIPP,  
WESSINGTON SPRINGS, GREGORY, PLATTE, LAKE PRESTON, SIOUX FALLS,  
HOWARD, WOONSOCKET, MADISON, CANISTOTA, MITCHELL, MARTY,  
ARLINGTON, PLANKINTON, WAGNER, ARMOUR, BROOKINGS, MONTROSE,  
STICKNEY, WHITE LAKE, BURKE, HURON, MENNO, PARKSTON, DELMONT,  
EMERY, CORSICA, CHAMBERLAIN, AND BRIDGEWATER  
306 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND  
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FROM 2PM THROUGH 7PM, SCATTERED STRONGER WIND  
GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE MOSTLY DUE TO THE DEVELOPING SHOWERS. A  
MORE WIDESPREAD THREAT OF STRONGER GUSTS IS STILL EXPECTED TO BE  
PREDOMINANTLY OVERNIGHT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-130615-  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0004.260313T0000Z-260313T1200Z/  
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKE BENTON, MARSHALL, IVANHOE, SLAYTON,  
MOUNTAIN LAKE, LAKEFIELD, JACKSON, WORTHINGTON, PIPESTONE, FULDA,  
LUVERNE, TYLER, WINDOM, AND HENDRICKS  
306 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7  
AM CDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING 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>071-130615-  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0004.260313T0200Z-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 AVON, SIBLEY, INWOOD, MARION, JEFFERSON,  
ROCK VALLEY, ORANGE CITY, ARNOLDS PARK, ALLEN, MILFORD, SANBORN,  
HOLSTEIN, YANKTON, SHELDON, CENTERVILLE, WAKEFIELD, HARRISBURG,  
ALCESTER, SIOUX CENTER, HULL, TEA, TABOR, ELK POINT, BERESFORD,  
BATTLE CREEK, STORM LAKE, NORTH SIOUX CITY, HARTLEY, SPENCER,  
ROCK RAPIDS, CHEROKEE, SIOUX CITY, IRENE, LARCHWOOD, GEORGE,  
TYNDALL, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, CHANCELLOR, SPIRIT LAKE, LENNOX,  
VIBORG, CANTON, LE MARS, IDA GROVE, PONCA, HURLEY, SCOTLAND,  
HAWARDEN, SPRINGFIELD, VERMILLION, AND PARKER  
306 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2026  
 
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7  
AM CDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA, NORTHEAST  
NEBRASKA, AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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