517  
WWUS73 KFSD 151931  
NPWFSD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
231 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-161215-  
/O.NEW.KFSD.CW.Y.0006.260316T0600Z-260316T1600Z/  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T0600Z/  
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA  
VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ORANGE CITY, ELK POINT, STORM LAKE, NORTH  
SIOUX CITY, GEORGE, LARCHWOOD, CHEROKEE, IDA GROVE, SIOUX CENTER,  
INWOOD, BERESFORD, SANBORN, ALLEN, SHELDON, HAWARDEN, SOUTH SIOUX  
CITY, ARNOLDS PARK, ALCESTER, LE MARS, SIOUX CITY, HULL, MILFORD,  
BATTLE CREEK, JEFFERSON, SPIRIT LAKE, ROCK RAPIDS, PONCA, ROCK  
VALLEY, HOLSTEIN, SIBLEY, HARTLEY, WAKEFIELD, AND SPENCER  
231 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY
 
   
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM CDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD  
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 29 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA, NORTHEAST  
NEBRASKA, AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. FOR THE  
COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREE BRANCHES. SCATTERED  
POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY  
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW  
AS 30 BELOW ZERO COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS  
LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
SDZ050-063-068-069-160000-  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T0000Z/  
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-BON HOMME-YANKTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TABOR, PLATTE, WAGNER, LAKE ANDES, MARTY,  
TYNDALL, AVON, GREGORY, YANKTON, SCOTLAND, BURKE, AND SPRINGFIELD  
231 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CHARLES MIX, GREGORY, BON HOMME, AND YANKTON COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
SDZ067-070-160600-  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T0600Z/  
LINCOLN-CLAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TEA, CANTON, VERMILLION, LENNOX, AND  
HARRISBURG  
231 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...CLAY AND LINCOLN COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ040-056-161215-  
/O.NEW.KFSD.CW.Y.0006.260316T0600Z-260316T1600Z/  
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-  
BROOKINGS-MOODY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF IVANHOE, LAKE BENTON, FLANDREAU,  
PIPESTONE, SLAYTON, BROOKINGS, HENDRICKS, WORTHINGTON, MOUNTAIN  
LAKE, LUVERNE, FULDA, JACKSON, WINDOM, LAKEFIELD, TYLER, AND  
MARSHALL  
231 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM CDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND EAST CENTRAL SOUTH  
DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO  
COULD CAUSE FROSTBITE ON EXPOSED SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 

 
 

 
 
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