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WWUS43 KFSD 152348  
WSWFSD  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
648 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
SDZ038-039-050-052>055-057>061-063>065-160600-  
/O.EXP.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KFSD.WW.Y.0009.260316T0000Z-260316T0600Z/  
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-  
DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MENNO, SALEM, MADISON, CANISTOTA,  
MITCHELL, KIMBALL, ALEXANDRIA, TRIPP, BRIDGEWATER, PLATTE, LAKE  
ANDES, WHITE LAKE, HURON, ARMOUR, MONTROSE, CORSICA, DE SMET,  
PLANKINTON, BURKE, GREGORY, STICKNEY, WAGNER, LAKE PRESTON,  
FREEMAN, WOONSOCKET, ORLAND, EMERY, ALPENA, MARTY, WESSINGTON  
SPRINGS, HOWARD, PARKSTON, CHAMBERLAIN, DELMONT, ARLINGTON, AND  
CLAYTON  
648 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING  
 
* WHAT...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS  
50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL, SOUTH CENTRAL, AND  
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW, FREQUENTLY REDUCING VISIBILITY  
BELOW A HALF MILE, WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN  
COUNTRY. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THE LATEST  
ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED  
BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
IAZ001-012-MNZ098-SDZ062-066-067-160600-  
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T0600Z/  
LYON-SIOUX-ROCK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HURLEY, ROCK RAPIDS, CENTERVILLE,  
CHANCELLOR, LENNOX, LUVERNE, MARION, PARKER, ORANGE CITY,  
HAWARDEN, HARRISBURG, ROCK VALLEY, INWOOD, TEA, HULL, CANTON,  
LARCHWOOD, IRENE, VIBORG, GEORGE, SIOUX CENTER, AND SIOUX FALLS  
648 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA, SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA, AND  
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GROUND BLIZZARDS CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THAT MAKE  
TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING  
DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE  
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-161200-  
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T1200Z/  
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BATTLE CREEK, CHEROKEE, SPENCER, SIBLEY,  
SANBORN, STORM LAKE, SHELDON, HARTLEY, ARNOLDS PARK, SPIRIT LAKE,  
MILFORD, IDA GROVE, AND HOLSTEIN  
648 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. GROUND BLIZZARDS  
CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THAT MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR  
IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY  
MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE  
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ068>071-160600-  
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T0600Z/  
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALLEN, PONCA, TYNDALL, AVON, YANKTON,  
NORTH SIOUX CITY, ELK POINT, SIOUX CITY, TABOR, SCOTLAND,  
BERESFORD, ALCESTER, VERMILLION, JEFFERSON, SOUTH SIOUX CITY,  
SPRINGFIELD, WAKEFIELD, AND LE MARS  
648 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA, NORTHEAST  
NEBRASKA, AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. GROUND BLIZZARDS  
CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THAT MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR  
IMPOSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE TREE DAMAGE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE  
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-056-161200-  
/O.CON.KFSD.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260316T1200Z/  
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-  
MOODY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNTAIN LAKE, WORTHINGTON, BROOKINGS,  
FLANDREAU, IVANHOE, LAKE BENTON, FULDA, LAKEFIELD, TYLER,  
PIPESTONE, WINDOM, SLAYTON, MARSHALL, JACKSON, AND HENDRICKS  
648 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY  
 
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO  
ONE INCH. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND EAST CENTRAL SOUTH  
DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS. GROUND BLIZZARDS  
CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS THAT MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS OR  
IMPOSSIBLE. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE MONDAY  
MORNING COMMUTE. GUSTY WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TRAVEL SHOULD BE RESTRICTED TO EMERGENCIES ONLY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL,  
HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH  
YOUR VEHICLE. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE  
CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
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