655  
WWUS73 KFSD 152356  
NPWFSD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
656 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
SDZ050-063-068-069-160100-  
/O.EXP.KFSD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T0000Z/  
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-BON HOMME-YANKTON-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AVON, TYNDALL, MARTY, YANKTON, BURKE,  
GREGORY, WAGNER, TABOR, SCOTLAND, SPRINGFIELD, PLATTE, AND LAKE  
ANDES  
656 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
 
 
THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE EXITED THE AREA. A FEW SPOTS COULD SEE  
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH  
FURTHER TONIGHT.  
 

 
 
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-161300-  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T0600Z/  
/O.CON.KFSD.CW.Y.0006.260316T0600Z-260316T1600Z/  
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA  
VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ROCK RAPIDS, SPENCER, MILFORD, ORANGE  
CITY, HAWARDEN, SIBLEY, SANBORN, STORM LAKE, ARNOLDS PARK,  
ALCESTER, IDA GROVE, ELK POINT, ROCK VALLEY, INWOOD, BATTLE  
CREEK, ALLEN, HULL, NORTH SIOUX CITY, SPIRIT LAKE, LARCHWOOD,  
JEFFERSON, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, HOLSTEIN, WAKEFIELD, LE MARS, PONCA,  
CHEROKEE, SHELDON, GEORGE, SIOUX CITY, SIOUX CENTER, HARTLEY, AND  
BERESFORD  
656 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY
 
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 11 AM CDT  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
SDZ067-070-160600-  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T0600Z/  
LINCOLN-CLAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TEA, HARRISBURG, CANTON, LENNOX, AND  
VERMILLION  
656 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 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-SDZ040-056-161300-  
/O.CON.KFSD.CW.Y.0006.260316T0600Z-260316T1600Z/  
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-  
BROOKINGS-MOODY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MOUNTAIN LAKE, WORTHINGTON, BROOKINGS,  
FLANDREAU, IVANHOE, LAKE BENTON, FULDA, LAKEFIELD, LUVERNE,  
TYLER, PIPESTONE, WINDOM, SLAYTON, MARSHALL, JACKSON, AND  
HENDRICKS  
656 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS 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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