667  
WWUS73 KFSD 160236  
NPWFSD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
936 PM CDT SUN MAR 15 2026  
 
SDZ067-070-161300-  
/O.EXA.KFSD.CW.Y.0006.260316T0600Z-260316T1600Z/  
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260316T0600Z/  
LINCOLN-CLAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TEA, HARRISBURG, CANTON, LENNOX, AND  
VERMILLION  
936 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 30 TO 35 MPH  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD  
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 26 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...CLAY AND LINCOLN COUNTIES.  
 
* 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 25 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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  
936 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 35 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
SDZ039-054-055-061-062-066-161300-  
/O.EXA.KFSD.CW.Y.0006.260316T0600Z-260316T1600Z/  
KINGSBURY-MINER-LAKE-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HURLEY, DE SMET, IRENE, CENTERVILLE,  
SALEM, MONTROSE, HOWARD, MADISON, CANISTOTA, VIBORG, CHANCELLOR,  
LAKE PRESTON, BRIDGEWATER, MARION, PARKER, SIOUX FALLS, ORLAND,  
AND ARLINGTON  
936 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 28 BELOW ZERO EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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  
936 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
SAMET  
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