472  
WWUS73 KFSD 051819  
NPWFSD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
119 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
 
MNZ071-072-080-081-089-097-098-SDZ038>040-052>062-060530-  
/O.NEW.KFSD.FZ.W.0002.260506T0600Z-260506T1200Z/  
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-PIPESTONE-ROCK-BEADLE-  
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-  
DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WORTHINGTON, WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SALEM,  
EMERY, STICKNEY, CHAMBERLAIN, WHITE LAKE, PLANKINTON, BROOKINGS,  
BRIDGEWATER, MARSHALL, LAKE PRESTON, MADISON, FULDA, ALEXANDRIA,  
ARLINGTON, LAKE BENTON, IVANHOE, PIPESTONE, ALPENA, HENDRICKS,  
MITCHELL, HOWARD, WINDOM, WOONSOCKET, LUVERNE, CANISTOTA,  
FLANDREAU, HURON, SIOUX FALLS, TYLER, ORLAND, MONTROSE, MOUNTAIN  
LAKE, DE SMET, KIMBALL, AND SLAYTON  
119 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 26 EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND CENTRAL, EAST CENTRAL,  
SOUTH CENTRAL, AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER  
SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR  
PLUMBING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.  
 

 
 

 
 
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-MNZ090-SDZ064>067-070-071-060530-  
/O.NEW.KFSD.FR.Y.0002.260506T0600Z-260506T1200Z/  
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA  
VISTA-JACKSON-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-CLAY-UNION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HAWARDEN, HARTLEY, HURLEY, CHANCELLOR,  
SPIRIT LAKE, CLAYTON, DELMONT, MARION, MILFORD, HULL, LAKEFIELD,  
LE MARS, CHEROKEE, JACKSON, ARMOUR, ROCK RAPIDS, LARCHWOOD,  
FREEMAN, SIBLEY, BERESFORD, PARKER, NORTH SIOUX CITY, SHELDON,  
CANTON, SANBORN, JEFFERSON, TEA, HARRISBURG, VIBORG, SIOUX  
CENTER, CORSICA, ARNOLDS PARK, TRIPP, ALCESTER, PARKSTON, STORM  
LAKE, IRENE, ROCK VALLEY, INWOOD, MENNO, GEORGE, LENNOX, ORANGE  
CITY, CENTERVILLE, VERMILLION, ELK POINT, AND SPENCER  
119 PM CDT TUE MAY 5 2026  
   
..FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 32 WILL RESULT IN FROST FORMATION.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA, SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA, AND SOUTH  
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FROST COULD HARM SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION. SENSITIVE  
OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.  
 

 
 

 
 
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