654  
WWUS73 KFSD 151829  
NPWFSD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
129 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
SDZ050-057-063-160100-  
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.261015T2000Z-261016T0900Z/  
GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARTY, KIMBALL, GREGORY, PLATTE, LAKE ANDES,  
CHAMBERLAIN, BURKE, AND WAGNER  
129 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...BRULE, CHARLES MIX, AND GREGORY COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM CDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
SDZ052-058-064-160100-  
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.261015T2000Z-261016T0500Z/  
JERAULD-AURORA-DOUGLAS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DELMONT, WHITE LAKE, CORSICA, ALPENA,  
STICKNEY, WESSINGTON SPRINGS, ARMOUR, AND PLANKINTON  
129 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...JERAULD, AURORA, AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-  
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-160100-  
/O.NEW.KFSD.FZ.A.0001.261017T0600Z-261017T1300Z/  
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA  
VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-  
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-UNION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BATTLE CREEK, HENDRICKS, WAKEFIELD, HARTLEY,  
SANBORN, FULDA, SIBLEY, SPENCER, PIPESTONE, LAKEFIELD, ROCK RAPIDS,  
MARSHALL, HAWARDEN, ALCESTER, INWOOD, STORM LAKE, PONCA, CHEROKEE,  
SIOUX CENTER, LARCHWOOD, JACKSON, SHELDON, ORANGE CITY, WORTHINGTON,  
ELK POINT, IVANHOE, WINDOM, ARNOLDS PARK, ROCK VALLEY, MILFORD, SOUTH  
SIOUX CITY, SPIRIT LAKE, HULL, LE MARS, MOUNTAIN LAKE, JEFFERSON,  
LUVERNE, SLAYTON, IDA GROVE, BERESFORD, TYLER, NORTH SIOUX CITY,  
HOLSTEIN, GEORGE, SIOUX CITY, LAKE BENTON, AND ALLEN  
129 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 30 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA, SOUTHWEST  
MINNESOTA, NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
AP  
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