228  
WWUS73 KFSD 160026  
NPWFSD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
726 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
SDZ050-057-063-160900-  
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-261016T0900Z/  
GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BURKE, PLATTE, CHAMBERLAIN, GREGORY, LAKE  
ANDES, KIMBALL, MARTY, AND WAGNER  
726 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.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
SDZ052-058-064-160500-  
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-261016T0500Z/  
JERAULD-AURORA-DOUGLAS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF STICKNEY, ARMOUR, WESSINGTON SPRINGS,  
CORSICA, DELMONT, WHITE LAKE, ALPENA, AND PLANKINTON  
726 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-070-160930-  
/O.EXA.KFSD.FZ.A.0001.261017T0600Z-261017T1300Z/  
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN-  
CLAY-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MARION, VERMILLION, MADISON, HARRISBURG, DE  
SMET, TEA, ARLINGTON, CANISTOTA, MONTROSE, CHANCELLOR, CENTERVILLE,  
BROOKINGS, ORLAND, HOWARD, FLANDREAU, VIBORG, CANTON, BRIDGEWATER,  
LAKE PRESTON, SALEM, PARKER, LENNOX, HURLEY, IRENE, AND SIOUX FALLS  
726 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 EAST CENTRAL 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-  
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-160930-  
/O.CON.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 GEORGE, SANBORN, MILFORD, SHELDON, MOUNTAIN  
LAKE, STORM LAKE, ELK POINT, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, ROCK RAPIDS, TYLER,  
WORTHINGTON, HAWARDEN, PIPESTONE, LAKEFIELD, INWOOD, ALCESTER,  
ARNOLDS PARK, HULL, CHEROKEE, IVANHOE, BERESFORD, PONCA, SIBLEY,  
SIOUX CENTER, FULDA, SPENCER, WINDOM, LUVERNE, SPIRIT LAKE, LE MARS,  
BATTLE CREEK, ORANGE CITY, JEFFERSON, NORTH SIOUX CITY, ROCK VALLEY,  
HARTLEY, LARCHWOOD, HENDRICKS, LAKE BENTON, WAKEFIELD, HOLSTEIN,  
SLAYTON, IDA GROVE, SIOUX CITY, JACKSON, ALLEN, AND MARSHALL  
726 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
 
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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