326  
WWUS73 KFSD 160502  
NPWFSD  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1202 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
SDZ052-058-064-160615-  
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-261016T0500Z/  
JERAULD-AURORA-DOUGLAS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PLANKINTON, WESSINGTON SPRINGS, STICKNEY,  
DELMONT, ALPENA, ARMOUR, WHITE LAKE, AND CORSICA  
1202 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED
 
 
WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. HOWEVER,  
OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO EARLY FRIDAY  
MORNING.  
 

 
 
SDZ050-057-063-160900-  
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-261016T0900Z/  
GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GREGORY, MARTY, LAKE ANDES, CHAMBERLAIN,  
KIMBALL, PLATTE, BURKE, AND WAGNER  
1202 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* 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 EARLY THIS MORNING.  
 
* 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-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>071-161515-  
/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-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-  
HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-  
CLAY-UNION-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HENDRICKS, SHELDON, BERESFORD, DE SMET, TEA,  
ORANGE CITY, TYLER, TABOR, SIOUX FALLS, ELK POINT, MARION, MILFORD,  
ARNOLDS PARK, CENTERVILLE, SIBLEY, GEORGE, WAKEFIELD, LAKE BENTON,  
HOWARD, NORTH SIOUX CITY, MONTROSE, PIPESTONE, IVANHOE, HARRISBURG,  
BRIDGEWATER, MARSHALL, FULDA, TYNDALL, JEFFERSON, HURLEY, LARCHWOOD,  
BATTLE CREEK, ORLAND, SIOUX CENTER, PONCA, IRENE, ARLINGTON, SPENCER,  
SALEM, VERMILLION, IDA GROVE, STORM LAKE, SLAYTON, INWOOD,  
ALEXANDRIA, JACKSON, BROOKINGS, ALCESTER, FREEMAN, MADISON, HARTLEY,  
ALLEN, YANKTON, SANBORN, MENNO, ROCK VALLEY, CANISTOTA, LUVERNE,  
PARKSTON, TRIPP, LENNOX, MOUNTAIN LAKE, FLANDREAU, LAKEFIELD, ROCK  
RAPIDS, CANTON, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, SCOTLAND, VIBORG, EMERY, HAWARDEN,  
HULL, PARKER, SIOUX CITY, WORTHINGTON, HOLSTEIN, SPIRIT LAKE, LAKE  
PRESTON, AVON, WINDOM, SPRINGFIELD, CHANCELLOR, LE MARS, CHEROKEE,  
AND CLAYTON  
1202 AM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
 
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 30 POSSIBLE, WITH THE  
COLDEST READINGS EXPECTED EAST OF INTERSTATE 29.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA, SOUTHWEST  
MINNESOTA, NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, AND EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH  
DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
JH  
 
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