Watches, Warnings, and Advisories
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Brookings (SDZ040) South Dakota Issued by the National Weather Service
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Instructions: A winter storm watch means there is a potential for significant
snow...sleet...or ice accumulations that may impact travel.
Continue to monitor the latest forecasts. Message summary: .low pressure will track from around north central south dakota overnight tonight...to central iowa by midday thursday. On the north side of this low track...accumulating snow is very likely to fall as temperatures rapidly cool off above the surface...coupled with increasing moisture. At this time...it appears that there may be a swath of around 6 inches of snow from east central south dakota... Extending east and southeastward to southwest minnesota and extreme northwest iowa. The southern side of this snow band will probably exhibit a very tight snow gradient. Therefore it is possible for example that northern minnehaha county may receive up to 6 inches of snow...while the sioux falls metro would receive less. The timing of the snowfall would last from late tonight through much of thursday. ...winter storm watch in effect from late tonight through thursday morning... The national weather service in sioux falls has issued a winter storm watch...which is in effect from late tonight through thursday morning. * timing...snowfall may start shortly after midnight and end during midday thursday. * accumulations...at this time...it appears 6 to 8 inches of snow is possible in east central south dakota. * wind and visibility...winds will not be strong tonight. However as thursday progresses...northwest winds will increase to an average of 20 to 35 mph causing blowing and drifting snow. ...view the complete message |
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Source: NWS Watches, Warnings or Advisories for zone SDZ040
