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