WWUS73 KFSD 160626
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
126 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ081-089-090-161630-
/O.UPG.KFSD.FZ.A.0001.261017T0600Z-261017T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.FZ.W.0004.261017T0600Z-261017T1400Z/
Osceola-Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Ida-
Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Including the cities of Milford, Ida Grove, Storm Lake, Jackson,
Windom, Sheldon, Arnolds Park, Hartley, Holstein, Mountain Lake,
Spirit Lake, Lakefield, Sanborn, Spencer, Sibley, Battle Creek,
Cherokee, and Worthington
126 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa and southwest
  Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 9 AM CDT Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

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
126 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 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.

&&

$$

IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ071-072-080-097-098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-
054>056-060>062-065>071-161630-
/O.CON.KFSD.FZ.A.0001.261017T0600Z-261017T1300Z/
Lyon-Sioux-Plymouth-Woodbury-Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Pipestone-Rock-
Dixon-Dakota-Kingsbury-Brookings-Miner-Lake-Moody-Hanson-McCook-
Minnehaha-Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay-Union-
Including the cities of Lennox, Slayton, Inwood, Flandreau, North
Sioux City, Alexandria, Rock Rapids, Montrose, Canton, South Sioux
City, Scotland, Pipestone, Viborg, Hendricks, Ivanhoe, Harrisburg,
Emery, Hawarden, Hull, Bridgewater, Parker, Clayton, Beresford, Sioux
City, Brookings, Marshall, Alcester, De Smet, Freeman, Fulda, Tea,
Orange City, Tyler, Madison, Tyndall, Tabor, Allen, Sioux Falls,
Yankton, Jefferson, Hurley, Menno, Elk Point, Larchwood, Rock Valley,
Lake Preston, Marion, Orland, Sioux Center, Ponca, Canistota, Avon,
Irene, Luverne, Centerville, Arlington, Parkston, Chancellor,
Springfield, Le Mars, Tripp, George, Wakefield, Salem, Lake Benton,
Vermillion, and Howard
126 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible.

* 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