WWUS73 KFSD 160847
NPWFSD

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

SDZ050-057-063-161000-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-261016T0900Z/
Gregory-Brule-Charles Mix-
Including the cities of Gregory, Marty, Lake Andes, Chamberlain,
Kimball, Platte, Burke, and Wagner
347 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

Wind speeds have decreased to below advisory levels. However,
occasional gusts of 30 to 40 mph remain possible into early Friday
morning.

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IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ081-089-090-161900-
/O.CON.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
347 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS 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.

&&

$$

IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ071-072-080-097-098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-
054>056-060>062-065>071-161900-
/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
347 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

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

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 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