WWUS43 KFSD 130759 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 259 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026 IAZ032-SDZ066-131800- /O.EXA.KFSD.WS.A.0001.260315T0000Z-260316T1200Z/ Ida-Turner- Including the cities of Irene, Hurley, Battle Creek, Chancellor, Ida Grove, Viborg, Holstein, Parker, Marion, and Centerville 259 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 6 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...In Iowa, Ida County. In South Dakota, Turner County. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/2 mile due to falling and/or blowing snow at times. Plan on slippery road conditions. Whiteout conditions may make travel extremely dangerous or impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. Strong winds could cause tree damage. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare for possible blizzard conditions. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ SDZ064-065-131800- /O.EXA.KFSD.WS.A.0001.260315T0000Z-260316T0600Z/ Douglas-Hutchinson- Including the cities of Parkston, Tripp, Corsica, Armour, Freeman, Menno, Clayton, and Delmont 259 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 6 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...Douglas and Hutchinson Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/2 mile due to falling and/or blowing snow at times. Plan on slippery road conditions. Whiteout conditions may make travel extremely dangerous or impossible. Strong winds could cause tree damage. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare for possible blizzard conditions. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-021-022-MNZ098-SDZ062-067-131800- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0001.260315T0000Z-260316T1200Z/ Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Cherokee-Buena Vista- Rock-Minnehaha-Lincoln- Including the cities of George, Sioux Falls, Tea, Hartley, Sioux Center, Milford, Sibley, Rock Valley, Sanborn, Inwood, Arnolds Park, Spirit Lake, Cherokee, Storm Lake, Hull, Hawarden, Lennox, Orange City, Sheldon, Spencer, Canton, Luverne, Harrisburg, Larchwood, and Rock Rapids 259 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 9 inches and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/2 mile due to falling and/or blowing snow at times. Travel could be very difficult. Whiteout conditions may make travel extremely dangerous or impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. Strong winds could cause tree damage. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare for possible blizzard conditions. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-056-131800- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0001.260315T0000Z-260316T1200Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-Brookings- Moody- Including the cities of Mountain Lake, Marshall, Lakefield, Worthington, Windom, Slayton, Brookings, Lake Benton, Fulda, Flandreau, Tyler, Hendricks, Jackson, Ivanhoe, and Pipestone 259 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations between 9 and 16 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of southwest Minnesota and east central South Dakota. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/2 mile due to falling and/or blowing snow at times. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Whiteout conditions may make travel extremely dangerous or impossible. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare for possible blizzard conditions. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ SDZ038-039-052>055-131800- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0001.260315T0000Z-260316T0600Z/ Beadle-Kingsbury-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake- Including the cities of Arlington, Orland, Wessington Springs, Alpena, Lake Preston, Howard, Woonsocket, Huron, Madison, and De Smet 259 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 10 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central and east central South Dakota. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/2 mile due to falling and/or blowing snow at times. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Whiteout conditions may make travel extremely dangerous or impossible. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare for possible blizzard conditions. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ SDZ057>061-131800- /O.CON.KFSD.WS.A.0001.260315T0000Z-260316T0600Z/ Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook- Including the cities of Kimball, Mitchell, Bridgewater, Canistota, Stickney, White Lake, Alexandria, Montrose, Plankinton, Salem, Emery, and Chamberlain 259 AM CDT Fri Mar 13 2026 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions possible. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...Aurora, Brule, Davison, Hanson, and McCook Counties. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/2 mile due to falling and/or blowing snow at times. Travel could be very difficult. Whiteout conditions may make travel extremely dangerous or impossible. Strong winds could cause tree damage. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare for possible blizzard conditions. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. && $$ JH