Buffalo, SD Warnings, Watches and Advisories
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Cold Weather Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 12 at 9:13PM CST until February 13 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Aberdeen SD
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 39 below. * WHERE...In Minnesota, Traverse County. In South Dakota, Edmunds, Walworth, Day, and Roberts Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. Very cold temperatures can lead to hypothermia with prolonged exposure.
Traverse; Roberts; Walworth; Edmunds; Day
Moderate
Likely
Expected
February 12th, 2025 09:13:00 pm CST
February 12th, 2025 09:13:00 pm CST
February 13th, 2025 07:15:00 am CST
Extreme Cold Warning
Extreme Cold Warning issued February 12 at 9:13PM CST until February 13 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Aberdeen SD
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below. * WHERE...Campbell, McPherson, Brown, and Marshall Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Campbell; McPherson; Brown; Marshall
Severe
Likely
Expected
February 12th, 2025 09:13:00 pm CST
February 12th, 2025 09:13:00 pm CST
February 13th, 2025 07:15:00 am CST
Extreme Cold Warning
Extreme Cold Warning issued February 12 at 9:13PM CST until February 13 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Aberdeen SD
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below. * WHERE...Corson County. * WHEN...Until 8 AM MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 45 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Corson
Severe
Likely
Expected
February 12th, 2025 09:13:00 pm CST
February 12th, 2025 09:13:00 pm CST
February 13th, 2025 07:15:00 am CST
Cold Weather Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 12 at 9:13PM CST until February 13 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Aberdeen SD
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 39 below. * WHERE...In Minnesota, Big Stone County. In South Dakota, Dewey, Faulk, Potter, Clark, Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, and Spink Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
Big Stone; Dewey; Potter; Faulk; Spink; Clark; Codington; Grant; Hamlin; Deuel
Moderate
Likely
Expected
February 12th, 2025 09:13:00 pm CST
February 12th, 2025 09:13:00 pm CST
February 13th, 2025 07:15:00 am CST
Cold Weather Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 12 at 9:13PM CST until February 13 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Aberdeen SD
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 34 below expected. * WHERE...Buffalo, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jones, Lyman, Stanley, and Sully Counties. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
Stanley; Sully; Hughes; Hyde; Hand; Jones; Lyman; Buffalo
Moderate
Likely
Expected
February 12th, 2025 09:13:00 pm CST
February 12th, 2025 09:13:00 pm CST
February 13th, 2025 07:15:00 am CST
Cold Weather Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 12 at 7:41PM MST until February 13 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Rapid City SD
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 35 below. * WHERE...Butte, Harding, Northern Meade Co Plains, Northern Perkins, Southern Perkins, and Ziebach. * WHEN...Until 8 AM MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Southern Perkins
Moderate
Likely
Expected
February 12th, 2025 07:41:00 pm MST
February 12th, 2025 07:41:00 pm MST
February 13th, 2025 08:00:00 am MST
Cold Weather Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 12 at 7:41PM MST until February 13 at 8:00AM MST by NWS Rapid City SD
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 30 below expected. * WHERE...Mellette, Todd, Tripp, Bennett, Haakon, Northern Jackson, and Southern Jackson. * WHEN...From 11 PM MST /midnight CST/ this evening to 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures.
Haakon; Northern Jackson; Bennett; Mellette; Todd; Tripp; Southern Jackson
Moderate
Likely
Expected
February 12th, 2025 07:41:00 pm MST
February 12th, 2025 07:41:00 pm MST
February 13th, 2025 08:00:00 am MST
Cold Weather Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 12 at 7:38PM CST until February 13 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Sioux Falls SD
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 34 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, and central, east central, south central, and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CST Thursday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.
Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Sioux; O'Brien; Clay; Plymouth; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Woodbury; Ida; Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Cottonwood; Nobles; Jackson; Pipestone; Rock; Dixon; Dakota; Beadle; Kingsbury; Brookings; Gregory; Jerauld; Sanborn; Miner; Lake; Moody; Brule; Aurora; Davison; Hanson; McCook; Minnehaha; Charles Mix; Douglas; Hutchinson; Turner; Lincoln; Bon Homme; Yankton; Clay; Union
Moderate
Likely
Expected
February 12th, 2025 07:38:00 pm CST
February 12th, 2025 07:38:00 pm CST
February 13th, 2025 06:00:00 am CST
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