Vale, SD Warnings, Watches and Advisories
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Cold Weather Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 19 at 2:04PM MST until February 20 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Rapid City SD
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 39 below expected. * WHERE...Harding, Northern Perkins, Southern Perkins, and Ziebach. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 9 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.
Harding; Northern Perkins; Ziebach; Southern Perkins
Moderate
Likely
Expected
February 19th, 2025 02:04:00 pm MST
February 19th, 2025 02:04:00 pm MST
February 20th, 2025 05:15:00 am MST
Cold Weather Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 19 at 2:04PM MST until February 20 at 9:00AM MST by NWS Rapid City SD
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 35 below expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern, south central, and southwestern South Dakota and northeast Wyoming. * WHEN...From 8 PM MST /9 PM CST/ this evening to 9 AM MST /10 AM CST/ 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.
Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Northern Foothills; Rapid City; Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Northern Oglala Lakota; Northern Jackson; Bennett; Mellette; Todd; Tripp; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Southern Oglala Lakota; Southern Jackson; Northeastern Crook
Moderate
Likely
Expected
February 19th, 2025 02:04:00 pm MST
February 19th, 2025 02:04:00 pm MST
February 20th, 2025 05:15:00 am MST
Cold Weather Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 19 at 2:49PM CST until February 20 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Aberdeen SD
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 35 below expected. * WHERE...Buffalo, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jones, Lyman, Stanley, and Sully Counties. * WHEN...From 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ this evening to 10 AM CST /9 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.
Stanley; Sully; Hughes; Hyde; Hand; Jones; Lyman; Buffalo
Moderate
Likely
Expected
February 19th, 2025 02:49:00 pm CST
February 19th, 2025 02:49:00 pm CST
February 20th, 2025 01:00:00 am CST
Extreme Cold Warning
Extreme Cold Warning issued February 19 at 2:49PM CST until February 20 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Aberdeen SD
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 42 below expected. * WHERE...Campbell and Corson Counties. * WHEN...From 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ this evening to 10 AM CST /9 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.
Corson; Campbell
Severe
Likely
Expected
February 19th, 2025 02:49:00 pm CST
February 19th, 2025 02:49:00 pm CST
February 20th, 2025 01:00:00 am CST
Cold Weather Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 19 at 2:49PM CST until February 20 at 10:00AM CST by NWS Aberdeen SD
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 39 below expected. * WHERE...Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson, Potter, and Walworth Counties. * WHEN...From 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ this evening to 10 AM CST /9 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.
McPherson; Walworth; Edmunds; Dewey; Potter; Faulk
Moderate
Likely
Expected
February 19th, 2025 02:49:00 pm CST
February 19th, 2025 02:49:00 pm CST
February 20th, 2025 01:00:00 am CST
Cold Weather Advisory
Cold Weather Advisory issued February 19 at 12:59PM CST until February 20 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Sioux Falls SD
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, and central, east central, south central, and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 9 AM CST 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.
Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Sioux; O'Brien; Clay; Plymouth; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Lincoln; Lyon; Murray; Cottonwood; Nobles; Jackson; Pipestone; Rock; 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 19th, 2025 12:59:00 pm CST
February 19th, 2025 12:59:00 pm CST
February 19th, 2025 09:00:00 pm CST
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