Winter Storm Warning For Sioux Falls Monday
The Nation Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Sioux Empire in effect today from 12pm to 12am. 5 to 8 inches of snow is possible, wind and cold temperatures expected.
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY COME TO AN END AROUND MIDNIGHT. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WILL AVERAGE 20 BELOW TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
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