Blowing Snow and Slippery Roads for Sioux Falls Thursday

UPDATE 5:26 PM 3/15/23

A Winter Weather Advisory has now been issued for the Sioux Falls Area from 5:00 AM Thursday to 1:00 AM Friday (3/16-3/17).

"Plan on slippery road conditions. Blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility, with near-blizzard conditions possible at times, especially during falling snow and in rural areas. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.- National Weather Service

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
326 PM CDT Wed Mar 15 2023

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326 PM CDT Wed Mar 15 2023

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM
CDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of
  2 to 5 inches and ice accumulations of less than one tenth of
  an inch. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest
  Minnesota, northeast Nebraska and east central and southeast
  South Dakota.

* WHEN...From 4 AM Thursday to 1 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Blowing snow could
  significantly reduce visibility, with near blizzard conditions
  possible at times, especially during falling snow and in rural
  areas. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or
  evening commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling.

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a WINTER STORM WATCH in effect from late Wednesday night through Friday Morning.

Prepare for possible blizzard conditions.

Blizzard conditions are possible with ice and snow accumulations of 3 to 7 inches and winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

The counties affected in Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota include:

• Lyon
• Osceola
• Dickinson
• Sioux
• O`Brien
• Clay
• Plymouth
• Cherokee
• Buena Vista
• Woodbury
• Ida
• Lincoln
• Murray
• Cottonwood
• Nobles
• Jackson
• Pipestone
• Rock
• Dixon
• Dakota
• Brookings
• Gregory
• Miner
• Lake
• Moody
• Davison
• Hanson
• McCook
• Minnehaha
• Charles Mix
• Douglas
• Hutchinson
• Turner-Bon Homme
• Yankton
• Union

Travel could be very difficult. Patchy-blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.