![Bitter Cold Temps Having Many South Dakotans Asking for a Jump](https://townsquare.media/site/485/files/2022/12/attachment-Untitled-design-99.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Bitter Cold Temps Having Many South Dakotans Asking for a Jump
Need to jump, or a tow, or roadside service of any kind for your vehicle? That has a tendency to happen in a big way when you run up against weather conditions like we have been facing the past couple of days here in South Dakota and throughout the central part of the nation.
Needless to say, things have been hopping for the folks at AAA since this dangerous winter weather event started bringing blizzard conditions and deadly cold wind chills to South Dakota and surrounding states.
Thanks to the arctic blast, brought on by this winter bomb cyclone, AAA responded to 275 roadside service calls on Thursday (December 22) alone.
![KKRC-FM / 97.3 KKRC logo](http://townsquare.media/site/485/files/2020/08/512.jpg?w=100)
Dakota News Now is reporting that 45 percent of the calls were for dead batteries, and 35 percent were for tows. Lockouts, flat tires, and vehicle extractions made up the great majority of the other calls made to AAA over the past 24 hours.
Blizzard Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories remain in effect through Christmas Eve morning for much of the area as we continue to deal with blizzard conditions and deadly wind chills from -35 to -50 below due to the winter bomb cyclone making travel conditions impossible throughout.
For those reasons, travel is not recommended. However, if you must travel, it is absolutely imperative that you keep a winter safety kit in your vehicle. And remember to stay with your vehicle until you can be safely rescued.
Source: Dakota News Now
The Coldest Temperatures in Sioux Falls History
A Survival Guide For Your First Winter in South Dakota
More From KKRC-FM / 97.3 KKRC
![Coolest Small Town in Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota](http://townsquare.media/site/485/files/2024/07/attachment-Add-a-heading.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![South Dakota Children’s Museum Celebrates A Lunar Life Liftoff](http://townsquare.media/site/485/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-232.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![This Could Be the Scariest Thing in Sioux Falls This Halloween](http://townsquare.media/site/485/files/2023/10/attachment-Untitled-design-2023-10-26T074829.251.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Turning Around the Deadliest Days Into the Smartest Days in South Dakota](http://townsquare.media/site/535/files/2022/06/attachment-Driving-distracted-ThinkStockCanva.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Harrisburg Has The Best South Dakota Football Crowd in AAA](http://townsquare.media/site/535/files/2017/08/Harrisburg-e1443653036664.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![How Can You Ensure Your Car Is Ready for Winter?](http://townsquare.media/site/485/files/2020/11/Untitled-design-67.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Free Battery Checks and Free Shred Event Being Offered This Friday](http://townsquare.media/site/484/files/2018/05/Road-Trip.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![AAA’s Tipsy Tow Can Be Your Lucky Charm on St. Paddy’s Day](http://townsquare.media/site/484/files/2018/03/St-Pats-Tipsy-Tow.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![AAA Offering Tipsy Tow Service over the Holiday Season](http://townsquare.media/site/485/files/2017/12/AAA-Tipsy-Tow.jpg?w=980&q=75)