Winter Storm Watch until 06:00PM Sunday
* WHAT...A winter storm is possible Friday night into Sunday morning, with a potential of 5 to 9 inches of snow along with strong winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Ahead of the snow, a wintry mix of precipitation is possible, with perhaps around a tenth of an inch of ice in northwest Iowa.
* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota and southwest Minnesota.
* WHEN...From Friday evening through Sunday afternoon.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel could be very difficult. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.
* AFFECTED AREAS: JACKSON ... LINCOLN ... HANSON ... DAKOTA ... CHEROKEE ... BRULE ... WOODBURY ... CLAY ... PIPESTONE ... TURNER ... O'BRIEN ... DAVISON ... SANBORN ... DICKINSON ... NOBLES ... LYON ... MCCOOK ... LAKE ... DIXON ... BUENA VISTA ... MOODY ... IDA ... JERAULD ... UNION ... CLAY ... AURORA ... MINER ... OSCEOLA ... MINNEHAHA ... ROCK ... PLYMOUTH ... SIOUX
Instructions:
A Winter Storm Watch means there is potential for significant snow, sleet or ice accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.
Address/Location
Sioux County Sheriff's Office
4363 Ironwood Ave., Ste 1
Orange City, IA 51250
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 712-737-3307
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP SIOUX followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
- Certainty:
- Possible (p <= ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Watch