Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.
Forecast for Minnehaha
Updated: 4:21 PM CST on December 8, 2009
Winter Weather Advisory in effect until noon CST Wednesday...
Tonight
Windy with snow and blowing snow...diminishing late. Total snow accumulation 5 to 7 inches. Lows near zero. North winds 25 to 35 mph. Lowest wind chill readings 11 below to 21 below zero.
Wednesday
Partly sunny and windy. A 50 percent chance of light snow in the early morning. Areas of blowing snow in the morning. Highs around 5 above. Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Lowest wind chill readings 15 below to 25 below zero.
... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until noon CST Wednesday...
A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until noon CST Wednesday.
Snow will continue through tonight... with the heaviest snow expected through evening. The snow will taper off after midnight... with total snowfall accumulations of 4 to 7 inches expected.
Strong northerly winds will increase to 25 to 35 mph... which will produce widespread blowing and drifting snow. This will reduce visibilities below one half mile at times through Wednesday morning. By Wednesday morning... wind chills values of 20 to 30 degrees below zero can be expected.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Weather Advisory for snow and blowing snow means that visibilities will be limited due to a combination of falling and blowing snow. Use caution when traveling... especially in open areas. Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio and other local media for further details or updates.
Local Storm Report
12/08/2009 0320 PM
3 miles ESE of Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County.
Snow m3.4 inch, reported by NWS employee.
12/08/2009 0250 PM
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County.
Snow m3.5 inch, reported by official NWS obs.
Total snowfall so far at Sioux Falls Airport
12/08/2009 1225 PM
Crooks, Minnehaha County.
Snow e2.0 inch, reported by trained spotter.
12/08/2009 1200 PM
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County.
Snow m1.9 inch, reported by official NWS obs.
12/08/2009 1100 am
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County.
Snow m1.2 inch, reported by official NWS obs.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 4:10 PM CST on December 8, 2009
Snowfall data since midnight in inches... for southeast South Dakota... southwest Minnesota... northwest Iowa... and northeast Nebraska... received by 4 PM Tuesday December 8 2009.
... Southeast South Dakota...
North Sioux City 5.3 Vermillion 5.0 Yankton 5.0 5 SSE Sioux Falls 4.5 Sioux Falls 4.2 Canton 4.0 Sioux Falls 3.5 Mitchell 3.0 5 NE Salem 3.0 Madison 2.5 Huron 1.0
... Southwest Minnesota...
Jackson 3.5 4 N Curry 3.5 Windom 3.0 Marshall 2.5 Worthington 2.5
... Northwest Iowa...
Primghar 5.0 Sioux City 4.6 1 NNW Sergeant Bluff 4.5 Storm Lake 4.0 Ida Grove 4.0 Cherokee 3.0 Rock Rapids 3.0 Spirit Lake 3.0