THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, NORTHWEST IOWA AND A SMALL PART OF
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.

* TIMING…NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT
TIMES DURING THE DAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TUESDAY
EVENING…BUT WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE
EAST OF HIGHWAY 60 IN NORTHWEST IOWA INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.

* WIND AND VISIBILITY…NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING VISIBILITIES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
ABOVE ZERO THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY…BUT WILL FALL
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO TUESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.