Spearfish, SD
Winter Storm Warning
Winter Storm Warning in effect from 9:00 PM MDT until Thursday, 12:00 PM MDT. Source: U.S. National Weather Service
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON
MDT THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON MDT THURSDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY.
* TIMING...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW LATE THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW
CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY START AS
SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.
* MAIN HAZARD...4 TO 7 INCHES OF WET HEAVY SNOW...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS.
* IMPACTS...WET HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER
LINES. RANCHERS AND OTHERS WITH OUTDOOR INTERESTS SHOULD PREPARE
NOW FOR THIS ABRUPT CHANGE TO WINTER LIKE CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS.
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Spearfish, SD
Special Weather Statement
Special Weather Statement in effect until Thursday, 2:45 AM MDT. Source: U.S. National Weather Service
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS:
...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...
AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SETTLE
OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...WITH CLEAR SKIES AND
LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED MOST AREAS. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S AT MOST LOCATIONS...WITH
SOME TEENS EXPECTED IN THE BLACK HILLS. MANY AREAS WILL SEE
WIDESPREAD FROST...WITH SOME LOCATIONS SEEING A HARD FREEZE.
PERSONS SHOULD ACT ACCORDINGLY TO PROTECT ANY SENSITIVE PLANTS
THAT MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND THE COLD TEMPERATURES.
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NORTHERN FOOT HILLS:
...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING...
AN UNSEASONABLY COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL THEN SETTLE
OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...WITH CLEAR SKIES AND
LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED MOST AREAS. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO
FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S AT MOST LOCATIONS...WITH
SOME TEENS EXPECTED IN THE BLACK HILLS. MANY AREAS WILL SEE
WIDESPREAD FROST...WITH SOME LOCATIONS SEEING A HARD FREEZE.
PERSONS SHOULD ACT ACCORDINGLY TO PROTECT ANY SENSITIVE PLANTS
THAT MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED BY FROST AND THE COLD TEMPERATURES.
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