WWUS73 KFSD 051819

NPWFSD



URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD

119 PM CDT Tue May 5 2026



MNZ071-072-080-081-089-097-098-SDZ038>040-052>062-060530-

/O.NEW.KFSD.FZ.W.0002.260506T0600Z-260506T1200Z/

Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Pipestone-Rock-Beadle-

Kingsbury-Brookings-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-

Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-

Including the cities of Worthington, Wessington Springs, Salem,

Emery, Stickney, Chamberlain, White Lake, Plankinton, Brookings,

Bridgewater, Marshall, Lake Preston, Madison, Fulda, Alexandria,

Arlington, Lake Benton, Ivanhoe, Pipestone, Alpena, Hendricks,

Mitchell, Howard, Windom, Woonsocket, Luverne, Canistota,

Flandreau, Huron, Sioux Falls, Tyler, Orland, Montrose, Mountain

Lake, De Smet, Kimball, and Slayton

119 PM CDT Tue May 5 2026



...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...



* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected.



* WHERE...Portions of southwest Minnesota and central, east central, 

  south central, and southeast South Dakota.



* WHEN...From 1 AM to 7 AM CDT Wednesday.



* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other 

  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 

  plumbing.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.



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IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-MNZ090-SDZ064>067-070-071-060530-

/O.NEW.KFSD.FR.Y.0002.260506T0600Z-260506T1200Z/

Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena

Vista-Jackson-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Clay-Union-

Including the cities of Hawarden, Hartley, Hurley, Chancellor,

Spirit Lake, Clayton, Delmont, Marion, Milford, Hull, Lakefield,

Le Mars, Cherokee, Jackson, Armour, Rock Rapids, Larchwood,

Freeman, Sibley, Beresford, Parker, North Sioux City, Sheldon,

Canton, Sanborn, Jefferson, Tea, Harrisburg, Viborg, Sioux

Center, Corsica, Arnolds Park, Tripp, Alcester, Parkston, Storm

Lake, Irene, Rock Valley, Inwood, Menno, George, Lennox, Orange

City, Centerville, Vermillion, Elk Point, and Spencer

119 PM CDT Tue May 5 2026



...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...



* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation.



* WHERE...Portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, and south 

  central and southeast South Dakota.



* WHEN...From 1 AM to 7 AM CDT Wednesday.



* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive 

  outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.



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