Extreme Cold Warning for Much South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa

The National Weather Service Office in Sioux Falls issued an Extreme Cold Warning for much of South Dakota, including Sioux Falls. The  Extreme Cold Warning also included much of Iowa and Minnesota.

The Extreme Cold Warning is in effect from Monday night (Feb 17) through Tuesday morning (Feb 18).

The NWS forecast says that we can expect dangerously cold wind chills in the 30 to 45-degree below-zero range. Monday night lows in the Sioux Falls area are forecast to be near -25.

Read More: Protect Your Pets! Cold Weather Safety Tips Every South Dakota Pet Parent Should Follow

"The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 35 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes...Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must go outside." - National Weather Service

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
639 AM CST Mon Feb 17 2025

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/O.CON.KFSD.CW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-250217T1800Z/
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O`Brien-Clay-Buena Vista-Rock-
Gregory-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-
Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-
Including the cities of Rock Rapids, Armour, Canton, Inwood,
Spirit Lake, Tea, Chamberlain, Corsica, Sioux Center, Gregory,
Montrose, Viborg, Harrisburg, Orange City, Marion, Stickney,
Sibley, Parkston, Hull, Storm Lake, Sanborn, Kimball, Marty,
Plankinton, Luverne, White Lake, Irene, Tripp, Canistota, Lake
Andes, Hurley, Delmont, Salem, Milford, Freeman, Rock Valley,
Spencer, Hawarden, Arnolds Park, Platte, George, Wagner, Hartley,
Mitchell, Burke, Lennox, Emery, Bridgewater, Alexandria, Sioux
Falls, Menno, Clayton, Chancellor, Sheldon, Centerville, Parker,
and Larchwood
639 AM CST Mon Feb 17 2025

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...EXTREME COLD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low
  as 33 below zero. For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold
  wind chills as low as 40 below zero expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, and south
  central and southeast South Dakota.

* WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, until noon CST today. For
  the Extreme Cold Warning, from 9 PM this evening to noon CST
  Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero
  could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must
go outside.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.