Major Winter Storm Expected to Impact the Regional Area This Weekend

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If you’re thinking about venturing outdoors at any time during the upcoming weekend, you may want to check the latest weather forecast ahead of time, as things are expected to take a dramatic change for the worse in the near future. Kelly Seer, Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the National Weather Service Office in Aberdeen explains how the latest storm system appears to be shaping up as we head into the upcoming weekend…

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for the regional area from 1 p.m. Friday until 4 p.m. on Saturday. Prior to that time, we could experience various forms of precipitation as Kelly explains…

Although snowfall amounts are expected to vary to some extent throughout the region, the one thing that clearly stands out is snow will be very heavy throughout most areas of South Dakota, as well as central and southern areas of Minnesota…


Once the intense storm system moves through our area, we can look forward to better conditions on Sunday with mostly clear skies expected with temperatures into the middle 30’s.