The storm to end one year and begin another is starting to become interesting. The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has upgraded the Winter Weather Advisory to a Winter Storm Warning for Dickinson, Clay and Buena Vista counties.

TIMING…RAIN WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 6 PM AND MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS DURING THIS TIME WILL ALSO CREATE PERIODS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

ACCUMULATIONS…SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY.

WIND AND VISIBILITY…NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH DURING THE EVENING…LIKELY REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

The interesting thing about this storm is the fact temperatures across the state are in the upper 30s to lower 50s at midday.