public-safety
Special Weather Statement issued Nov. 7, 2026 by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Special Weather Statement issued November 7 at 5:43AM CST by NWS Sioux Falls SD. Areas named: Lincoln; Pipestone; Beadle; Kingsbury; Brookings; Gregory; Jerauld; Sanborn; Miner; Lake; Moody; Brule; Aurora; Davison; Hanson; McCook; Charles Mix; Douglas; Hutchinson.
Published automatically from public-record data — not yet reviewed by an editor.
Key facts
- What
- Public safety
- When
- Record date Nov. 7, 2026; Added Nov. 7, 2026
- Source
- Weather alerts
- Read time
- About 3 minutes
NWS Sioux Falls SD issued a Special Weather Statement at 4:43 a.m. MST (5:43 a.m. CST) Nov. 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service's public alert record.
The alert states that it takes effect at 4:43 a.m. MST (5:43 a.m. CST), gives the onset as 4:43 a.m. MST (5:43 a.m. CST) and expires at 9 a.m. MST (10 a.m. CST). It may reach both of South Dakota's time zones, so each time is given in both.
Whether this alert is currently in effect is not stated in this text, deliberately: it depends on the time you are reading, so it is computed from the expiry above each time the page is loaded, rather than stored as an answer that would go out of date without anyone noticing. The status shown at the top of this page is the computed one.
The issuing office classified this message as severity "Moderate", certainty "Observed" and urgency "Expected". Those are the National Weather Service's own categories, reproduced exactly, not re-ranked or translated into another scale.
The recommended response type on the message is "Execute".
The alert names these areas: Lincoln; Pipestone; Beadle; Kingsbury; Brookings; Gregory; Jerauld; Sanborn; Miner; Lake; Moody; Brule; Aurora; Davison; Hanson; McCook; Charles Mix; Douglas; Hutchinson. The National Weather Service zone codes are MNZ071, MNZ097, SDZ038, SDZ039, SDZ040, SDZ050, SDZ052, SDZ053, SDZ054, SDZ055, SDZ056, SDZ057, SDZ058, SDZ059, SDZ060, SDZ061, SDZ063, SDZ064 and SDZ065.
The issuing office's own summary line, as written at 4:43 a.m. MST (5:43 a.m. CST):
AREAS OF FOG ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THIS MORNING
The full text of the alert as issued at 4:43 a.m. MST (5:43 a.m. CST), reproduced without changes:
Areas of fog occasionally reducing visibility to 1 mile or less have developed across portions of southeast South Dakota and southwest Minnesota. Travelers should be prepared for rapidly deteriorating or changing visibility, and use extra caution at intersections, railroad crossings, and school bus stops. The fog is expected to improve by 10 AM.
The message carries no separate protective-action text.
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