Freezing Rain Changing to Heavy Snow for Sioux Falls Thursday Night

UPDATE 8:20 AM (12/8/22)

Freezing rain changing to heavy snow is expected for the Sioux Falls area Thursday night. About four inches possible in and around the city.

UPDATE 3:00 PM 12/7/22:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
249 PM CST Wed Dec 7 2022

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM
CST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of
  2 to 4 inches and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch,
  with the greatest ice accumulations expected across northeast
  Nebraska and northwest Iowa.

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

* WHEN...From noon Thursday to 6 AM CST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the evening commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Slow down and use caution while traveling.

The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can
be obtained by calling 5 1 1.

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For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/siouxfalls

Here we go again! After last week's blast of ice and snow, much of the region is preparing for another round that will impact us Thursday.

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After a few nights of clear skies and a full moon, the National Weather Service is forecasting freezing drizzle and measurable snow across the area with high confidence of 1-4 inches.

Your commutes on Thursday morning could be affected by the potential of heavy snow late in the day through the evening hours.

Southeast South Dakota isn't the only area that could see ice and snow. Parts of northeast Nebraska, northern Iowa, and much of the southern half of Minnesota could see significant precipitation.