Major Winter Storm Impacting The Upper Midwest
December 28, 2019 6:57AM CST
All of Brookings County is in a Winter Storm Warning until 6 AM CST Monday morning. Heavy mixed precipitation is expected with additional snow accumulations of 8 to 15 inches and ice accumulations of one tenth to two tenths of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. An Ice Storm Warning for significant icing has been issued for Lincoln & Lyons counties in Minnesota. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches and ice accumulations of two tenths to one half of an inch. For the Winter Weather Advisory, mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches and a light glaze of ice. Cities included in our listening area: Hendricks & Lake Benton as well as Pipestone. The Ice Storm Warning remains until 6 AM CST Sunday. The Winter Weather Advisory, from 6 AM Sunday to 6 AM CST Monday. Power outages and tree damage are likely due to the ice. Travel could be impossible. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Photo from the NWS Sioux Falls