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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this high wind warning at May 5, 2007, 10:46 PM CDT for 5 counties in Iowa; 8 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 8 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 5, 2007, 10:46 PM CDT (03:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 6, 2007, 6:29 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Dickinson County, IA, Lyon County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Brookings County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 10:52 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 3 Nne Archer, IA | |
| May 6, 12:12 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | Round Lake, MN | WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 45 MPH BROKE OFF LIGHT POLE, BUT A TREE IS HOLDING IT UP. |
| May 6, 2:00 AM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Sutherland, IA | COUNTY ROADS FLOODED |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 228 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1955 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KFSD 060346 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1046 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 .STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS STORMS LIFT NORTH. IAZ002-003-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-060800- /O.NEW.KFSD.HW.W.0002.070506T0346Z-070506T0800Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 1046 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY. A VERY STRONG EAST OT SOUTHEAST WIND WILL CONTINUE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREE BRANCHES DOWN AND SHINGLES BLOWN OFF OF ROOFS HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ 08
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KFSD 060757 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 257 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 .STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AS STORMS LIFT NORTH. IAZ002-003-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-061000- /O.EXT.KFSD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070506T1000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 257 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A VERY STRONG EAST OT SOUTHEAST WIND WILL CONTINUE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWUS73 KFSD 060942 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 442 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 .STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. IAZ003-MNZ081-090-061045- /O.CAN.KFSD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070506T1000Z/ DICKINSON-COTTONWOOD-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 442 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$ IAZ001-012-013-MNZ071-097-098-SDZ040-056-062-067-061200- /O.EXB.KFSD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070506T1200Z/ LYON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-LINCOLN-PIPESTONE-ROCK-BROOKINGS-MOODY- MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY... SANBORN...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX... TEA...HARRISBURG 442 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. A VERY STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND WILL CONTINUE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ IAZ002-MNZ072-080-089-061200- /O.EXT.KFSD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070506T1200Z/ OSCEOLA-LYON-MURRAY-NOBLES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA... WORTHINGTON 442 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. A VERY STRONG EAST OT SOUTHEAST WIND WILL CONTINUE AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
000 WWUS73 KFSD 061129 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 629 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 IAZ001-002-012-013-MNZ071-072-080-089-097-098-SDZ040-056-062-067- 061230- /O.CAN.KFSD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070506T1200Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-SIOUX-OBRIEN-LINCOLN-MURRAY-NOBLES-PIPESTONE-ROCK- BROOKINGS-MOODY-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON... HARTLEY...SANBORN...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE... MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WORTHINGTON...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG 629 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA WITH HIGH WINDS NO LONGER EXPECTED. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 35 PM AT TIMES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Woodbury | 64 min |
| May 5, 10:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cherokee | 35 min |
| May 5, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | O'Brien | 31 min |
| May 5, 11:06 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Cherokee, Ida, Plymouth, Woodbury | 6 hr |
| May 6, 12:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay, O'Brien | 6 hr |
| May 6, 8:13 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lyon, Murray | 4 hr |
| May 5, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | McCook | 27 min |
| May 5, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle | 25 min |
| May 5, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule, Charles Mix, Gregory | 51 min |
| May 5, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jerauld | 36 min |
| May 5, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Jerauld | 37 min |
| May 5, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Hanson, McCook, Miner | 34 min |
| May 5, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle | 52 min |
| May 5, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle | 17 min |
| May 5, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Kingsbury, Miner | 28 min |
| May 5, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Gregory | 52 min |
| May 5, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jerauld | 34 min |
| May 5, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule, Charles Mix | 44 min |
| May 5, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle | 40 min |
| May 5, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Beadle | 12 min |
| May 5, 9:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Brule | 112 min |
| May 5, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle | 24 min |
| May 5, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Yankton | 32 min |
| May 5, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Yankton | 37 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Minnesota, 2007High Wind Warnings in Iowa, 2007High Wind Warnings in South Dakota, 2007Every high wind warning in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.