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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

October 18, 200722 counties in South Dakota; Dickinson County, Lyon County, Osceola County, Iowa; 8 counties in Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Oct 18, 2007, 12:59 PM CDT for 22 counties in South Dakota; Dickinson County, Lyon County, Osceola County, Iowa; 8 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 18, 2007, 12:59 PM CDT (17:59 UTC)
Expired
Oct 19, 2007, 7:04 AM CDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 33 counties

Dickinson County, IA, Lyon County, IA, Osceola 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, Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Bon Homme County, SD, Brookings County, SD, Brule County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, McCook County, SD, Miner County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD, Sanborn County, SD, Turner County, SD, Yankton County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 165 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2007-10-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2007-10-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
499 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KFSD 181759
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1259 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER MINNESOTA WILL CREATE STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS...OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 45 MPH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING OVER AREA WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER.

SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-190200-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0021.071018T1759Z-071019T0500Z/
BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE...
WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
1259 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE
WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KFSD 181936
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
236 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER MINNESOTA WILL CREATE STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS...OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 40 MPH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON
AND EVENING OVER AREA WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND
BORDERING AREAS OF NORTHWEST IOWA DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT
HOURS.

IAZ001-MNZ097-098-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>069-190345-
/O.EXB.KFSD.WI.Y.0021.071019T0000Z-071019T0600Z/
LYON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...
CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...
LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR...YANKTON
236 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT
FRIDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE NIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS DURING
THE LATE EVENING HOURS.

MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE
WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$

IAZ002-003-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-190345-
/O.EXB.KFSD.WI.Y.0021.071019T0200Z-071019T1200Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...
MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
236 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT
FRIDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE
OVER THE BUFFALO RIDGE.

MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE
WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$

SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-190300-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071019T0300Z/
BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE...
WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
236 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE
WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KFSD 190308
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1008 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHEAST MINNESOTA TONIGHT WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...OCCASIONALLY REACHING
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH IN SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA AND A PART OF NORTHWEST IOWA. FURTHER WEST AND
SOUTH...IT WILL BE A LITTLE LESS WINDY WITH WINDS CONTINUING TO
DECREASE VERY SLOWLY LATE TONIGHT.

IAZ001-MNZ097-098-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>069-190415-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071019T0600Z/
LYON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...
CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...
LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR...YANKTON
1008 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH WINDS AVERAGING 20 TO
25 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN MANY AREAS. WINDS WILL
DECREASE VERY SLOWLY DURING THE NIGHT.

$$

SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-190415-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071019T0300Z/
BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE...
WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
1008 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH WINDS
AVERAGING 15 TO 25 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH. WINDS WILL
DECREASE VERY SLOWLY DURING THE NIGHT.

$$

IAZ002-003-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-191115-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071019T1200Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...
MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
1008 PM CDT THU OCT 18 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR MOST OF
TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST
WINDS SHOULD BE OVER THE BUFFALO RIDGE. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO
DECREASE SLOWLY TOWARD DAYBREAK.

MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE
WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$
WILLIAMS
000 
WWUS73 KFSD 190835
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
335 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR EARLY THIS MORNING...
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO EASTERN CANADA TODAY. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST NEAR AND EAST OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE IN
THE WAKE OF THIS LOW PRESSURE...WITH SPEEDS TAPERING SLIGHTLY BY LATE
MORNING AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA.

IAZ002-003-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-191500-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071019T1500Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...
MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
335 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID
MORNING...WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
AREAS ALONG THE BUFFALO RIDGE. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH SLIGHTLY AFTER
10 AM CDT...THOUGH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE
STILL EXPECTED WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON.

MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE
WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$
 JH
000 
WWUS73 KFSD 191204
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
704 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007

IAZ002-003-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-191315-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-071019T1500Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...
MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD
704 AM CDT FRI OCT 19 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL STILL BE COMMON ALONG
THE BUFFALO RIDGE TODAY...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 35 MPH. HOWEVER THE
WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 18, 9:29 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDDickinson7 days

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.