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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

March 20, 200712 counties in South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Mar 20, 2007, 3:56 AM CDT for 12 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at Mar 20, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 20, 2007, 3:56 AM CDT (08:56 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 20, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 20, 2007, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Counties Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Brule County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Miner County, SD, Sanborn County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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 00:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 124 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 00:00Z on 2007-03-20Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2007-03-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1361 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
158 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 200856
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
356 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2007

.STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND 
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY...BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH 
THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES...AND A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN ROCKIES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF A LINE
FROM DE SMET...TO MITCHELL...TO LAKE ANDES.

SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>060-063-064-201700-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.070320T1500Z-070321T0000Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...
WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
356 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH DURING THE MID TO LATE
MORNING...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$
 JH
3 follow-up statements
000
WWUS73 KFSD 201433
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
933 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2007

.STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY...BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH
THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES...AND A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED WEST OF A LINE
FROM DE SMET...TO MITCHELL...TO LAKE ANDES.

SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>060-063-064-202245-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.070320T1500Z-070321T0000Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...
WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
933 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH DURING THE MID TO LATE
MORNING...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$
000
WWUS73 KFSD 202053
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
353 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2007

.STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING
MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THE WINDS WILL
DECREASE AFTER SUNSET TO 10 TO 20 MPH.

SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>060-063-064-210000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070321T0000Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...
WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
353 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW HIGHER
GUSTS...WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE
GRADUALLY DECREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KFSD 202348
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
648 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2007

.STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL LIKELY DECREASE BELOW WIND
ADVISORY LEVELS FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING.

SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>060-063-064-210100-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070321T0000Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...
WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
648 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2007

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

RATHER STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH SHOULD
CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...BUT WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE BELOW WIND
ADVISORY LEVELS.

$$
RSR

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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.