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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this high wind warning at Jun 5, 2008, 8:29 PM CDT for 7 counties in Iowa; Jackson County, Nobles County, Minnesota. It was in force for 4 hr. 16 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
- Jun 5, 2008, 8:29 PM CDT (01:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 6, 2008, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Ida County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Jackson County, MN, Nobles County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 8:40 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | 5 W Holstein, IA | SEMI BLOWN OFF ROAD |
| Jun 5, 8:47 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 S Terril, IA | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED A 68 MPH WIND GUST WITH HOME WEATHER EQUIPMENT |
| Jun 5, 9:10 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 E Sioux Rapids, IA | |
| Jun 5, 9:12 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sioux Rapids, IA | 1 TO 2 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN |
| Jun 5, 10:20 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | West Okoboji, IA | 1020 PM CDT...TREE 1 1/2 FT DIAMETER SNAPPED AND FELL OVER ON TO POWER LINES. |
| Jun 5, 10:20 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | West Okoboji, IA | 1020 PM CDT...TREE 1 1/2 FT DIAMETER SNAPPED AND FELL OVER ON TO POWER LINES. |
| Jun 5, 10:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Superior, IA | OPEN GARAGE ROOF BLOWN OFF. |
| Jun 5, 10:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Nw Superior, IA | DOOR BLOWN OF OA MORTON BUILDING. |
| Jun 5, 10:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | W Superior, IA | THREE TREES, 24 INCHES IN DIAMTER BLOWN DOWN. |
| Jun 5, 10:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 W Superior, IA | OPEN GARAGE ROOF BLOWN OFF. |
| Jun 5, 10:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Nw Superior, IA | DOOR BLOWN OF OA MORTON BUILDING. |
| Jun 5, 10:30 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | W Superior, IA | THREE TREES, 24 INCHES IN DIAMTER BLOWN DOWN. |
| Jun 5, 10:33 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Peterson, IA | POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Jun 5, 10:33 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Spencer, IA | TREE BRANCHES DOWN. |
| Jun 5, 10:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Spirit Lake, IA | TREE 12 TO 14 INCHES IN DIAMETER FELL OVER ON TO COUNTY RD M56 |
| Jun 5, 10:40 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Spirit Lake, IA | TREE 12 TO 14 INCHES IN DIAMETER FELL OVER ON TO COUNTY RD M56 |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 216 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
- 2054 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 905 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 72 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 303 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.0
- Supercell composite
- 14.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KFSD 060129 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 829 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 IAZ013-014-021-022-032-060400- /O.NEW.KFSD.HW.W.0004.080606T0129Z-080606T0400Z/ OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER... CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 829 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO GUST TO 60 MPH AT TIMES FROM THE SOUTH. AT 815 PM CDT...TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN IDA GROVE. 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KFSD 060252 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 952 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 IAZ002-003-MNZ089-090-060500- /O.EXB.KFSD.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080606T0500Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 952 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO GUST TO 65 MPH AT TIMES FROM THE SOUTH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ IAZ013-014-021-022-032-060500- /O.EXT.KFSD.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080606T0500Z/ OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER... CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 952 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CAUSE WINDS TO GUST TO 65 MPH AT TIMES FROM THE SOUTH. 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. $$
000 WWUS73 KFSD 060455 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1155 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ089-090-060600- /O.EXP.KFSD.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080606T0500Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-NOBLES- JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WORTHINGTON... JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 1155 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 20 TO 35 MPH. HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 4:12 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 1 more | 13 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Pipestone | 34 min |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Iowa, 2008High Wind Warnings in Minnesota, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008
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.