Alert archive / South Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Feb 9, 2009, 2:58 PM CST for 4 states. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2009, 2:58 PM CST (20:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2009, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 31 counties
Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Ida County, IA, Lyon County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Aurora County, SD, Bon Homme County, SD, Brule County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Clay County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, Turner County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 500 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 413 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 367 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 092058 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 258 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST IOWA AND ADJACENT PARTS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...FAR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA...AND FAR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ080-081-089-090-NEZ013-014- SDZ071-100400- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.090209T2100Z-090210T0400Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DIXON- DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 258 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON... WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 45 MPH FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE 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. $$ RSR
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KFSD 100322 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 922 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 .STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME WESTERLY DURING THE NIGHT FROM THE MISSOURI VALLEY TO NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. SDZ050-057>060-063>070-101130- /O.EXB.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090210T1200Z/ GREGORY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN... KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY... ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP... PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR... CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND... SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION 922 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY...INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY MIDNIGHT OR SO...AND CONTINUE THE REST OF THE NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ080-081-089-090-NEZ013-014- SDZ071-101130- /O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090210T1200Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DIXON- DAKOTA-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 922 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE MOST OF THE NIGHT. A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ RSR
000 WWUS73 KFSD 100948 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 348 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING...AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHEAST OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA. THIS WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ080-081-089-090-NEZ013-014- SDZ050-057>060-063>071-101200- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090210T1200Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DIXON- DAKOTA-GREGORY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...GREGORY...BURKE... CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY... MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES... MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO... TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY... CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL... SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 348 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL PERSIST EARLY THIS MORNING...DECREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH AFTER SUNRISE. 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 101211 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 611 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 .LOW PRESSURE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER THE AREA WAS MOVING NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS SOUTH OF THE LOW WERE VERY SLOWLY DECREASING. WINDS AT MOST PLACES HAD DIPPED JUST BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BY 6 AM. A FEW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED...BUT WINDS FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING SHOULD CONTINUE A VERY SLOW DECREASE. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ080-081-089-090-NEZ013-014- SDZ050-057>060-063>071-101315- /O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090210T1200Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DIXON- DAKOTA-GREGORY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS- HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY... IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...GREGORY...BURKE... CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY... MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES... MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO... TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY... CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL... SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 611 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WHILE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WERE STILL QUITE STRONG EARLY THIS MORNING...THEY WERE DECREASING VERY SLOWLY...AND AT MOST PLACES HAD DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE VERY SLOWLY THROUGH THE DAY. SOME OF THE STRONGER GUSTS MAY STILL AFFECT DRIVING THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE PULLING TRAILERS OR DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. $$ WILLIAMS
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.