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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at May 12, 2009, 3:34 AM CDT for 6 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at May 12, 2009, 10:46 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 12, 2009, 3:34 AM CDT (08:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 12, 2009, 10:46 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 12, 2009, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, O'Brien 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
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 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
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 211 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
- 2446 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 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 120834 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 334 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING TROUGH WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TUESDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-121645- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0009.090512T1700Z-090513T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-LINCOLN-LYON- MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE... MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 334 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER ALONG THE BUFFALO RIDGE IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH MAY GUST UP TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING...THOUGH WILL REMAIN BRISK OUT OF THE SOUTH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ BT
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KFSD 121546 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1046 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING TROUGH WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TUESDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-130000- /O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0009.090512T1546Z-090513T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-LINCOLN-LYON- MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE... MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 1046 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY BE SLIGHTLY STRONGER ALONG THE BUFFALO RIDGE IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH MAY GUST UP TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING...THOUGH WILL REMAIN BRISK OUT OF THE SOUTH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
000 WWUS73 KFSD 122049 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 349 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TO EASTERN PARTS OF NORTHWEST IOWA WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEN A COLD FRONT MOVING EAST OVER THE AREA BY MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO A VERY STRONG 30 TO 50 MPH IN MANY AREAS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM THE JAMES VALLEY AND WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-130500- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.090513T2000Z-090514T0600Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090513T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-LINCOLN-LYON- MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE... MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 349 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER GUSTS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062- 065>071-130500- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.090513T2000Z-090514T0300Z/ LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY- BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON- TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD... MADISON...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...FREEMAN... MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY... CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL... SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 349 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ IAZ032-130500- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.090513T2000Z-090514T0600Z/ IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 349 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-130500- /O.NEW.KFSD.HW.A.0001.090513T1800Z-090514T0300Z/ BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-CHARLES MIX- DOUGLAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE... WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN... KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL... WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT 349 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RSR
000 WWUS73 KFSD 122354 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 654 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA TO EASTERN PARTS OF NORTHWEST IOWA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET BEFORE DROPPING OFF TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. A COLD FRONT MOVING EAST OVER THE AREA BY MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO A VERY STRONG 30 TO 50 MPH IN MANY AREAS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM THE JAMES VALLEY AND WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-130800- /O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090513T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.090513T2000Z-090514T0600Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-LINCOLN-LYON- MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE... MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 654 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY...INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062- 065>071-130800- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.090513T2000Z-090514T0300Z/ LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY- BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON- TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD... MADISON...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...FREEMAN... MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY... CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL... SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 654 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ IAZ032-130800- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.090513T2000Z-090514T0600Z/ IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 654 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADV LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL... WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT 654 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JH
000 WWUS73 KFSD 130202 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 902 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND PARTS OF NORTHWEST IOWA OVERNIGHT...THOUGH SPEEDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DROP OFF THROUGH THE NIGHT. A COLD FRONT MOVING EAST OVER THE AREA BY MORNING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY INCREASING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO A VERY STRONG 30 TO 50 MPH IN MANY AREAS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM THE JAMES VALLEY AND WEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-131015- /O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090513T0200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.090513T2000Z-090514T0600Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-LINCOLN-LYON- MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE... MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 902 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...THOUGH WIND SPEEDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 15 TO 30 MPH. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST TO NORTHWEST ON WEDNESDAY...INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER GUSTS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062- 065>071-131015- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.090513T2000Z-090514T0300Z/ LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY- BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON- TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... 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...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 902 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH LATER WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ IAZ032-131015- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.090513T2000Z-090514T0600Z/ IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 902 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT THURSDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-131015- /O.CON.KFSD.HW.A.0001.090513T1800Z-090514T0300Z/ 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 902 PM CDT TUE MAY 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 3:49 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 30 hr |
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Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2009Wind Advisories in Iowa, 2009Every wind advisory in 2009
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.