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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 23, 20104 counties in Minnesota; Brookings County, Moody County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this high wind warning at Jun 23, 2010, 2:49 AM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota; Brookings County, Moody County, South Dakota. It was in force for 2 hr. 1 report 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 23, 2010, 2:49 AM CDT (07:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 23, 2010, 5:00 AM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Counties Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Brookings County, SD, Moody County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 23, 3:25 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 7210 S Ivanhoe, MNLARGE TREES DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 2010-06-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 426 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2010-06-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
426 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-267 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1913 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
218 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

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

881 
WWUS73 KFSD 230749
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
249 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS EXTREME EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
AND THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...

.A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE AREA DURING
THE PRE DAWN HOURS. HOWEVER...A SMALL BUT STRONG LOW PRESSURE AREA
HAS DEVELOPED BEHIND THIS RAINFALL CAUSING WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH IN
AREAS. IT WILL FIRST INVOLVE BROOKINGS AND MOODY COUNTIES IN
EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...THEN MOVE EASTWARD INTO LINCOLN...LYON...
PIPESTONE AND MURRAY COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.

MNZ071-072-080-097-SDZ040-056-231000-
/O.NEW.KFSD.HW.W.0002.100623T0749Z-100623T1000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...
FLANDREAU
249 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING...THE WINDS SHOULD BE EITHER WEAKENING OR EXITING THIS
  AREA BEFORE SUNRISE.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...BRIEF STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WILL BE
  FOUND IN SOME AREAS FOLLOWING AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH ARE
  EXITING TO THE EAST AND NORTHEAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

 MJF
2 follow-up statements
627 
WWUS73 KFSD 230902
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
402 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS SECTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...

.A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE AREA DURING
THE PRE DAWN HOURS. HOWEVER...A SMALL BUT STRONG LOW PRESSURE
AREA HAS DEVELOPED BEHIND THIS RAINFALL CAUSING WINDS OF 45 TO
65 MPH IN AREAS. THESE VERY STRONG WIND WILL IMPACT
LINCOLN...LYON...AND MURRAY COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA.

MNZ097-SDZ040-056-231015-
/O.CAN.KFSD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100623T1000Z/
PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...FLANDREAU
402 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 


$$

MNZ071-072-080-231015-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100623T1000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA
402 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* TIMING...THE WINDS SHOULD BE EITHER WEAKENING OR EXITING THIS
  AREA BY 5 AM CDT.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...BRIEF STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH WILL BE
  FOUND BEHIND AS AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
97
805 
WWUS73 KFSD 231003
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
503 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

MNZ071-072-080-231115-
/O.EXP.KFSD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100623T1000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA
503 AM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING.

WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVING AS THE RAINFALL MOVES FURTHER
EAST OF THIS AREA. BEHIND THE RAINFALL...A 72 MPH WIND GUST WAS 
OBSERVED 10 MILES SOUTH OF IVANHOE IN LINCOLN COUNTY MINNESOTA
AT 325 AM. THAT WIND CAUSED LARGE TREES TO FALL. ALSO BEHIND THE
STORMS...WE HAD A 52 MPH GUST AT BROOKINGS SOUTH DAKOTA AT 235
AM...A 51 MPH GUST AT MARSHALL MINNESOTA AT 315 AM...AND A 49 MPH
GUST AT TRACY MINNESOTA AT 353 AM.

$$

 MJF

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 12:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMurray, Nobles, Rock44 min
Jun 23, 12:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLyon, Murray, Pipestone, Rock41 min
Jun 22, 9:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBrule, Jerauld50 min
Jun 22, 10:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay, Yankton44 min
Jun 22, 10:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay, Union36 min
Jun 22, 10:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDAurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Jerauld47 min
Jun 22, 11:13 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDClay, Yankton3 hr
Jun 22, 11:26 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDLincoln, Union49 min
Jun 22, 11:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme, Hutchinson, Turner, Yankton46 min
Jun 22, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme, Davison, Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook, Miner and 1 more46 min
Jun 23, 12:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBeadle, Hanson, Kingsbury, Lake, Miner, Sanborn38 min
Jun 23, 12:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln, Minnehaha30 min
Jun 23, 12:21 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDLincoln, Union5 hr
Jun 23, 12:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLake, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Turner38 min
Jun 23, 12:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBeadle, Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Miner33 min
Jun 23, 1:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLake, McCook, Minnehaha, Moody12 min
Jun 23, 1:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLake, Minnehaha, Moody35 min
Jun 23, 7:06 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningFSDBrule, Charles Mix, Gregory15 hr
Jun 23, 1:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDMcCook, Minnehaha21 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Minnesota, 2010High Wind Warnings in South Dakota, 2010Every high wind warning in 2010

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.