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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

October 25, 20104 states

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this high wind watch at Oct 25, 2010, 3:37 PM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at Oct 27, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 25, 2010, 3:37 PM CDT (20:37 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 27, 2010, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 26, 2010, 3:26 PM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 37 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, Rock County, MN, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Aurora County, SD, Beadle 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, Jerauld County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, McCook County, SD, Miner County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD, Sanborn County, SD, Turner County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 205 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 12:00Z on 2010-10-25Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2010-10-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 208 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
827 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
208 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
283 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.

990 
WWUS73 KFSD 252037
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
337 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

.LOW PRESSURE EAST ACROSS THE AREA WILL BECOME STRONG AND STALL
FOR A WHILE OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA TUESDAY. THIS LOW WILL BRING
VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30
TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE VERY STRONG
WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE DECREASING FROM THE
SOUTHWEST.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-039-
050-052>071-260445-
/O.UPG.KFSD.HW.A.0001.101026T1200Z-101027T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.HW.W.0003.101026T1200Z-101027T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.HW.A.0002.101027T1200Z-101028T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-
GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-
HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-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...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...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
337 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT TUESDAY.
A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE
  AREA TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING TO
  LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON
  WEDNESDAY.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO
  45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH.

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.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-260445-
/O.UPG.KFSD.HW.A.0001.101026T1200Z-101027T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.HW.W.0003.101026T1200Z-101028T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
337 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE
  AREA TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING TO
  LATE AFTERNOON.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO
  45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$
WILLIAMS
5 follow-up statements
373 
WWUS73 KFSD 252116
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
416 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST ACROSS THE AREA WILL BECOME STRONG AND
STALL FOR A WHILE OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA TUESDAY. THIS LOW WILL
BRING VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE VERY
STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE DECREASING FROM
THE SOUTHWEST.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-039-
050-052>071-260530-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0003.101026T1200Z-101027T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.A.0002.101027T1200Z-101028T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-
GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-
HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-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...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...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
416 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT
TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE 
  AREA TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING 
  TO LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN 
  ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 
  TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-260530-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0003.101026T1200Z-101028T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
416 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM
CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE 
  AREA TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING 
  TO LATE AFTERNOON. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 
  TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$
WILLIAMS
121 
WWUS73 KFSD 260214
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
914 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

.LOW PRESSURE WHICH HAD MOVED TO THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE AREA IN
THE EVENING WILL BECOME STRONG AND STALL FOR A WHILE OVER NORTHERN
MINNESOTA TUESDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WERE ALREADY
DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA WILL BECOME VERY STRONG TUESDAY. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE
VERY STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY BEFORE DECREASING
FROM THE SOUTHWEST.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-039-
050-052>071-261015-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0003.101026T1200Z-101027T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.A.0002.101027T1200Z-101028T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-
GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-
HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-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...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...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
914 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT
TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM CDT
TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE 
  AREA TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING 
  TO LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN 
  ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 
  TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-261015-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0003.101026T1200Z-101028T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
914 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM
CDT WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 7 PM
CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE
  AREA TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING
  ON...WITH VERY LITTLE IF ANY DECREASE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 
  TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$
WILLIAMS
399 
WWUS73 KFSD 260850
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
350 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER MINNESOTA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NORTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING FROM MID AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING
HOURS BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. 

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-039-
050-052>071-261700-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0003.101026T1200Z-101027T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.A.0002.101027T1200Z-101028T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-
GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-
HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-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...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...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
350 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE
  AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING TO
  INTO EARLY EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN
  ON WEDNESDAY.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 
  TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-261700-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0003.101026T1200Z-101028T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
350 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE
  AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING
  ON...WITH VERY LITTLE IF ANY DECREASE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 
  TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$
859 
WWUS73 KFSD 261437
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
937 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE OVER MINNESOTA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NORTH 
TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE
REGION...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING FROM MID AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY EVENING HOURS BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-039-
050-052>071-262245-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101027T0300Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.A.0002.101027T1200Z-101028T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-
GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-
HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-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...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...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
937 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE 
  AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING TO 
  INTO EARLY EVENING. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN 
  ON WEDNESDAY. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 
  TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-262245-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
937 AM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE 
  AREA TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING 
  ON...WITH VERY LITTLE IF ANY DECREASE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT 
  AND WEDNESDAY. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 
  TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$
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WWUS73 KFSD 262026
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
326 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

.RECORD LOW PRESSURE OVER MINNESOTA WILL DRIFT SLOWLY INTO CANADA OVERNIGHT.
THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE
REGION...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING FROM MID AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY EVENING HOURS BOTH TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

IAZ001-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-039-050-052>055-
057>071-270430-
/O.CAN.KFSD.HW.A.0002.101027T1200Z-101028T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KFSD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101028T0000Z/
LYON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-
DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-
BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...
SANBORN...SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...
SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...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
326 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WATCH. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
  AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...AND THEN INCREASE DURING THE
  DAYTIME HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO
  45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ002-003-MNZ098-SDZ056-270430-
/O.CAN.KFSD.HW.A.0002.101027T1200Z-101028T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KFSD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101028T0300Z/
OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-ROCK-MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...
ARNOLDS PARK...LUVERNE...FLANDREAU
326 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WATCH. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE
  AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...AND THEN INCREASE DURING THE
  DAYTIME HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO
  45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-270430-
/O.EXT.KFSD.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101028T0300Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS
326 PM CDT TUE OCT 26 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE
  AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WITH VERY LITTLE DECREASE IN WIND
  SPEEDS OVERNIGHT.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 
  TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A FEW GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH. 

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.

&&

$$

BT

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Oct 25, 10:55 AM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 25, 10:55 AM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1055 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

.DISCUSSION...
HAVE FRESHENED UP THE NEAR TERM GRIDS. HOWEVER ATTM...THE TIMING OF
OUR PCPN GRIDS LOOK REALLY GOOD. I WILL VERY SOON RAISE THE POPS FOR
OUR SWRN ZONES TO JUST GO CATEGORICAL FOR THE LATE MRNG HRS INSTEAD
OF SCT. RAINFALL IS SPOTTIER IN OUR NWRN ZONES. LWRD SOME MAX TEMPS
WITH THE CLOUDS AND RAINFALL.   /MJF

&&

.AVIATION...
ASIDE FM SOME MVFR VSBY IN SW MN THRU MIDDAY...CONDS WL BE VFR THRU
THE REMAINDER OF TDAY. A CDFNT WL PUSH THRU THE FSD FA AS THE DAY
PROGRESSES...WITH THE WNW WINDS BECMG STRONG TNGT AND TUE. FQT GUSTS
OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE PROBABLE...WITH EVEN A FEW GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH
POSSIBLE BY LATE MRNG TUE. LASTLY...THERE IS JUST ENUF ELEVATED
INSTABILITY TO KEEP A CHC OF EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS GOING FOR LATE
THIS AFTN AND EVENING MAINLY ALONG AND E OF I 29. REMEMBER IN ANY
HEAVIER SHRA ACTIVITY...CIGS AND VIS CAN REDUCE TO MVFR AND EVEN IFR
FOR A SHORT AMNT OF TIME.     /MJF

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
STRONG CDFNT WL PUSH EWD ACRS CWA THIS AFTN AND EVE USHERING IN
COLDER TEMPS AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FOR TUE AND WED. SEE NO
REASON TO CHANGE CURRENT HIGH WIND WATCHES. WED MAY BE A TAD BIT
WINDIER WITH A LTL BETTER MIXING. TUES MAY BE A BORDERLINE HIGH WND
EVENT. EITHER WAY...WITH SEE GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH BOTH TUES AND WED
ESPEC MID MORN TO LATE AFTN. WND WL LIKELY TAPER OFF TUES NIGHT SO
HIGH WNDS PBLY WL NOT OCCUR DURING THAT TIME PD.

FOR TODAY...EXPECT SCT RW TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THIS FNT BY LATE MORN
ACRS WRN CWA AND THEN SPREAD E AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE ALONG THE
I29 CORRIDOR BY MID TO LATE AFTN. SO WL GO WITH HIGHEST POPS ALONG
THAT CORRIDER THIS AFTN AND THEN HAVE HIGHEST POPS E OF I29 TONIGHT.
SHUD BE A FAIRLY QUICK MOVING AREA OF PRECIP WITH MOST AREAS SEEING
LESS THAN A HLAF INCH.

TEMPS TODAY WL BE HELD DOWN BY EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER. LOW CLOUDS
ACRS CWA EARLY THIS MORN WL GIVE WAY TO EXTENSIVE MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS. SO WL GO WITH GENLY CLOUDY SKIES. DID LOWER TEMPS A FEW DEG
DUE TO THE CLOUD COVER.

ON TUES... CAA WL KEEP HIGH TEMPS IN THE 45 TO 55 DEG RANGE. WITH
UPPER LOW OVR NRN MN...PBLY WL SEE SOME WRAP ARND SHOWERS ESPC N OF
I90. UPPER WL KEEP EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER ACRS CWA TUES INTO WED
WITH SOME PARTIAL CLEARING S ON WED AS UPPER LOW BEGINS TO LIFT N.
WL KEEP A VERY SMALL POP N OF I90 FOR WED FOR A FEW RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS. WL AGAIN BE COLD WITH THE GUSTY WINDS WITH 40S TO LOWER 50S
AT BEST FOR HIGHS.

GRADUAL WARMUP BEGINS ON THU WITH TEMPS BACK TO ABOVE NORM FOR FRI
THRU SUN.

&&

.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
IA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
     FOR IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032.

MN...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
     FOR MNZ098.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097.

NE...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
     FOR NEZ013-014.

SD...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
     FOR SDZ038-039-050-052>071.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR SDZ040.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 25, 11:13 AM CDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1113 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-261200-
AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA-
CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE-
DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON-
IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN-
LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-
OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN-
SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON-
1113 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS...
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD EAST
ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE BEST CHANCES FOR
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALONG AND EAST OF A YANKTON SOUTH
DAKOTA TO BROOKINGS SOUTH DAKOTA LINE. HOWEVER SEVERE WEATHER IS
NOT EXPECTED.

FLOODING...
MINOR FLOODING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE ON THE MISSOURI
RIVER...UPSTREAM OF GAVINS POINT DAM NEAR NIOBRARA...SPRINGFIELD
AND VERDEL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE AREA BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 25, 3:37 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningFSDAurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more51 hr

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.