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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at May 31, 2011, 3:48 AM CDT for 14 counties in South Dakota; 8 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at May 31, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2011, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 31, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 31, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 22 counties
Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Brookings County, SD, Brule County, SD, Davison County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, McCook County, SD, Miner County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD, Sanborn County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:47 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 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 1125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -258 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 775 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
866 WWUS73 KFSD 310848 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 348 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90... .LARGE LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO CANADA THIS MORNING WILL BRING AN AREA OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AS FAR AS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE STRONGLY WITH DAYTIME HEATING LATE THIS MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL THEN CONTINUE FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING STEADILY EARLY THIS EVENING. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-052>062-311700- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.110531T1500Z-110601T0000Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK- BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE- AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...HURON... DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS... WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON... FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE... STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS 348 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE STEADILY AND BECOME STRONG DURING THIS MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL DECREASING STEADILY NEAR THE END OF THE DAY. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A SUSTAINED 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ WILLIAMS
3 follow-up statements
932 WWUS73 KFSD 311510 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1010 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA HAS CREATED STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE WITH DAYTIME HEATING...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN DECREASING BY 7 PM THIS EVENING. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-052>062-312315- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110601T0000Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK- BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE- AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...HURON... DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS... WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON... FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE... STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS 1010 AM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 30 MPH THROUGHOUT THE AREA BY 7 PM CDT. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO SUSTAINED SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
395 WWUS73 KFSD 312042 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 342 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011 .DEEP LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTH CENTRAL CANADA HAS CREATED STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING...BECOMING CALM OVERNIGHT. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-052>062-010000- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110601T0000Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK- BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE- AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...HURON... DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS... WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON... FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE... STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS 342 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...THEN DROP BELOW 30 MPH THROUGHOUT THE AREA BY 7 PM CDT. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST WINDS OF 20 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
697 WWUS73 KFSD 312358 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 658 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011 .WINDS WILL CONTINUE DECREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-052>062-010100- /O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110601T0000Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK- BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE- AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...HURON... DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS... WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON... FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE... STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS 658 PM CDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson | 40 min |
| May 30, 7:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Douglas, Hutchinson | 24 min |
| May 30, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Hutchinson | 46 min |
| May 30, 7:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook | 33 min |
| May 30, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Lake, McCook, Minnehaha | 25 min |
| May 30, 8:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Miner | 51 min |
| May 30, 8:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brookings, Lake, Moody | 44 min |
| May 31, 10:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Union | 86 days |
| May 31, 10:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Turner | 24 hr |
| May 31, 10:41 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 24 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in South Dakota, 2011Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011
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.