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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2011, 2:39 PM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 26, 2011, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2011, 2:39 PM CST (20:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2011, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties 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 20:45 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 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 1077 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
441 WWUS73 KFSD 252039 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 239 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AS THE INVERSION STRENGTHENS TONIGHT... THIS WILL SET UP A SITUATION WHICH WILL CHANNEL THE WIND ENERGY ALOFT TOWARD THE SURFACE IN AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE CREST OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE. WIND GUSTS WILL START TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TOWARD LINCOLN AND LYON COUNTIES...WITH THE INCREASED WINDS BUILDING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE RIDGE DURING THE NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM...WHEN 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BE FOUND ALONG AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE RIDGE CREST. WINDS WILL EVEN OUT SOMEWHAT DURING BY MID TO LATE MORNING ON MONDAY...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...AND A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-260445- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.111226T0600Z-111226T1800Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 239 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND REACH A PEAK STRENGTH OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM. WINDS WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE MOST PREVALENT IN AREAS FROM THE HIGHEST TERRAIN ALONG THE BUFFALO RIDGE AND AREAS TO THE NORTHEAST. WINDS COULD GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES. 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. && $$ CHAPMAN
4 follow-up statements
464 WWUS73 KFSD 260258 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 858 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ALONG AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. AS THE INVERSION STRENGTHENS TONIGHT... THIS WILL SET UP A SITUATION WHICH WILL CHANNEL THE WIND ENERGY ALOFT TOWARD THE SURFACE IN AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE CREST OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE. WIND GUSTS WILL START TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TOWARD LINCOLN AND LYON COUNTIES...WITH THE INCREASED WINDS BUILDING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE RIDGE DURING THE NIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM... WHEN 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED...WITH SOME GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BE FOUND ALONG AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE RIDGE CREST. WINDS WILL EVEN OUT SOMEWHAT DURING BY MID TO LATE MORNING ON MONDAY...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...AND A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-261100- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.111226T0600Z-111226T1800Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 858 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND REACH A PEAK STRENGTH OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM. WINDS WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE MOST PREVALENT IN AREAS FROM THE HIGHEST TERRAIN ALONG THE BUFFALO RIDGE AND AREAS TO THE NORTHEAST. WINDS COULD GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH AT TIMES. 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. && $$
358 WWUS73 KFSD 260935 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 335 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011 ...STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING ALONG AND NEAR THE BUFFALO RIDGE IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET WAS PRODUCING INCREASING WINDS THIS MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THIS MORNING. WINDS SHOULD VERY SLOWLY DECREASE BEGINNING AROUND NOON AS THEY GRADUALLY BECOME WESTERLY. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-261745- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111226T1800Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 335 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...THIS MORNING UNTIL AROUND NOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE MOST PREVALENT IN AREAS FROM THE HIGHEST TERRAIN ALONG THE BUFFALO RIDGE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 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. && $$ WILLIAMS
529 WWUS73 KFSD 261541 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 941 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011 ...STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING ALONG AND NEAR THE BUFFALO RIDGE IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET CONTINUED TO PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THIS MORNING. WINDS SHOULD VERY SLOWLY DECREASE BEGINNING AROUND NOON AS THEY GRADUALLY BECOME MORE WESTERLY. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-261800- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111226T1800Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 941 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...UNTIL AROUND NOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE GRADUALLY DURING EARLY AFTERNOON. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE MOST PREVALENT IN AREAS NEAR THE HIGHEST TERRAIN ALONG THE BUFFALO RIDGE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ CHAPMAN
644 WWUS73 KFSD 261808 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1208 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011 ...WINDS DIMINISHING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA... .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...BUT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-261915- /O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111226T1800Z/ LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 1208 PM CST MON DEC 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
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.