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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

April 15, 201223 counties in South Dakota; Dixon County, Nebraska; Lincoln County, Pipestone County, Rock County, Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this high wind warning at Apr 15, 2012, 5:10 PM CDT for 23 counties in South Dakota; Dixon County, Nebraska; Lincoln County, Pipestone County, Rock County, Minnesota. It was in force for 11 hr. 8 reports 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
Apr 15, 2012, 5:10 PM CDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired
Apr 16, 2012, 4:00 AM CDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 27 counties

Lincoln County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Dixon County, NE, Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Bon Homme County, SD, Brookings 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, Yankton County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Apr 15, 5:15 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 E Hitchcock, SDPOWER POLE IN STANDING WATER SNAPPED OFF BY STRONG WINDS 4.5 MILES EAST OF HITCHCOCK.
Apr 15, 6:35 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 581 Ese Gregory, SD
Apr 15, 6:55 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 662 Se Wessington Springs, SD
Apr 15, 7:20 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6114 W Platte, SD
Apr 15, 7:50 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 5814 W Platte, SD
Apr 15, 8:00 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6014 W Platte, SD
Apr 15, 8:46 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 613 N Mitchell, SD
Apr 15, 10:30 PM CDTNON-TSTM WND DMGSioux Falls, SDPINE TREE BROKE AT THE TOP.

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 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 154 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 2012-04-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2012-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 91 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
484 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
656 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.

681 
WWUS73 KFSD 152210
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
510 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THIS LOW...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE VERY STRONG IN NORTHWEST IOWA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN WILL DECREASE AS EVENING APPROACHES AND A COLD
FRONT ARRIVES FROM THE WEST. TO THE WEST OF THIS LOW...VERY
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DECREASE
SLOWLY FROM THE WEST LATE TONIGHT.

SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064-160400-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120416T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.HW.W.0001.120415T2210Z-120416T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0016.120416T0100Z-120416T0400Z/
GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT
510 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING
  UNTIL BEGINNING TO DECREASE SLOWLY A LITTLE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE
  WINDS WILL BE ESPECIALLY STRONG THROUGH SUNSET.


* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  60 MPH THROUGH SUNSET...THEN 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 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.

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 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.

&&

$$

IAZ003-013-014-021-022-031-032-160615-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0015.120416T0300Z-120416T0900Z/
DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...
SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK
510 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...VERY STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE 
  AND SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY EARLY EVENING. THESE NORTHWEST 
  WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME VERY STRONG LATE THIS EVENING...THEN 
  DECREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 
  TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH UNTIL DECREASING BY 8 PM THIS 
  EVENING. WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST WILL THEN INCREASE TO 25 
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THEN DECREASE 
  LATE TONIGHT. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

SDZ038-053-059-160400-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120416T0400Z/
BEADLE-SANBORN-DAVISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL
510 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS 
  EVENING UNTIL BEGINNING TO DECREASE SLOWLY A LITTLE BEFORE 
  MIDNIGHT. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE 
  ACCOMPANIED BY 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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-SDZ039-040-054>056-060-061-065-068-160600-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120416T0600Z/
LINCOLN-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-
HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...
HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...
TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR
510 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP 
  THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN A SLOW DECREASE A LITTLE AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE 
  LIKELY...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 50 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.

&&

$$

MNZ097-098-NEZ013-SDZ062-066-067-069-070-160600-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120416T0000Z-120416T0600Z/
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN-YANKTON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...
VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...YANKTON...VERMILLION
510 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  BE AT THEIR STRONGEST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA SHORTLY AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE 
  LIKELY...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 50 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.

&&

$$

IAZ001-002-012-020-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-NEZ014-SDZ071-160615-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120416T0300Z-120416T0900Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
DAKOTA-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...
MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
510 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST WILL BECOME VERY STRONG 
  BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 
  MPH WITH 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
5 follow-up statements
237 
WWUS73 KFSD 160042
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
742 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA INTO
NORTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL SPREAD
ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. SUSTAINED WINDS OF
35 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY FOR A NUMBER OF HOURS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
OF 60 TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THE WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM WEST
TO EAST LATE TONIGHT.

IAZ003-013-014-021-022-031-032-160845-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/
/O.UPG.KFSD.WI.Y.0015.120416T0300Z-120416T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.HW.W.0002.120416T0300Z-120416T0900Z/
DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...
SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK
742 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 4 AM CDT
MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST THROUGH
  THE EARLY EVENING...THEN INCREASE QUICKLY BY 10 PM. THE STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR A 3 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN 10
  PM AND 4 AM CDT...WITH WIND SPEEDS DIMINISHING SLOWLY LATE TONIGHT.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064-160400-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WI.Y.0016.120416T0100Z-120416T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KFSD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120416T0400Z/
GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT
742 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS EXTENDED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...WITH SPEEDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING BETWEEN 10 PM AND
  MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 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.

&&

$$

IAZ001-002-012-020-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-NEZ014-SDZ071-160845-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120416T0300Z-120416T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.HW.W.0002.120416T0300Z-120416T0900Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
DAKOTA-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...
MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
742 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR A 3 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD
  BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM CDT...WITH WIND SPEEDS DIMINISHING SLOWLY
  LATE TONIGHT.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>070-160700-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120416T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KFSD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120416T0700Z/
LINCOLN-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
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
742 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT MONDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
  THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR A 3
  TO 4 HOUR PERIOD...WITH WIND SPEEDS DIMINISHING SLOWLY AFTER 2 AM
  CDT.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE MORE LIKELY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH THE
  MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY.

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.

&&

$$

SDZ038-053-059-160400-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120416T0400Z/
/O.EXB.KFSD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120416T0400Z/
BEADLE-SANBORN-DAVISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL
742 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
  EVENING...WITH SPEEDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING BETWEEN 10 PM AND
  MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND 60 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.

&&

$$
 JH
437 
WWUS73 KFSD 160254
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
954 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY FOR A NUMBER OF
HOURS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THE WINDS
SHOULD SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT.

SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-160400-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120416T0400Z/
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
954 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS 
  EVENING...WITH SPEEDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING BETWEEN 10 PM AND 
  MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH 
  THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY...
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>070-160700-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120416T0700Z/
LINCOLN-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
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
954 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA 
  EARLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  PERSIST FOR A 3 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD...WITH WIND SPEEDS 
  DIMINISHING SLOWLY AFTER 2 AM CDT. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH. 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MORE LIKELY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 
  THROUGH THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY. 

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.

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-NEZ014-
SDZ071-160900-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0002.120416T0300Z-120416T0900Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DAKOTA-
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...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...
FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...
LAKEFIELD...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...
ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
954 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST 
  THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING...THEN INCREASE QUICKLY BY 10 PM. 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR A 3 TO 4 HOUR 
  PERIOD BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM CDT...WITH WIND SPEEDS 
  DIMINISHING SLOWLY LATE TONIGHT. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
498 
WWUS73 KFSD 160350
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1050 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY FOR A NUMBER OF
HOURS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THE WINDS
SHOULD SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT.

SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-160500-
/O.EXP.KFSD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120416T0400Z/
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
1050 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW CRITERIA.

$$

MNZ071-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>070-160700-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120416T0700Z/
LINCOLN-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
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
1050 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THIS
  EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR A 3 TO
  4 HOUR PERIOD...WITH WIND SPEEDS DIMINISHING SLOWLY AFTER 2 AM
  CDT.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH. 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MORE LIKELY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 
  THROUGH THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY. 

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.

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-NEZ014-
SDZ071-160900-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120416T0900Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DAKOTA-
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...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...
FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...
LAKEFIELD...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...
ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1050 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST
  THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN INCREASE QUICKLY BY 10 PM. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR A 3 TO 4 HOUR PERIOD
  BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM CDT...WITH WIND SPEEDS DIMINISHING SLOWLY
  LATE TONIGHT.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH-NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH 
  POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
092 
WWUS73 KFSD 160511
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1211 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN TONIGHT. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BEHIND THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY FOR A NUMBER OF
HOURS. THE WINDS SHOULD SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE
TONIGHT.

MNZ071-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>070-160900-
/O.EXT.KFSD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120416T0900Z/
LINCOLN-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
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
1211 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY
  MORNING HOURS...WITH WIND SPEEDS DIMINISHING SLOWLY AFTER 4 AM
  CDT.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...DECREASING AFTER 4 AM TO 20 TO 35 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.

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-NEZ014-
SDZ071-161100-
/O.EXT.KFSD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120416T1100Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DAKOTA-
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...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...
FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...
LAKEFIELD...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...
ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1211 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH CAN BE
  EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT DECREASING AFTER 6 AM CDT.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
552 
WWUS73 KFSD 160849
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
349 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING...AS
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES TO THE GREAT LAKES. THROUGH
DAYBREAK...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL EXIST ACROSS PARTS OF
SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN IOWA...AND ADJACENT AREAS
IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA...WHERE
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

MNZ071-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>070-161000-
/O.EXP.KFSD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120416T0900Z/
LINCOLN-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
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
349 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

ALTHOUGH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH DAYBREAK...SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT.

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-NEZ014-
SDZ071-161100-
/O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120416T1100Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DAKOTA-
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...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...
FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...
LAKEFIELD...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...
ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
349 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE 
  EXPECTED THROUGH 6 AM CDT. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 15, 11:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDDavison, Hanson, Miner, Sanborn23 min
Apr 15, 11:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBeadle, Kingsbury, Miner, Sanborn45 min
Apr 15, 2:56 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDBon Homme34 min
Apr 15, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBrookings, Moody16 min
Apr 15, 5:10 PM CDTWind AdvisoryFSDAurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Jerauld3 hr
Apr 15, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDPipestone27 min
Apr 15, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln, Lyon, Murray, Pipestone25 min
Apr 15, 3:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln, Lyon37 min
Apr 15, 3:41 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDLyon19 min
Apr 15, 4:14 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDLyon16 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.