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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

April 15, 20124 states

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this high wind warning at Apr 15, 2012, 7:42 PM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at Apr 15, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2012, 7:42 PM CDT (00:42 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 16, 2012, 6:00 AM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

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, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Dakota County, NE, Union County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:45 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

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 214 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, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2012-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 65 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, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2012-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 104 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
65 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
991 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
78 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
92 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

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
5 follow-up statements
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.

&&

$$
231 
WWUS73 KFSD 161057
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
557 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. WIND SPEEDS WILL STILL BE AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 40 MPH AT DAYBREAK...BUT A GRADUAL DIMINISHING TREND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 AM CDT. 


IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ072-080-081-089-090-NEZ014-
SDZ071-161200-
/O.EXP.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
557 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH
WILL EXIST AT DAYBREAK...BUT A GRADUAL DIMINISHING TREND WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 AM CDT.


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 3:33 PM CDTFrost AdvisoryFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more16 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Iowa, 2012High Wind Warnings in Minnesota, 2012High Wind Warnings in South Dakota, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012

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.