Alert archive / South Dakota / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 1, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this high wind watch at Oct 16, 2012, 2:46 PM CDT for 13 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at Oct 18, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 16, 2012, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2012, 2:58 PM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Bon Homme County, SD, Brule County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, Sanborn County, SD, Yankton County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 148 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
- 1165 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
647 WWUS73 KFSD 161946 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 246 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .A STRONG FRONT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT... USHERING IN MUCH COOLER AND WINDIER CONDITIONS FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. AN ADDITIONAL REINFORCING FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY INCREASING WINDS EVEN FURTHER. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FOCUSED ALONG AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...WHERE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-070-071-170400- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0026.121017T1500Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0027.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY- MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-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...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD... MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER... MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG... HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG... VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 246 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE INCREASING EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEARLY 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. && $$ SDZ038-050-052-053-057>060-063>065-068-069-170400- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0026.121017T1500Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.HW.A.0001.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON- CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE... WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN... KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY... ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP... TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON 246 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE INCREASING EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 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 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
581 WWUS73 KFSD 170202 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 902 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 .A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT... USHERING MUCH COOLER AND WINDIER CONDITIONS FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. AN ADDITIONAL REINFORCING FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY INCREASING WINDS EVEN FURTHER. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE FOCUSED ALONG AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...WHERE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-070-071-171015- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0026.121017T1500Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0027.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY- MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-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...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD... MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER... MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG... HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG... VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 902 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO MODERATE SOME BEFORE INCREASING EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEARLY 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. && $$ SDZ038-050-052-053-057>060-063>065-068-069-171015- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0026.121017T1500Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.HW.A.0001.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON- CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE... WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN... KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY... ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP... TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON 902 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO MODERATE SOME WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE INCREASING EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
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
151 WWUS73 KFSD 171407 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 907 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS LOW PRESSURES MOVES EAST ACROSS MINNESOTA. AS THE SYSTEM DEEPENS TO THE EAST ON THURSDAY... EVEN STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE FOCUSED ALONG AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...WHERE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. SDZ050-057-063-172215- /O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0026.121017T1500Z-121018T0000Z/ GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN... KIMBALL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY 907 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 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. && $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-070-071-172215- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0026.121017T1500Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0027.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY- MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-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...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD... MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER... MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG... HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG... VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 907 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH 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. && $$ SDZ038-052-053-058>060-064-065-068-069-172215- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0026.121017T1500Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.HW.A.0001.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON- BON HOMME-YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON... FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR...YANKTON 907 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 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 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. && $$
063 WWUS73 KFSD 171542 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1042 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS LOW PRESSURES MOVES EAST ACROSS MINNESOTA. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST WEST OF THE JAMES VALLEY TONIGHT. AS THE SYSTEM DEEPENS TO THE EAST ON THURSDAY... EVEN STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED... SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON THURSDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE FOCUSED ALONG AND WEST OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY...WHERE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. SDZ050-057-063-172345- /O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121018T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN... KIMBALL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY 1042 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS DECREASING SLIGHTLY TO 20 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ SDZ038-052-053-058>060-064-065-068-069-172345- /O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121018T1200Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.HW.A.0001.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON- BON HOMME-YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON... FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR...YANKTON 1042 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...DECREASING SLIGHTLY TONIGHT TO 20 TO 35 MPH. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 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 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. && $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097- 098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-070-071-172345- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0027.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY- MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-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...TYLER...HENDRICKS... LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM... MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE... LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY... DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD... MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER... MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG... HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG... VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT... ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1042 AM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE EVEN FURTHER ON THURSDAY...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH 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. && $$
665 WWUS73 KFSD 171958 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 258 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DECREASE TONIGHT...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS WEST OF INTERSTATE 29. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GUST TO 40 TO 55 MPH WEST OF INTERSTATE 29 ON THURSDAY AND 30 TO 40 MPH TO THE EAST. SDZ038-052-053-058>060-064-065-068-069-180400- /O.CAN.KFSD.HW.A.0001.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121019T0000Z/ BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON- BON HOMME-YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL... ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON... FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR...YANKTON 258 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT BUT INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH AGAIN ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ SDZ050-057-063-180400- /O.CON.KFSD.HW.W.0003.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121018T1200Z/ GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN... KIMBALL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY 258 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT AND THEN INCREASE TO 35 TO 55 MPH ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ097-098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-054>056-061- 062-066-067-070-071-180400- /O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0027.121018T1200Z-121019T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA- KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-TURNER- LINCOLN-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY... PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN... SOUTH SIOUX CITY...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON... BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SALEM...CANISTOTA... BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE... MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA... HARRISBURG...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD... ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 258 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH OVERNIGHT AND THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-180400- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-121018T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0027.121018T1500Z-121019T0000Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA-LINCOLN- LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...TYLER... HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA... WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD 258 PM CDT WED OCT 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH DURING THE NIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 40 MPH ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
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 16, 2:42 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 16, 2:42 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
242 PM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012
.DISCUSSION...ISSUED AT 242 PM CDT/
THE EVENING WEATHER WILL BE RATHER QUIET AHEAD OF APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. WILL SEE INCREASING HIGHS CLOUDS DURING THE EVENING...BUT
MAIN PUSH OF COLD FRONT WILL NOT BEGIN TO AFFECT NORTHWEST CWA UNTIL
AROUND 06Z AND THEN SWEEP SOUTHEAST ACROSS CWA THROUGH 12Z. SHORT
WAVE WILL DROP SOUTHEAST OUT OF EASTERN MONTANA LATER TONIGHT WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTH LATER
TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WILL KEEP CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
FORECAST BUT WILL TRIM POPS BACK A BIT AS MAIN FORCING APPEARS TO BE
NORTH OF CWA. STRONGEST OF THE WINDS BEHIND FRONT WILL OCCUR AFTER
12Z AS SHORT WAVE PUSHES INTO MN ALLOWING FOR STRONGER NORTHWEST
WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO SURFACE. HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY 15Z-00Z
WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA. COULD SEE BORDERLINE HIGH WIND
CRITERIA ACROSS THE WEST...BUT FOR NOW THINK WIND ADVISORY WILL
COVER BULK OF CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE CWA. OVERNIGHT LOWS
WILL REMAIN MILD INTO THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S...BUT WITH COLD AIR
ADVECTION ON WEDNESDAY...HIGHS WILL STRUGGLE TO GET OUT OF THE
50S...EXCEPT FOR LOWER 60S ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST.
WINDS SHOULD DROP OFF WEDNESDAY EVENING BETWEEN TUESDAY SURGE AND
LOW PRESSURE DROPPING TOWARD NORTHEAST CORNER OF AREA. MODELS SEEM
REASONABLE IN BRINGING IN A LIGHT SHOWER CHANCE A LITTLE FASTER THAN
WE HAD BEFORE DURING THE NIGHT AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES. AS THE LOW
DROPS CLOSER WINDS WILL RESPOND TO THIS SECOND SURGE AND BE ON THE
INCREASE TOWARD THE END OF THE NIGHT. FOR THURSDAY THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS...AND OF COURSE STILL COOLER
TEMPERATURES. AS THE LOW DROPS CLOSE TO THE AREA...THE GRADIENT WILL
BE STRONGEST OVER THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE AREA...AND WEAKER TO
THE NORTHEAST CLOSE TO THE LOW. STRENGTH OF THIS GRADIENT SUGGESTS A
DECENT CHANCE OF HIGH WIND CRITERIA WEST ESPECIALLY SOUTHWEST... AND
WIND ADVISORY LEVELS NORTHEAST. THERE IS SOME QUESTION WHETHER OR
NOT THE WINDS OVER OUR NORTHEAST CORNER IN SOUTHWEST MN WILL BE
STRONG ENOUGH EVEN FOR AN ADVISORY BUT GUIDANCE SHOWS THEM CLOSE
ENOUGH TO CRITERIA TO PUT THOSE COUNTIES IN. MEANWHILE...SHOWERS
SHOULD BE FAIRLY NUMEROUS AND AS THEY WILL BE SO CLOSE TO THE UPPER
LOW...MAY PRODUCE SOME DECENT MODEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS...THAT IS MORE
THAN JUST A FEW HUNDREDTHS.
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY SHOULD SEE A VERY SLOW PULLING OUT OF
THIS SYSTEM TO THE EAST...IT WILL BE SO BIG BY THEN THAT IT
CERTAINLY WILL NOT RACE OUT. STILL...THE SHOWER CHANCES WILL
STEADILY DECREASE. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE LESS COOL
FRIDAY WHILE NIGHTTIME COOLING WILL BE LIMITED BY WINDS CLOUDS
MOISTURE AND SIMPLY THE ABSENCE OF LOW LEVEL COLD AIR. WARMING
ALREADY STARTS LATE FRIDAY AND WITH EXPECTED RIDGING WILL SERVE UP A
WARMER WEEKEND THAN WE HAD BEEN GOING FOR BEFORE...MEANING
TEMPERATURES BACK TO ABOVE NORMAL. NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY SHOULD
SEE SOME COOLING BUT IT SHOULD BE RATHER MODEST AS COOLING WAVES
WILL BE BATTLING A DEVELOPING SOUTHERN PLAINS RIDGE...AND WILL HAVE
TO OVERRIDE IT TO THE NORTH. WITH A BOUNDARY LIKELY TO BE OVER OR
CLOSE TO THE AREA...THERE MAY BE SOME CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS...BUT
NOT MUCH IF ANY AS UPPER ENERGY WILL BE PASSING TO THE NORTH. GFS IN
FACT SHOWS DECENT SURFACE RIDGING BY TUESDAY WHILE EC IS MORE
UNCERTAIN AND HAS THAT BOUNDARY. IN ANY EVENT NO SIGNS OF REAL
WINTER YET.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
HAVE ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND WEST OF
I29 FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HUMIDITY WILL DROP TO 20 TO
30 PERCENT AND WITH NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WILL SEE
RED FLAG CONDITIONS. DID NOT ISSUE FOR AREAS EAST OF I29 AS RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 30 PERCENT...EVEN THOUGH
WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THERE TOO.
&&
.AVIATION.../FOR THE 18Z TAF ISSUANCE/
VFR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 17/18Z. WIND DIRECTIONS WILL BE SOMEWHAT
VARIABLE THROUGH 06Z TONIGHT AS WEAK SURFACE TROUGH NEAR I-29
CORRIDOR AT START OF PERIOD MOVES EAST. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE EAST ACROSS THE AREA AFTER 06Z TONIGHT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS
INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY 12Z AND THEN TO 20 TO 40 KNOTS 12Z TO
18Z WEDNESDAY. A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 90 06Z-15Z.
&&
IA...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR IAZ300.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR IAZ001>003-
012>014-020>022-031-032.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR IAZ001>003-
012>014-020>022-031-032.
MN...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR MNZ071-072-
080-081-089-090-097-098.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR MNZ071-072-
080-081-089-090-097-098.
NE...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR NEZ249.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR NEZ013-014.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR NEZ013-014.
SD...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR SDZ255>258.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR SDZ038>040-
050-052>071.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR SDZ039-040-
054>056-061-062-066-067-070-071.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
FOR SDZ038-050-052-053-057>060-063>065-068-069.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 16, 8:09 AM CDT, 6 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 809 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098- IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-171200- 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- 809 AM CDT TUE OCT 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BRING A VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER TO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THE WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD AVERAGE ABOUT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AS STRONG OR STRONGER ON THURSDAY...AVERAGING 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH POSSIBLE. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2:05 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 29 hr | |
| Oct 16, 2:46 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more | 61 hr |
| Oct 16, 2:46 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay and 16 more | 61 hr |
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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.