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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

March 26, 20124 states

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Mar 26, 2012, 3:28 AM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 26, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 31 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 26, 2012, 3:28 AM CDT (08:28 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 26, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 27, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
31 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 45 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, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Dakota County, NE, 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, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 202 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 00:00Z on 2012-03-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2012-03-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 145 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
1708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
408 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

577 
WWUS73 KFSD 260828
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
328 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

.STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF A
STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE CENTERED IN THE
WESTERN HIGH PLAINS BY THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECT THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DECREASE TONIGHT...BUT WILL STILL REMAIN
BREEZY AT 15 TO 25 MPH. 

IAZ001>003-012>014-020-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-NEZ013-
014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-261630-
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LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-LINCOLN-MURRAY-
COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-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...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...
MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...
WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...
ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...
WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...
FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...
BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...
FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...
VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...
YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
328 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
  DECREASE THIS EVENING...BUT WILL STILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGHOUT
  THE NIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

BT
8 follow-up statements
626 
WWUS73 KFSD 261505
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1005 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

.STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF A STRONG
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE CENTERED IN THE
WESTERN HIGH PLAINS BY THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECT THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DECREASE TONIGHT...BUT WILL STILL REMAIN
BREEZY AT 15 TO 25 MPH.

IAZ021-022-031-032-262315-
/O.EXA.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.120326T1700Z-120327T0300Z/
CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK
1005 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND 
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY 
  DECREASE THIS EVENING...BUT WILL STILL REMAIN BREEZY 
  THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. 

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>003-012>014-020-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-NEZ013-
014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-262315-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.120326T1700Z-120327T0300Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-LINCOLN-MURRAY-
COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-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...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...
MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...
WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...HURON...DE SMET...
ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...
WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...
FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...
BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...
FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...
VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...
YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1005 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND 
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY 
  DECREASE THIS EVENING...BUT WILL STILL REMAIN BREEZY 
  THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT MONDAY NIGHT. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$
117 
WWUS73 KFSD 261711
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1211 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

.STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY
THROUGH THE DAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH A
FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. BY THIS EVENING WINDS WILL DECREASE TO
AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WEST OF INTERSTATE 29 WHILE ALONG AND EAST OF
INTERSTATE 29...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...SOUTH WINDS
WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG...GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH AT TIMES.
SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE ON TUESDAY MORNING...WEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE QUICKLY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND A FEW
GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 90...BUT GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH WILL STILL BE LIKELY NEAR
THE MISSOURI RIVER INTO NORTHWEST IOWA.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-270115-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-
YANKTON-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...HURON...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...
BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...
WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...
YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1211 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE DAY...ONLY DECREASING A BIT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
  SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE ON TUESDAY WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30
  TO 40 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WHILE WINDS
  OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE LIKELY TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$
622 
WWUS73 KFSD 262037
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
337 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

.LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS 
EVENING...AND THEN THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHERN MINNESOTA
LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL THEREFORE
SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT...THEN BECOME WESTERLY ON
TUESDAY. TONIGHT WINDS WILL EXHIBIT A MODEST DECREASE IN SPEEDS AS
THE WIND SHIFT IS MOVING THROUGH. HOWEVER ON TUESDAY...THEY WILL
INCREASE RIGHT BACK INTO THE 30 TO 45 MPH RANGE...WITH THE
STRONGEST WINDS NORTH OF I 90.

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BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-
YANKTON-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...HURON...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...
BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...
WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...
YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
337 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME TONIGHT AFTER SUNSET AS A WIND
  SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST MOVES THROUGH THIS AREA. STRONG WESTERLY
  WINDS WILL THEN RETURN ON TUESDAY...LASTING ALL DAY. THE
  STRONGEST OF THE WINDS ON TUESDAY WILL BE NORTH OF I 90...BUT IT
  WILL BE QUITE WINDY EVERYWHERE. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH
  OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS WILL LAST UNTIL SUNSET THIS EVENING. THE
  WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE SOME AS THEY SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST
  TONIGHT...HOWEVER THEY WILL STAY VERY WINDY ALONG THE BUFFALO
  RIDGE ALL NIGHT IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. ON TUESDAY...WEST WINDS
  OF 30 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
630 
WWUS73 KFSD 270236
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
936 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

.LOW PRESSURE WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD TONIGHT ACROSS THE WESTERN
PLAINS...THEN WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHERN
MINNESOTA ON TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL THEREFORE SHIFT
TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT...THEN BECOME WESTERLY ON TUESDAY.
THE WIND SPEEDS WILL EXHIBIT A MODEST DECREASE WHEN THE WINDS ARE
SHIFTING FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. HOWEVER
OVERALL...WIND SPEEDS WILL STILL AVERAGE 25 TO 40 MPH
TONIGHT...AND 30 TO 45 MPH RANGE ON TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
WILL LIKELY OCCUR NORTH OF I 90 ON TUESDAY. 

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/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-
YANKTON-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...HURON...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...
BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...
WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...
YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
936 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONG BOTH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THEY
  WILL MODESTLY DECREASE WHEN THE WINDS ARE SHIFTING FROM THE
  SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. BUT ONCE THEY BECOME
  SOUTHWEST...THEY WILL BE STRONG AGAIN...BECOMING WESTERLY ON
  TUESDAY AND REMAINING STRONG. WIND SPEEDS ON TUESDAY WILL BE THE
  STRONGEST NORTH OF I 90...HOWEVER IT WILL CERTAINLY BE WINDY
  EVERYWHERE.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 40 MPH
  TONIGHT...AND 30 TO 45 MPH ON TUESDAY. THE STRONGEST OF THE
  WINDS WILL OCCUR NORTH OF I 90 ON TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$
404 
WWUS73 KFSD 270828
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
328 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WESTERLY
WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-271630-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-
YANKTON-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...HURON...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...
BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...
WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...
YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
328 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING BEHIND A
  COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGHOUT THE DAY
  BEFORE RAPIDLY DECREASING THIS EVENING

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 30 TO 45 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST OF THE WINDS WILL OCCUR
  NORTH OF I 90.

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.

&&

$$
187 
WWUS73 KFSD 271543
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1043 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50
MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS
WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY TOWARD SUNSET.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-272345-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-
YANKTON-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...HURON...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...
BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...
WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...
YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1043 AM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE EARLY THIS
  EVENING

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WESTERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 30 TO 45 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST OF THE WINDS WILL OCCUR 
  NORTH OF I 90. 

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.

&&

$$
256 
WWUS73 KFSD 272032
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
332 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

.THROUGH SUNSET...WESTERLY WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 40 MPH
THROUGHOUT MANY LOCATIONS. ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE NEAR THE NEBRASKA
BORDER...WHERE WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LIGHTER...GENERALLY IN THE 20
TO 30 MPH RANGE. AFTER SUNSET...THE WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-280000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-
YANKTON-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...HURON...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...
BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...
WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...
YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
332 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR THE REST OF THE
  AFTERNOON...THEN WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 40 MPH MOST
  LOCATIONS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THE ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE NEAR
  THE NEBRASKA BORDER...WHERE THE WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 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.

&&

$$
872 
WWUS73 KFSD 272358
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
658 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-280100-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120328T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-
YANKTON-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...HURON...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...
BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...
WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...
YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
658 PM CDT TUE MAR 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

AS THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY AND
THE SUN SETS...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. WINDS
MAY STILL GUST TO 30 MPH THROUGH 8 PM...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO
5 TO 10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 11:56 AM CDTFire Weather WatchFSD16 hr
Mar 26, 11:56 AM CDTRed Flag WarningFSD31 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.