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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

April 7, 20124 states

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Apr 7, 2012, 3:15 AM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at Apr 7, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 7, 2012, 3:15 AM CDT (08:15 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 7, 2012, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
9 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 08:17 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, 8.3 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 2012-04-07Temperature 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 2012-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 139 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2658 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

864 
WWUS73 KFSD 070815
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
315 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

.STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT...
WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...WILL
AFFECT AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 LATE THIS MORNING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET
THIS EVENING.

SDZ038-052-053-057>059-071615-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.120407T1500Z-120407T2300Z/
BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...MITCHELL
315 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
  AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BEFORE SUNSET.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-
071615-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.120407T1700Z-120408T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...
BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS
315 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH BY SUNSET.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
800 
WWUS73 KFSD 071405
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
905 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

.STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD
FRONT... WHICH WILL EXIT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA
THIS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ065>071-072215-
/O.EXA.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.120407T1700Z-120408T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-
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...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...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
905 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON 
  AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH BY SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 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.

&&

$$

SDZ038-052-053-057>059-072215-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.120407T1500Z-120407T2300Z/
BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...MITCHELL
905 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE LATE MORNING 
  AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BEFORE 
  SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-
072215-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.120407T1700Z-120408T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...
BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS
905 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

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

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON 
  AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH BY SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE
  EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 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.

&&

$$
467 
WWUS73 KFSD 071526
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1026 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

.STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD
FRONT... WHICH WILL EXIT SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST IOWA
THIS MORNING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET THIS EVENING.

SDZ050-063-064-072300-
/O.EXA.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120407T2300Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
1026 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE LATE MORNING 
  AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BEFORE 
  SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 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.

&&

$$

SDZ038-052-053-057>059-072300-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120407T2300Z/
BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...MITCHELL
1026 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE LATE MORNING 
  AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BEFORE 
  SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-
072330-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.120407T1700Z-120408T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...
BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS
1026 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

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

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON 
  AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH BY SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ065>071-072330-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.120407T1700Z-120408T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-
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...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...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
1026 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

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

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON 
  AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH BY SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 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.

&&

$$
838 
WWUS73 KFSD 072046
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
346 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

.STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNSET...THEN DECREASE RAPIDLY AFTER. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

SDZ038-052-053-057>059-072300-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120407T2300Z/
BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...MITCHELL
346 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE LATE MORNING 
  AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BEFORE 
  SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-
080000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...
BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS
346 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

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

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON 
  AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH BY SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ065>071-080000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-
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...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...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
346 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

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

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON 
  AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH BY SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 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.

&&

$$

SDZ050-063-064-072300-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120407T2300Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
346 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE DURING THE LATE MORNING 
  AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BEFORE 
  SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 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.

&&

$$
790 
WWUS73 KFSD 072301
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
601 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

.STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET...
THEN DECREASE RAPIDLY AFTER. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-080015-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120407T2300Z/
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
601 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 15 TO 30 MPH FOR THE NEXT COUPLE
OF HOURS BEFORE DROPPING OFF QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET.

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-
080015-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...
BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS
601 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

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

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON 
  AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH BY SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ065>071-080015-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-
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...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...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
601 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

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

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON 
  AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY DIMINISH BY SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH 
  ARE EXPECTED...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 40 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.

&&

$$
560 
WWUS73 KFSD 072351
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
651 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-
080100-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-
KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...
BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS
651 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

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

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ065>071-080100-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120408T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-
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...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...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
651 PM CDT SAT APR 7 2012

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

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 7, 3:23 AM CDTRed Flag WarningFSD16 hr
Apr 7, 2:44 PM CDTFire Weather WatchFSD12 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in South Dakota, 2012Wind Advisories in Iowa, 2012Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2012Every wind advisory 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.