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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

April 14, 20124 states

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Apr 14, 2012, 3:28 PM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at Apr 15, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2012, 3:28 PM CDT (20:28 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 15, 2012, 7:42 PM CDT
In force
8 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 20:30 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, 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 12:00Z on 2012-04-14Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2012-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 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
2241 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 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.

057 
WWUS73 KFSD 142028
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
328 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND WEST OF THE JAMES
RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BEHIND A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
LIFTING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
ARE LIKELY...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN AREAS
NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER. 

SDZ050-057-063-150430-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120415T1600Z-120416T0300Z/
GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY
328 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING...AND PERSIST
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE
  LIKELY...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.

&&

$$

SDZ038-052-053-058-059-064-150430-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120415T2000Z-120416T0300Z/
BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-AURORA-DAVISON-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
328 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM CDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON...AND PERSIST
  THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
367 
WWUS73 KFSD 150448
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1148 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND WEST OF THE JAMES
RIVER VALLEY SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BEHIND A STRONG LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM LIFTING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION. NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH
POSSIBLE IN AREAS NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER.

SDZ050-057-063-151300-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120415T1600Z-120416T0300Z/
GREGORY-BRULE-CHARLES MIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY
1148 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING ON SUNDAY...AND
  PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AND EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE 
  LIKELY...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.

&&

$$

SDZ038-052-053-058-059-064-151300-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120415T2000Z-120416T0300Z/
BEADLE-JERAULD-SANBORN-AURORA-DAVISON-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
1148 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 10 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY...AND 
  PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE 
  LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$
010 
WWUS73 KFSD 150834
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
334 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

.A STRONG AND DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST
SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND THE NOON HOUR AND BECOME
QUITE WINDY. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF
BY LATE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. TO THE
WEST OF THE LOW PRESSURE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS
MORNING IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
JAMES RIVER VALLEY. THIS AREA AS WELL AS FROM SPENCER IOWA TO
STORM LAKE IOWA WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH
WIND WARNING CRITERIA. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN SPREAD
TO AROUND THE INTERSTATE 29 CORRIDOR BY LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA EARLY THIS EVENING.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ081-089-090-NEZ014-SDZ071-
151645-
/O.EXB.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120415T1700Z-120416T0100Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DAKOTA-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
334 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...BECOMING
  VERY WINDY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE
  DURING THE EVENING BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES IN AFTER SUNSET.
  THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND ADVISORY SPEEDS AGAIN LATE
  TONIGHT AS WINDS TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND THE ADVISORY MAY NEED
  TO BE EXPANDED.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
  25 TO 35 MPH AROUND NOON WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE
  DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>070-
151645-
/O.EXB.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120415T2100Z-120416T0600Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-
MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-
BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...
WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...
BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...
SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...
YANKTON...VERMILLION
334 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
CDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING SHORTLY
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-151645-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120415T1700Z-120416T0400Z/
BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE...
WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
334 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE THIS MORNING AND
  PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY AND EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING.

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

&&

$$
881 
WWUS73 KFSD 151526
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1026 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. AHEAD OF THIS LOW...
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE STRONG THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL DECREASE
AS EVENING APPROACHES AND A COLD FRONT ARRIVES FROM THE WEST. TO
THE WEST OF THIS LOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS
SHOULD SPREAD INTO THE EASTERN PART OF THE AREA BY THIS EVENING.

IAZ001-002-012-020-MNZ081-089-090-NEZ014-SDZ071-151630-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120415T1700Z-120416T0100Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DAKOTA-
UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...
WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1026 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BECOME AS STRONG AS EARLIER
FORECAST...SINCE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DECREASE AS A COLD
FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT MAY
BECOME STRONG THIS EVENING.


$$

MNZ072-080-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ062-066-067-069-070-152330-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120416T0000Z-120416T0600Z/
LYON-MURRAY-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN-YANKTON-
CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...
PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SIOUX FALLS...
PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...
CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...YANKTON...VERMILLION
1026 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT
MONDAY...

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-152330-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120415T1700Z-120416T0400Z/
BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE...
WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
1026 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY
  AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

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

&&

$$

IAZ003-013-014-021-022-031-032-152330-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120415T1700Z-120416T0100Z/
DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...
SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK
1026 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING...
  BECOMING VERY WINDY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE WINDS WILL 
  DECREASE DURING THE EVENING BEFORE A COLD FRONT MOVES IN AFTER 
  SUNSET. THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND ADVISORY SPEEDS 
  AGAIN LATE TONIGHT AS WINDS TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND THE 
  ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 
  25 TO 35 MPH AROUND NOON WITH GUSTS CLOSE TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE 
  DURING THE AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ071-SDZ039-040-054>056-060-061-065-068-152330-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120415T2100Z-120416T0600Z/
LINCOLN-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-
HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...
HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...
TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR
1026 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM CDT MONDAY...

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING SHORTLY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE STRONGEST WINDS 
  ARE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
WILLIAMS
444 
WWUS73 KFSD 152026
NPWFSD

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

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

IAZ003-013-014-021-022-031-032-160430-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0015.120416T0300Z-120416T0900Z/
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120416T0100Z/
DICKINSON-OBRIEN-CLAY-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...
SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK
326 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

IAZ001-002-012-020-MNZ081-089-090-NEZ014-SDZ071-160430-
/O.EXB.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120416T0300Z-120416T0900Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-DAKOTA-
UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...
WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
326 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT
MONDAY. 

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

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ072-080-160430-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120416T0300Z-120416T0900Z/
LYON-MURRAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA
326 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

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

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

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-160400-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120416T0400Z/
BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE...
WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...
WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
326 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

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

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

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE
  ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ071-SDZ039-040-054>056-060-061-065-068-160430-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120415T2100Z-120416T0600Z/
LINCOLN-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK-
HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...
HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...
TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR
326 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MNZ097-098-NEZ013-SDZ062-066-067-069-070-160430-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.120416T0000Z-120416T0600Z/
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-LINCOLN-YANKTON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...
VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...
HARRISBURG...YANKTON...VERMILLION
326 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
CDT MONDAY...

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
WILLIAMS
681 
WWUS73 KFSD 152210
NPWFSD

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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

&&

$$

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

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

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

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

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

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE 
  ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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

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

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

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
WILLIAMS
237 
WWUS73 KFSD 160042
NPWFSD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58
MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

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

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

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58
MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

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

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

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58
MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

MNZ071-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>070-160700-
/O.UPG.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120416T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KFSD.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120416T0700Z/
LINCOLN-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...
BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...
MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...
CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...
SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION
742 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012

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

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58
MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

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

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

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

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

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58
MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
 JH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDIda, Woodbury25 min

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.