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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

January 10, 20124 states

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2012, 2:38 PM CST for 4 states. It took effect at Jan 11, 2012, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2012, 2:38 PM CST (20:38 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 11, 2012, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 11, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force
15 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 20:42 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, 8.6 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 2012-01-10Temperature 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 2012-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 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
1978 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 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.

842 
WWUS73 KFSD 102038
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
238 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...WINTER LIKE CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE REGION WITH STRONG
ARCTIC BLAST...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD
FRONT OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS
THE REGION. THESE STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY
MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...CREATING WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS
ALSO A CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY...WITH SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS REMAINING LESS THAN ONE INCH.

SDZ038>040-050-052>055-057>061-063>066-068-069-110445-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.120111T0900Z-120112T0000Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-
BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON
238 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT
  BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THE WINDS WILL
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...THEN DECREASING
  SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THESE
  STRONG WINDS AND THE MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL
  READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE
  OF LIGHT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION...THOUGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
  ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN ONE INCH. 

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.

&&

$$

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098-NEZ013-014-SDZ056-062-067-070-071-110445-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.120111T1200Z-120112T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-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...
FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...
VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
238 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY
  MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THE WINDS
  WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...THEN
  DECREASING SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THESE
  STRONG WINDS AND THE MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL
  READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE
  OF LIGHT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION...THOUGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
  ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN ONE INCH. 

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
5 follow-up statements
509 
WWUS73 KFSD 110313
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
913 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...WINTER LIKE CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE REGION WITH STRONG
ARCTIC BLAST...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS THE REGION. THESE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES...CREATING WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
AND TEENS THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL LIKELY
ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS...THOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN ONE INCH.

SDZ038>040-050-052>055-057>061-063>066-068-069-111115-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.120111T0900Z-120112T0000Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-
BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON
913 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THE WINDS WILL 
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...THEN DECREASING 
  SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THESE
  STRONG WINDS AND THE MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE WIND
  CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. LIGHT SNOWFALL
  CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION...THOUGH SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN ONE INCH.  

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-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ056-062-067-070-071-111115-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.120111T1200Z-120112T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-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...
FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...
VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
913 PM CST TUE JAN 10 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY 
  MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THE WINDS 
  WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...THEN 
  DECREASING SLIGHTLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THESE
  STRONG WINDS AND THE MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE WIND
  CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. LIGHT SNOWFALL
  CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION...THOUGH SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN ONE INCH.  

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.

&&

$$
557 
WWUS73 KFSD 111007
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
407 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...MORE TYPICAL WINTER CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE REGION WITH
STRONG ARCTIC BLAST...

.STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WEST OF INTERSTATE 29 WILL EXPAND EASTWARD
EARLY THIS MORNING...AND COVER MOST OF THE AREA BY MID MORNING.
NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.  THESE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES...CREATING WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
AND TEENS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IN ADDITION...A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW
WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE MORNING
INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN AROUND A HALF INCH OR LESS...THE RATE OF FALLING SNOW WILL
PRODUCE SOME BRIEF VISIBILITIES OF A MILE OR LESS...MAINLY ALONG
AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 29...AS WELL AS SOME SLICK CONDITIONS.

SDZ038>040-050-052>055-057>061-063>066-068-069-111815-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-
BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON
407 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY
  THROUGH THE DAY...AND SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MISSOURI AND JAMES VALLEYS.
  STRONG WINDS AND THE MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE WIND
  CHILL READINGS BY AFTERNOON IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. A
  PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOWFALL DURING THE MORNING CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED
  ACROSS THE REGION...WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BRIEFLY
  LESS THAN ONE MILE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
  LESS THAN ONE INCH.

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-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ056-062-067-070-071-111815-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.120111T1200Z-120112T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-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...
FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...
VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
407 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY
  THIS MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THE
  WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY...AND DECREASE SLIGHTLY
  THIS EVENING.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THESE
  STRONG WINDS AND THE MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE WIND
  CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BY AFTERNOON. A
  FEW HOUR PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOWFALL CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TO START
  WITHIN A FEW HOURS AFTER THE WINDS INCREASE...AND MAY PRODUCE A
  BRIEF REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE. SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT AN INCH OR LESS...WITH
  GREATEST AMOUNTS TOWARD HIGHWAY 14.

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.

&&

$$

CHAPMAN
245 
WWUS73 KFSD 111641
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1041 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...MORE TYPICAL WINTER CONDITIONS RETURN TO THE REGION WITH STRONG
ARCTIC BLAST...

.STRONG NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS TODAY...AND WILL ALSO
BE ACCOMPANIED BY MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES...CREATING WIND CHILL
READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. IN
ADDITION...A BAND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONG WINDS THROUGH
EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. ALTHOUGH
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND A HALF INCH OR
LESS...THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE SOME
BRIEF VISIBILITIES OF A MILE OR LESS...AS WELL AS SOME SLICK
CONDITIONS.

SDZ038>040-050-052>055-057>061-063>066-068-069-120000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-
BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON
1041 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY 
  THROUGH THE DAY...AND SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE MISSOURI AND JAMES VALLEYS. STRONG WINDS
  AND THE MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS BY
  AFTERNOON IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW MAY
  ALSO PRODUCE VISIBILITES OF 4 TO 6 MILES THROUGH LATE 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.

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ056-062-067-070-071-120000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-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...
FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...
VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1041 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY 
  THIS MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THE 
  WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAY...AND DECREASE 
  SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THESE STRONG
  WINDS AND THE MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS
  IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS BY AFTERNOON. A SHORT PERIOD OF
  LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND
  NORTHWEST IOWA THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...AND MAY PRODUCE A BRIEF
  REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
  EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT A HALF INCH OR LESS.

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.

&&

$$
321 
WWUS73 KFSD 112021
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
221 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...MORE TYPICAL WINTER CONDITIONS RETURN TO THE REGION WITH
STRONG ARCTIC BLAST...

.STRONG NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES...CREATING WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
AND TEENS. SCATTERED SNOW FLURRIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT...THOUGH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS NOT
EXPECTED. 

SDZ038>040-050-052>055-057>061-063>066-068-069-120000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-
BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON
221 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY 
  THROUGH THE DAY...AND SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONG WINDS AND THE MUCH
  COLDER AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS BY AFTERNOON IN
  THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO
  PRODUCE VISIBILITIES OF 4 TO 6 MILES THROUGH LATE 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.

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ056-062-067-070-071-120000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-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...
FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...
VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
221 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY 
  THROUGH THE DAY...AND SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. THESE STRONG WINDS AND THE
  MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE
  SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. PATCHY BLOWING SNOW MAY ALSO
  PRODUCE VISIBILITIES OF 4 TO 6 MILES THROUGH LATE 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.

&&

$$

BT
731 
WWUS73 KFSD 112359
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
559 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012


SDZ038>040-050-052>055-057>061-063>066-068-069-120100-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-
BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...
MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON
559 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. THESE VALUES FALL BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA...AND THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ056-062-067-070-071-120100-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120112T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MOODY-MINNEHAHA-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...
FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...
VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
559 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. THESE VALUES FALL BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA...AND THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

BT

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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.