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Wind Advisory 25, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

October 3, 20124 states

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Oct 3, 2012, 3:32 PM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at Oct 3, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 3, 2012, 3:32 PM CDT (20:32 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 3, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 4, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 38 counties

Lyon 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), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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 182 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 2012-10-03Temperature 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 2012-10-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 65 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2083 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
258 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.

349 
WWUS73 KFSD 032032
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
332 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SURGE EAST THIS EVENING TURNING
SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. VERY STRONG WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH WILL BE LIKELY BEFORE MIDNIGHT...MOVING FROM AROUND THE
HURON AREA AT 700 PM CDT TO AROUND INTERSTATE 29 AROUND 1100 PM
CDT TO AROUND JACKSON MINNESOTA AND SPENCER IOWA AT 200 AM CDT. 

SDZ038-039-050-052>055-057>061-063>065-040445-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0025.121004T0000Z-121004T0900Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...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
332 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO
  THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FROM ABOUT 600 PM CDT THROUGH 900 PM CDT.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 40
  MPH AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ062-066>071-040445-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0025.121004T0400Z-121004T1100Z/
LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-
LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...
LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...
SIOUX FALLS...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...
CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...
SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
332 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO
  THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FROM ABOUT 930 PM CDT THROUGH 1130 PM
  CDT.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35
  MPH AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY EVENING WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
  WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE 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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-056-040445-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0025.121004T0400Z-121004T2300Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...
FLANDREAU
332 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CDT
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO
  THE WEST AND NORTHWEST FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT CDT THROUGH 300 AM
  CDT.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 35
  MPH AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY EVENING WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
  WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
329 
WWUS73 KFSD 040329
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1029 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT WITH WINDS BECOMING NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH.

SDZ038-039-050-052>055-057>061-063>065-040900-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121004T0900Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...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
1029 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN
  GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH 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.

&&

$$

IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ062-066>071-041100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0025.121004T0400Z-121004T1100Z/
LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-
LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...
LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...
SIOUX FALLS...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
1029 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT THURSDAY...

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY
  DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH 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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-056-041130-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0025.121004T0400Z-121004T2300Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...
FLANDREAU
1029 PM CDT WED OCT 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL TURN TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST
  FROM ABOUT MIDNIGHT CDT THROUGH 300 AM CDT.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 25 MPH AT
  TIMES WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH
  POSSIBLE 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.

&&

$$
302 
WWUS73 KFSD 040914
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
414 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING AND ACROSS
THE BUFFALO RIDGE AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE
NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH.

SDZ038-039-050-052>055-057>061-063>065-041015-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121004T0900Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...
LAKE PRESTON...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
414 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING AND
HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL. HOWEVER...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL PERSIST JUST BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL INTO THE AFTERNOON AT
AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

$$

IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ062-066>071-041100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121004T1100Z/
LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-
LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...
LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...
SIOUX FALLS...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
414 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  40 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE BEFORE DECREASING IN THE EARLY MORNING
  HOURS. WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE BREEZY AROUND TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 35 MPH INTO 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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-056-041715-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121004T2300Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...
FLANDREAU
414 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

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

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

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.

&&

$$
012 
WWUS73 KFSD 041113
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
613 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE
BUFFALO RIDGE AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE
NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH.

IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ098-NEZ013-014-SDZ062-066>071-041215-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121004T1100Z/
LYON-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MINNEHAHA-TURNER-
LINCOLN-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...
LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...
SIOUX FALLS...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
613 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH BEHIND A COLD FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING AND
HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL. HOWEVER...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL PERSIST JUST BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL INTO THE AFTERNOON AT
AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-056-041915-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121004T2300Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...
FLANDREAU
613 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

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

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON 
  HOURS. 

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.

&&

$$
017 
WWUS73 KFSD 041439
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
939 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...
INCLUDING THE BUFFALO RIDGE AREA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 40 MPH.

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-056-042245-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121004T2300Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...
FLANDREAU
939 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

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

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON 
  HOURS. 

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.

&&

$$
652 
WWUS73 KFSD 041952
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
252 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
PERSIST THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST
MINNESOTA AND EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15
MPH DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-056-042300-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121004T2300Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...
FLANDREAU
252 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

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

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS AND
  THEN DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

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.

&&

$$
411 
WWUS73 KFSD 042254
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
554 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-056-050000-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-121004T2300Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE-BROOKINGS-
MOODY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...BROOKINGS...
FLANDREAU
554 PM CDT THU OCT 4 2012

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

WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH THROUGH THE NIGHT. GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 3, 3:41 AM CDTRed Flag WarningFSD15 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in South Dakota, 2012Wind Advisories in Minnesota, 2012Wind Advisories in Iowa, 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.