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Wind Advisory 29, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

December 8, 201211 counties in Iowa; Dakota County, Dixon County, Nebraska; 10 counties in South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Dec 8, 2012, 3:44 PM CST for 11 counties in Iowa; Dakota County, Dixon County, Nebraska; 10 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at Dec 9, 2012, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 8, 2012, 3:44 PM CST (21:44 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 9, 2012, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 9, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 23 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, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Bon Homme County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Clay County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, Turner County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:47 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

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 187 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2012-12-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2012-12-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
508 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
76 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-10 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.

187 
WWUS73 KFSD 082144
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
344 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

.A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA EARLY
IN THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE FRONT...REMAINING
STRONG THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
SUNDAY NIGHT. 

SDZ050-063>066-068-069-090545-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0029.121209T0900Z-121209T2300Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...
FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...
VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR...YANKTON
344 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAYTIME
  HOURS ON SUNDAY.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ067-070-071-
090545-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0029.121209T1400Z-121210T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-LINCOLN-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...
VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
344 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
613 
WWUS73 KFSD 090300
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
900 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

.A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SWEEP THROUGH THE AREA
EARLY IN THE MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE FRONT...
REMAINING STRONG THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE SUNDAY NIGHT.

SDZ050-063>066-068-069-091100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0029.121209T0900Z-121209T2300Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...
FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...
VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR...YANKTON
900 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE DAYTIME 
  HOURS ON SUNDAY. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON 
  SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ067-070-071-
091100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0029.121209T1400Z-121210T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-LINCOLN-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...
VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
900 PM CST SAT DEC 8 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY 
  SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SUNDAY 
  EVENING. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAYTIME HOURS ON 
  SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$
414 
WWUS73 KFSD 090933
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
333 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

.NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD OVER THE
AREA THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN SOME PLACES. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLOWLY THIS
EVENING ...THEN MORE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT.

SDZ066-069-091745-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121209T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0030.121209T1400Z-121210T0100Z/
TURNER-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...
VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...YANKTON
333 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH ADVISORY LEVELS
  AROUND DAYBREAK...AND BEGIN TO DECREASE AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER
  SUNSET.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
  IN THE LATE MORNING TO MID 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-NEZ013-014-SDZ067-070-071-
091745-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0029.121209T1400Z-121210T0100Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-LINCOLN-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...
VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
333 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH ADVISORY LEVELS
  AROUND DAYBREAK...AND BEGIN TO DECREASE AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER
  SUNSET.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 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.

&&

$$

SDZ050-063>065-068-091745-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121209T2300Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...
FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR
333 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF
  TODAY...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE SLOWLY AROUND SUNSET.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
  IN THE LATE MORNING TO MID 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.

&&

$$
216 
WWUS73 KFSD 091636
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1036 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

.NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD OVER THE
AREA THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN SOME PLACES. WINDS WILL DECREASE SLOWLY THIS
EVENING ...THEN MORE RAPIDLY LATE TONIGHT.

SDZ050-063>065-091745-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121209T2300Z/
GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...
FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP
1036 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. LOW VISIBILITIES CAUSED BY BLOWING SNOW HAS CAUSED
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA. SO VERY STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE BUT WILL BE COUPLED WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITIES.



$$

SDZ066-069-100045-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-121210T0100Z/
TURNER-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...
VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...YANKTON
1036 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

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

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH ADVISORY LEVELS 
  AROUND DAYBREAK...AND BEGIN TO DECREASE AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER 
  SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
  IN THE LATE MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON. SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW
  WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...BUT VISIBILITIES SHOULD MAINLY BE A MILE
  OR MORE.

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.

&&

$$

SDZ068-092300-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121209T2300Z/
BON HOMME-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
AVON...TABOR
1036 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF 
  TODAY...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE SLOWLY AROUND SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
  IN THE LATE MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON. SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW
  WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...BUT VISIBILITIES SHOULD MAINLY BE A MILE
  OR MORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ067-070-071-
100045-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121210T0100Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-LINCOLN-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...
VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
1036 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

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

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REACH ADVISORY LEVELS 
  AROUND DAYBREAK...AND BEGIN TO DECREASE AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER 
  SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 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.

&&

$$
712 
WWUS73 KFSD 092138
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
338 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS
EVENING...THEN MORE RAPIDLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ067-068-070-071-
100300-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...
SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
338 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AN HOUR
  OR TWO AFTER SUNSET....AND GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 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.

&&

$$

SDZ066-069-100300-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/
TURNER-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...
VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...YANKTON
338 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AN HOUR
  OR TWO AFTER SUNSET.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SOME PATCHY BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE
  POSSIBLE...BUT VISIBILITIES SHOULD MAINLY BE A MILE OR MORE.

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.

&&

$$
682 
WWUS73 KFSD 100303
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
903 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ067-068-070-071-
100415-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-LINCOLN-BON HOMME-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK...
ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...
SPENCER...LE MARS...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...SIOUX CITY...
IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...
SOUTH SIOUX CITY...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...
SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
903 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

WHILE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GRADUALLY DECREASING ACROSS THE
AREA...WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO DECREASE. THIS MAY LEAD TO PATCHY
BLOWING SNOW IN AREAS WITH SNOW COVER THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

$$

SDZ066-069-100415-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-121210T0300Z/
TURNER-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...
VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...YANKTON
903 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

WHILE NORTHWEST WINDS ARE GRADUALLY DECREASING ACROSS THE
AREA...WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO DECREASE. THIS MAY LEAD TO PATCHY
BLOWING SNOW IN AREAS WITH SNOW COVER THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 8, 3:44 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryFSDBeadle, Brookings, Kingsbury12 hr
Dec 8, 3:18 PM CSTBlizzard WarningFSDAurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison and 11 more30 hr
Dec 8, 3:18 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryFSDAurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Davison, Hanson and 8 more30 hr

Nearby

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