Alert archive / South Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Feb 22, 2012, 4:09 PM CST for 6 counties in South Dakota; Dakota County, Dixon County, Nebraska; Woodbury County, Iowa. It took effect at Feb 23, 2012, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2012, 4:09 PM CST (22:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2012, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Woodbury County, IA, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Bon Homme County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Clay County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 186 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1402 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
716 WWUS73 KFSD 222209 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 409 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM AROUND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...TO CENTRAL IOWA BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY WHERE WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. SDZ050-063-230615- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.120223T1200Z-120224T0000Z/ GREGORY-CHARLES MIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY 409 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY...AND SHOULD DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...SO THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. 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. && $$ IAZ031-NEZ013-014-SDZ068>071-230615- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.120223T1500Z-120224T0000Z/ WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...PONCA... ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY... BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 409 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE MID TO LATE MORNING THURSDAY...AND SHOULD DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. A LITTLE LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM...THOUGH SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD REMAIN UNDER AN INCH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ JH
3 follow-up statements
133 WWUS73 KFSD 230445 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1045 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM AROUND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...TO CENTRAL IOWA BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY WHERE WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. IAZ031-NEZ013-014-SDZ069>071-230545- /O.CAN.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.120223T1500Z-120224T0000Z/ WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...PONCA... ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...YANKTON...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1045 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED THURSDAY. HOWEVER...THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS INCREASED ACROSS THE AREA...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW NOW EXPECTED TO FALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. $$ SDZ068-231245- /O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.120223T1200Z-120224T0000Z/ BON HOMME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR 1045 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND SHOULD DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...SO THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ SDZ050-063-231245- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.120223T1200Z-120224T0000Z/ GREGORY-CHARLES MIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY 1045 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY...AND SHOULD DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...SO THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. 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. && $$
522 WWUS73 KFSD 231613 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1013 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 .LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THIS AREA WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD THROUGH TODAY. AS THE LOW DEPARTS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL OF 30 TO 45 MPH. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND... LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO LIKELY WHICH COUPLED WITH THE WIND...WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN EXPOSED AREAS. SDZ050-063-068-240000- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-BON HOMME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON... TABOR 1013 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE NEBRASKA BORDER. THE WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH TOWARD SUNSET. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...SO THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
267 WWUS73 KFSD 240006 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 606 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM THE AREA THIS EVENING...ALLOWING WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH. SDZ050-063-068-240115- /O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120224T0000Z/ GREGORY-CHARLES MIX-BON HOMME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON... TABOR 606 PM CST THU FEB 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT SPEEDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 11:03 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Beadle, Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, McCook, Miner and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:02 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Brookings, Davison, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld and 10 more | 29 hr |
| Feb 22, 4:02 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Hanson, Jerauld, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Sanborn and 1 more | 7 hr |
Nearby
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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.