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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

February 25, 20124 states

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Feb 25, 2012, 8:49 PM CST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 26, 2012, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 25, 2012, 8:49 PM CST (02:49 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 26, 2012, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 26, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force
12 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 02:55 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 00:00Z, 2.8 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 00:00Z on 2012-02-26Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2012-02-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 318 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
1332 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
318 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
644 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.

347 
WWUS73 KFSD 260249
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
849 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING EAST ACROSS NORTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY MORNING WILL BRING STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TO THE AREA ON
SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OVER
THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE AREA...ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A
GREGORY TO MADISON TO MARSHALL MINNESOTA LINE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF
30 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS...AND
GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.


SDZ038-050-052-053-057-058-063-261100-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.120226T1200Z-120227T0000Z/
BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE...
WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY
849 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

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

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

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
  QUICKLY AROUND DAYBREAK SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THE WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR
  VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS IN BLOWING SNOW...ALTHOUGH A BIGGER
  PROBLEM MAY BE LOW LEVEL DRIFTING SNOW.

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-SDZ039-040-054>056-059>061-064-261100-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.120226T1500Z-120227T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...
BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...MITCHELL...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
849 PM CST SAT FEB 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE
  SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. THE WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR
  VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS IN BLOWING SNOW...ALTHOUGH A BIGGER
  PROBLEM MAY BE LOW LEVEL DRIFTING SNOW.

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
4 follow-up statements
525 
WWUS73 KFSD 261004
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
404 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

.STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE
MOVE INTO MINNESOTA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR MORE ARE
EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS...AND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-
NEZ013-014-SDZ062-065>071-261815-
/O.EXA.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.120226T1500Z-120227T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN-
BON HOMME-YANKTON-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...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...
MOUNTAIN LAKE...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...
LUVERNE...WAKEFIELD...PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...
SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...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
404 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS
  ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA INTO SOUTHWEST
  MINNESOTA. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 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.

&&

$$

SDZ038-050-052-053-057-058-063-261815-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.120226T1200Z-120227T0000Z/
BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE...
WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY
404 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

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

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE DAY AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN TOWARD SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 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.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-SDZ039-040-054>056-059>061-064-261815-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.120226T1500Z-120227T0000Z/
LINCOLN-LYON-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-HANSON-
MCCOOK-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...
BROOKINGS...HOWARD...MADISON...FLANDREAU...MITCHELL...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT
404 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 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.

&&

$$

SCHUMACHER
451 
WWUS73 KFSD 261607
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1007 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

.STRONG AND GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON AS
INTENSE LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOWARDS THE
NORTHERN GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR
MORE ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS...AND OCCASIONAL
GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

SDZ038-050-052-053-057-058-063-270000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120227T0000Z/
BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE...
WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY
1007 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

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

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 
  THE DAY AND BEGIN TO WEAKEN TOWARD SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 
  TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 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.

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-054>056-059>062-064>071-270000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120227T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-
BON HOMME-YANKTON-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...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...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
1007 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

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

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON...AND WEAKEN SOMEWHAT AROUND SUNSET.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO
  35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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
598 
WWUS73 KFSD 262057
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
257 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

.LOW PRESSURE EXITING THE REGION INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT LAKES
WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA
LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WESTERLY WINDS FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND
NORTHWEST IOWA. 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TOWARD
SUNSET...WITH A FEW LATE AFTERNOON GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

SDZ038-050-052-053-057-058-063-270000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120227T0000Z/
BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE...
WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY
257 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

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

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN TOWARD SUNSET.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 
  TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 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.

&&

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-054>056-059>062-064>071-270000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120227T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-
BON HOMME-YANKTON-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...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...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
257 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

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

* TIMING...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  LATE AFTERNOON...AND WEAKEN SOMEWHAT TOWARD SUNSET.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 
  TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER 
  ELEVATIONS. 

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
628 
WWUS73 KFSD 262357
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
557 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012


SDZ038-050-052-053-057-058-063-270100-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120227T0000Z/
BEADLE-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...GREGORY...BURKE...
WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY
557 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

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

STRONG WEST NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL AND WILL
CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
POSSIBLE.

$$

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-054>056-059>062-064>071-270100-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120227T0000Z/
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-OBRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-
DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-
BON HOMME-YANKTON-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...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...HOWARD...
MADISON...FLANDREAU...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...
CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...SIOUX FALLS...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...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
557 PM CST SUN FEB 26 2012

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

STRONG WEST NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL AND WILL
CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN THIS EVENING. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
POSSIBLE.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 26, 4:06 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchFSDAurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison and 14 more23 hr

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.