Alert archive / South Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Mar 3, 2012, 2:50 PM CST for 22 counties in South Dakota; 4 counties in Iowa; Dakota County, Dixon County, Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 4, 2012, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2012, 2:50 PM CST (20:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 28 counties
Ida County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Bon Homme 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, Sanborn County, SD, Turner County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 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, 8.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 634 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
611 WWUS73 KFSD 032050 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 250 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA ON SUNDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS. THIS WILL SET UP A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA AND...WHEN COMBINED WITH GOOD DAYTIME MIXING OF WINDS ALOFT...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WILL BECOME LIKELY. SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>061-063>065-068-069-040500- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.120304T1600Z-120305T0000Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA- DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME- YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...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...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR...YANKTON 250 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FROM CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA INTO THE JAMES VALLEY BY THE MIDDLE OF SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY ON SUNDAY...GRADUALLY DECREASING AROUND SUNSET. 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. && $$ IAZ012-020-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ055-062-066-067-070-071-040500- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-LAKE-MINNEHAHA-TURNER- LINCOLN-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS... SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...MADISON...SIOUX FALLS... PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR... CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 250 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE AROUND NOON ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DECREASING AROUND SUNSET. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
3 follow-up statements
276 WWUS73 KFSD 040215 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 815 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA ON SUNDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS. THIS WILL SET UP A VERY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA AND...WHEN COMBINED WITH GOOD DAYTIME MIXING OF WINDS ALOFT... VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WILL BECOME LIKELY. SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>061-063>065-068-069-041100- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.120304T1600Z-120305T0000Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA- DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME- YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...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...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR...YANKTON 815 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FROM CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA INTO THE JAMES VALLEY BY THE MIDDLE OF SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY ON SUNDAY...GRADUALLY DECREASING AROUND SUNSET. 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. && $$ IAZ012-020-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ055-062-066-067-070-071-041100- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.120304T1800Z-120305T0000Z/ SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-LAKE-MINNEHAHA-TURNER- LINCOLN-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS... SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...MADISON...SIOUX FALLS... PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR... CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 815 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE AROUND NOON ON SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DECREASING AROUND SUNSET. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE LIKELY ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
517 WWUS73 KFSD 040932 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 332 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 .CANADIAN LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...AND BE FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVING TONIGHT. BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG FROM THE END OF THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN PART OF THE AREA. IAZ012-020-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ055-062-066-067-070-071-041745- /O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.120304T1900Z-120305T0000Z/ SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-LAKE-MINNEHAHA-TURNER- LINCOLN-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS... SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...MADISON...SIOUX FALLS... PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR... CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 332 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AROUND NOON WITH THE NORTHWEST WINDS BECOMING STRONG EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AS SUNSET APPROACHES. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER. 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. && $$ SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>061-063>065-068-069-041745- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.120304T1600Z-120305T0000Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA- DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME- YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON... WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM... CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...WAGNER...PLATTE... LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON... FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR...YANKTON 332 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST DURING THIS MORNING...WITH WINDS BECOMING STRONG DURING THE LATE MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE NEAR SUNSET. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ WILLIAMS
209 WWUS73 KFSD 041737 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1137 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 .CANADIAN LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING...AND BE FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVING TONIGHT. BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG THIS AFTERNOON. SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>061-063>065-068-069-050000- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA- DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME- YANKTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON... LAKE PRESTON...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA... WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...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...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD... AVON...TABOR...YANKTON 1137 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE DECREASING TOWARDS SUNSET. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER...WHERE A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ IAZ012-020-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ055-062-066-067-070-071-050000- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0008.120304T1900Z-120305T0000Z/ SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-IDA-DIXON-DAKOTA-LAKE-MINNEHAHA-TURNER- LINCOLN-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...LE MARS... SIOUX CITY...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK...WAKEFIELD... PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...MADISON...SIOUX FALLS... PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...HURLEY...CHANCELLOR... CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...VERMILLION... NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON 1137 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY...BEFORE DECREASING TOWARDS SUNSET. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE NEAR THE MISSOURI RIVER...WHERE A FEW GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ CHENARD
Nearby
Wind Advisories in South Dakota, 2012Wind Advisories in Iowa, 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.