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High Wind Warning 10, NWS Rapid City, SD

December 2, 2012Campbell County, Crook County, Weston County, Wyoming; Lawrence County, Meade County, Pennington County, South Dakota

NWS Rapid City, SD issued this high wind warning at Dec 2, 2012, 9:24 AM MST for Campbell County, Crook County, Weston County, Wyoming; Lawrence County, Meade County, Pennington County, South Dakota. It was in force for 14 hr. 18 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 2, 2012, 9:24 AM MST (16:24 UTC)
Expired
Dec 2, 2012, 11:00 PM MST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Rapid City, SD

Counties Lawrence County, SD, Meade County, SD, Pennington County, SD, Campbell County, WY, Crook County, WY, Weston County, WY

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:22 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 2, 9:51 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 642 Ne Echeta, WYECHETA RAWS
Dec 2, 10:45 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 40Beulah, WYGUSTS TO 54 MPH
Dec 2, 10:51 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 452 Ne Echeta, WYECHETA RAWS
Dec 2, 10:51 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 672 Ne Echeta, WYECHETA RAWS
Dec 2, 11:06 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 4016 Wsw Downtown Gillett, WYI-90 MM 108. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
Dec 2, 11:15 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 4013 N Wright, WY
Dec 2, 11:22 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 595 W Downtown Spearfish, SD
Dec 2, 11:44 AM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 4725 Nne Weston, WY
Dec 2, 11:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 70Beulah, WY
Dec 2, 11:55 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 583 Ese Downtown Spearfis, SD
Dec 2, 12:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 Wnw Moorcroft, WY
Dec 2, 12:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 7013 Sse Rozet, WY
Dec 2, 12:51 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 682 Ne Echeta, WYECHETA RAWS
Dec 2, 1:55 PM MSTHIGH SUST WINDS 41Hulett, WYGUSTS TO 53 MPH.
Dec 2, 2:15 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 663 Ese Downtown Spearfis, SD
Dec 2, 4:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 607 Wsw Upton, WY
Dec 2, 6:15 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 683 Ese Downtown Spearfis, SD
Dec 2, 6:35 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 737 Sse Sundance, WY

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 92 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, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2012-12-02Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2012-12-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 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
2984 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 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.

813 
WWUS73 KUNR 021624
NPWUNR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
924 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING
THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE GILLETTE
AREA. THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FROM
WRIGHT TO GILLETTE AND OVER TO HULETT AND BEULAH. THE STRONG WINDS
WILL ALSO AFFECT THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING...ESPECIALLY AREAS WEST AND SOUTH OF SPEARFISH.

WYZ054>058-030030-
/O.NEW.KUNR.HW.W.0010.121202T1624Z-121203T0300Z/
NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK-
WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILLETTE...WRIGHT...MOORCROFT...
HULETT...SUNDANCE...FOUR CORNERS...NEWCASTLE
924 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN LARGE TREES...AND 
  DAMAGE ROOFS...SMALL OUTBUILDINGS...AND SIGNS.

  SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

  STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE BLOWING DUST...REDUCED
  VISIBILITY...AND FLYING DEBRIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ024-025-030030-
/O.NEW.KUNR.HW.W.0010.121202T1900Z-121203T0600Z/
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...DEADWOOD...SPEARFISH
924 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THE HIGH WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN LARGE TREES...AND 
  DAMAGE ROOFS...SMALL OUTBUILDINGS...AND SIGNS.

  SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

  STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE BLOWING DUST...REDUCED
  VISIBILITY...AND FLYING DEBRIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
157 
WWUS73 KUNR 021626
NPWUNR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
926 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING
THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH HAVE OCCURRED IN THE
GILLETTE AREA. THE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY EVENING ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS
FROM WRIGHT TO GILLETTE AND OVER TO HULETT AND BEULAH. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...ESPECIALLY AREAS WEST AND SOUTH OF SPEARFISH.

WYZ054>058-030030-
/O.CON.KUNR.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121203T0300Z/
NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK-
WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILLETTE...WRIGHT...MOORCROFT...
HULETT...SUNDANCE...FOUR CORNERS...NEWCASTLE
926 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ024-025-030030-
/O.CON.KUNR.HW.W.0010.121202T1900Z-121203T0600Z/
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...DEADWOOD...SPEARFISH
926 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$
414 
WWUS73 KUNR 022223
NPWUNR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
323 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING AND THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS
LATE TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST AND
CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AFTER THE FRONT PASSES LATE TONIGHT. A SHORT
LULL IN THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH WINDS
INCREASING AGAIN BY LATE MONDAY MORNING.

SDZ072-030900-
/O.NEW.KUNR.WI.Y.0044.121203T0600Z-121204T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KUNR.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STURGIS
323 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO 30
  TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE
  THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT
  AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS 30 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ025-030900-
/O.NEW.KUNR.WI.Y.0044.121203T0600Z-121204T0000Z/
/O.CON.KUNR.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPEARFISH
323 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
MONDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL SWITCH TO
  THE WEST LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS 30 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

WYZ054>058-030300-
/O.CON.KUNR.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121203T0300Z/
NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK-
WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILLETTE...WRIGHT...MOORCROFT...
HULETT...SUNDANCE...FOUR CORNERS...NEWCASTLE
323 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ024-030600-
/O.CON.KUNR.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...DEADWOOD
323 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ026-030900-
/O.NEW.KUNR.WI.Y.0044.121203T0000Z-121204T0000Z/
RAPID CITY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RAPID CITY
323 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

  STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE BLOWING DUST...REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND
  FLYING DEBRIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS 30 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ001-002-012>014-031-032-073-030900-
/O.NEW.KUNR.WI.Y.0044.121203T0600Z-121204T0000Z/
HARDING-PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LEMMON...BISON...
BELLE FOURCHE...FAITH...DUPREE...WALL...PHILIP...UNION CENTER
323 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
MONDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

  STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE BLOWING DUST...REDUCED VISIBILITY...AND
  FLYING DEBRIS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS 30 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$
967 
WWUS73 KUNR 022304
NPWUNR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
404 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS AND
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS LATE TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST AND CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AFTER THE
FRONT PASSES LATE TONIGHT. A SHORT LULL IN THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH WINDS INCREASING AGAIN BY LATE MONDAY
MORNING.

SDZ025-072-030900-
/O.CON.KUNR.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/
/O.CON.KUNR.WI.Y.0044.121203T0600Z-121204T0000Z/
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPEARFISH...STURGIS
404 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.
  GUSTY WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST
  THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS 30 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

WYZ054>058-030300-
/O.CON.KUNR.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121203T0300Z/
NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK-
WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILLETTE...WRIGHT...MOORCROFT...
HULETT...SUNDANCE...FOUR CORNERS...NEWCASTLE
404 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ024-030600-
/O.CON.KUNR.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...DEADWOOD
404 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ012-030900-
/O.EXT.KUNR.WI.Y.0044.121203T0000Z-121204T0000Z/
BUTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BELLE FOURCHE
404 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS 30 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ026-030900-
/O.CON.KUNR.WI.Y.0044.121203T0000Z-121204T0000Z/
RAPID CITY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...RAPID CITY
404 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS 30 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ001-002-013-014-031-032-073-030900-
/O.CON.KUNR.WI.Y.0044.121203T0600Z-121204T0000Z/
HARDING-PERKINS-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LEMMON...BISON...FAITH...
DUPREE...WALL...PHILIP...UNION CENTER
404 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST MONDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS 30 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$
110 
WWUS73 KUNR 030253
NPWUNR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
753 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

.STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING AND ACROSS THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS AND
ADJACENT FOOTHILLS THROUGH THIS EVENING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS LATE TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL SHIFT OUT OF THE WEST AND CONTINUE TO BE GUSTY AFTER THE
FRONT PASSES LATE TONIGHT. A SHORT LULL IN THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH WINDS INCREASING AGAIN BY LATE MONDAY
MORNING.

WYZ054>058-030600-
/O.EXT.KUNR.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/
NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK-
WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILLETTE...WRIGHT...MOORCROFT...
HULETT...SUNDANCE...FOUR CORNERS...NEWCASTLE
753 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ025-072-031100-
/O.CON.KUNR.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/
/O.CON.KUNR.WI.Y.0044.121203T0600Z-121204T0000Z/
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPEARFISH...STURGIS
753 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH...AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. 
  GUSTY WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST 
  THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS 30 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ024-030600-
/O.CON.KUNR.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...DEADWOOD
753 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL 
  CONTINUE THROUGH LATE EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS 40 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...
ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ012-026-031100-
/O.CON.KUNR.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-121204T0000Z/
BUTTE-RAPID CITY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLE FOURCHE...RAPID CITY
753 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...
  SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS 30 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ001-002-013-014-031-032-073-031100-
/O.CON.KUNR.WI.Y.0044.121203T0600Z-121204T0000Z/
HARDING-PERKINS-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LEMMON...BISON...FAITH...
DUPREE...WALL...PHILIP...UNION CENTER
753 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM MST MONDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS 30 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$
740 
WWUS73 KUNR 030607
NPWUNR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1107 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

.A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TONIGHT AND BRING
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE PLAINS OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

SDZ025-072-031415-
/O.EXP.KUNR.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/
/O.CON.KUNR.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-121204T0000Z/
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPEARFISH...STURGIS
1107 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

* WINDS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS 30 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ024-WYZ054>058-030715-
/O.EXP.KUNR.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-
WESTERN CROOK-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAD...DEADWOOD...GILLETTE...WRIGHT...
MOORCROFT...HULETT...SUNDANCE...FOUR CORNERS...NEWCASTLE
1107 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH.

$$

SDZ012-026-031415-
/O.CON.KUNR.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-121204T0000Z/
BUTTE-RAPID CITY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLE FOURCHE...RAPID CITY
1107 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

* WINDS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS 30 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

SDZ001-002-013-014-031-032-073-031415-
/O.CON.KUNR.WI.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-121204T0000Z/
HARDING-PERKINS-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LEMMON...BISON...FAITH...
DUPREE...WALL...PHILIP...UNION CENTER
1107 PM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY...

* WINDS...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS CAN CAUSE DRIVERS TO LOSE 
  CONTROL...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS 30 MPH WINDS...OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Dec 2, 3:08 AM MST, 6 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 3:08 AM MST, 6 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
308 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

.DISCUSSION...CURRENT SURFACE ANALYSIS SHOWS LOW PRESSURE OVER
SOUTHWESTERN SK...WITH WARM FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN MT INTO SOUTHWESTERN ND AND CENTRAL SD. COLD FRONT
EXTENDS WESTWARD FROM THE LOW ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN CANADA. UPPER
LEVEL ANALYSIS CONTINUES TO SHOW LOW OFF THE PACIFIC NW
COAST...WITH FAST WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS
INTO THE PLAINS. HIGH CLOUDINESS CONTINUES TO PASS OVER THE REGION
WITH VARIABLY CLOUDY SKIES. TEMPS ARE MOSTLY IN THE 30S AND LOWER
40S ACROSS THE AREA...WITH WARMER TEMPS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHEASTERN WY AND THE BLACK HILLS AREA WHERE THERE ARE DOWNSLOPING
WINDS. WINDS ARE GENERALLY FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE
FORECAST AREA...BREEZY AT TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
WY.

WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...WITH TEMPS 20 TO 30 DEGREES
ABOVE AVERAGE. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN WY AND PORTIONS OF THE BLACK HILLS LATER THIS MORNING
INTO TONIGHT. COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA LATE
TONIGHT...BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO MAINLY NORTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE AREA AND STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS FOR MONDAY ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN SD. TEMPS WILL BE COOLER THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF
THE COMING WEEK...BUT STILL ABOVE AVERAGE.

FOR TODAY...SKIES WILL BE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGH CLOUDS
PASSING OVERHEAD. HIGHS WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 50S OVER THE
HIGHER BLACK HILLS TO THE UPPER 60S TO NEAR 70 DEGREES ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SD PLAINS. NEAR
RECORD HIGHS ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE AREA...WITH THE
RECORD HIGH FOR THIS DATE AT RAP AIRPORT BEING 69 AND EAST RAPID
CITY AT 70. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN
WY AND THE BLACK HILLS LATER THIS MORNING...BECOMING RATHER GUSTY
BY THE AFTERNOON IN FAVORED AREAS. SOME WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH
ARE LIKELY ACROSS CAMPBELL CO WY AND DOWNSLOPE AREAS OF THE
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
EVENING UNTIL THE COLD FRONT PASSES.

COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA
LATE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA LATE
TONIGHT. UPPER LOW ASSOCIATED WITH FRONT WILL PASS WELL TO THE
NORTH OF THE REGION...WITH WEAKER SHORTWAVE ENERGY PASSING ACROSS
OUR AREA WITH THE FRONT. SHOWER CHANCES WILL MAINLY BE CONFINED TO
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA...WITH THE BEST CHANCES ACROSS THE
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS AREA LATE TONIGHT. PCPN WILL GENERALLY BE IN
THE FORM OF RAIN...EXCEPT FOR POSSIBLY A LITTLE SNOW ACROSS THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BLACK HILLS. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE
NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT AND LIKELY BE RATHER GUSTY FOR A
PERIOD BEHIND THE PASSAGE. SHOWERS SHOULD EXIT THE AREA BY MONDAY
MORNING...BUT IF TIMING OF FRONT IS A BIT SLOWER...THERE COULD BE
A LINGERING CHANCE INTO THE EARLY MORNING ACROSS FAR EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA.

WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AS SUBSIDENCE DEVELOPS BEHIND
EXITING SHORTWAVE...COOLER AIR BUILDS IN TO THE AREA...AND
BOUNDARY LAYER MIXES OUT. ADVISORY CRITERIA WINDS STILL LOOK
LIKELY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS A
GOOD PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN SD PLAINS. FURTHER SOUTH INTO THE
WEST CENTRAL SD PLAINS...INCLUDING THE RAP AREA...THERE IS MORE
UNCERTAINTY OF STRONG WINDS WITH FLOW A BIT MORE WESTERLY THAN IS
USUALLY FAVORABLE FOR STRONGER WINDS. HIGHS WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE
50S...WITH SOME 40S ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN WY AND THE
BLACK HILLS.

WINDS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY EVENING...WITH QUIET WEATHER
EXPECTED INTO MIDWEEK. TEMPS WILL REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE WITH HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S ON TUESDAY AND LOWS IN THE 20S AND LOWER
30S.

EXTENDED...WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY WITH
ZONAL FLOW OVER THE AREA. A SFC COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
RAIN OR SNOW AS IT PASSES THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SHORTWAVE
ENERGY IN A BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL CREATE A CHANCE OF RAIN OR
SNOW FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL BE
NEAR NORMAL...WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
MODEL SOLUTIONS DIVERGE FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...BUT WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR AN UPPER TROUGH TO AFFECT THE REGION...WILL KEEP LOW
POPS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...12Z TAFS
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TODAY WITH AREAS OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS TONIGHT OVER NORTHEASTERN
WYOMING...THE BLACK HILLS AND NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. AREAS OF
MVFR CIGS MAY DEVELOP WITH THE SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY OVER PARTS OF
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND THE BLACK HILLS LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS NORTHEASTERN WYOMING AND PARTS
OF THE BLACK HILLS TODAY.

&&

.UNR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...NONE.
WY...NONE.
&&

SHORT TERM...26
LONG TERM....10
AVIATION...10
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 2, 6:11 AM MST, 3 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
611 AM MST SUN DEC 2 2012

SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058-
071-031400-
BENNETT-BUTTE-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-HAAKON-
HARDING-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-JACKSON-MELLETTE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-
NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-PERKINS-RAPID CITY-
SHANNON-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-
SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-TODD-TRIPP-
WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-ZIEBACH-
611 AM MST (711 AM CST) SUN DEC 2 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEASTERN WYOMING
AND PORTIONS OF THE BLACK HILLS LATE THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO
THIS EVENING. SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS CAMPBELL
COUNTY AND DOWNSLOPE FAVORED AREAS OF THE NORTHERN BLACK HILLS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE TONIGHT...BRINGING GUSTY
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND IT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS ON MONDAY...WHERE GUSTS
TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

&&

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES...
OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY

The office that day

Everything else NWS Rapid City, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 2, 3:23 PM MSTWind AdvisoryUNRButte, Haakon, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington and 2 more26 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Wyoming, 2012High Wind Warnings in South Dakota, 2012Every high wind warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.