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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

April 18, 201414 counties in South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Apr 18, 2014, 3:53 AM CDT for 14 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at Apr 18, 2014, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 18, 2014, 3:53 AM CDT (08:53 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 18, 2014, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 19, 2014, 12:00 AM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Counties Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Bon Homme County, SD, Brule County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Miner County, SD, Sanborn County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:55 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 134 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 2014-04-18Temperature 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 2014-04-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1891 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 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.

054 
WWUS73 KFSD 180853
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
353 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2014

SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>060-063>065-068-181700-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0011.140418T1700Z-140419T0100Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
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...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR
353 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS
  EVENING. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON...
  WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEARING 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
289 
WWUS73 KFSD 181505
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1005 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2014

SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>060-063>065-068-182315-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0011.140418T1700Z-140419T0100Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
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...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR
1005 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...WITH 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE 
  COMMON... WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEARING 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.

&&

$$
869 
WWUS73 KFSD 182201
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
501 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2014

SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>060-063>065-068-190600-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140419T0600Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
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...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR
501 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE ENTIRE
  EVENING...THEN WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WIND SPEEDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. EXCEPT FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR A
  LITTLE HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 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.

&&

$$
800 
WWUS73 KFSD 190322
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1022 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2014

SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>060-063>065-068-190500-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140419T0500Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
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...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR
1022 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

* TIMING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...WIND SPEEDS ARE DECREASING...BUT STILL
  AVERAGING ARE 25 TO 35 MPH. AFTER MIDNIGHT...THE WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE TO DECREASE FURTHER. 

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.

&&

$$
933 
WWUS73 KFSD 190451
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1151 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2014

SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>060-063>065-068-190600-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140419T0500Z/
BEADLE-KINGSBURY-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-HANSON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-BON HOMME-
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...WAGNER...
PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...
PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...
SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR
1151 PM CDT FRI APR 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

ALTHOUGH SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED FROM EARLIER STRONG LEVELS...
WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WIND SPEEDS
WILL GENERALLY BE 20 TO 30 MPH...HOWEVER BRIEF STRONGER WIND GUSTS
ARE POSSIBLE AS LIGHT SHOWERS AND SPRINKLES MOVE INTO THE REGION.

$$

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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.