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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

January 20, 201414 counties in South Dakota; Dakota County, Dixon County, Nebraska; Plymouth County, Woodbury County, Iowa

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Jan 20, 2014, 3:37 AM CST for 14 counties in South Dakota; Dakota County, Dixon County, Nebraska; Plymouth County, Woodbury County, Iowa. It took effect at Jan 20, 2014, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 20, 2014, 3:37 AM CST (09:37 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 20, 2014, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 20, 2014, 5:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Counties Plymouth County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Aurora 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, Sanborn County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:36 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 196 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 2014-01-20Temperature 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 2014-01-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -23 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
1220 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-32 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.

540 
WWUS73 KFSD 200937
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
337 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014

SDZ050-057-058-063-064-068-069-201745-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.140120T1600Z-140120T2300Z/
GREGORY-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...TYNDALL...
SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON
337 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND
  THEN DECREASE BY SUNSET.

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE
  AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
745 
WWUS73 KFSD 201306
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
706 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014

IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ070-071-202115-
/O.EXA.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.140120T1600Z-140120T2300Z/
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
706 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND 
  THEN DECREASE BY SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE 
  AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

SDZ050-057-058-063-064-068-069-202115-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.140120T1600Z-140120T2300Z/
GREGORY-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-BON HOMME-YANKTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...CHAMBERLAIN...
KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...
LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...DELMONT...TYNDALL...
SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON
706 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND 
  THEN DECREASE BY SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE 
  AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$
660 
WWUS73 KFSD 201544
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
944 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014

SDZ052-053-059-060-065-202300-
/O.EXA.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.140120T1600Z-140120T2300Z/
JERAULD-SANBORN-DAVISON-HANSON-HUTCHINSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...
MENNO...TRIPP
944 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND 
  THEN DECREASE BY SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE 
  AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ050-057-058-063-064-068>071-202300-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0005.140120T1600Z-140120T2300Z/
PLYMOUTH-WOODBURY-DIXON-DAKOTA-GREGORY-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-
DOUGLAS-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LE MARS...SIOUX CITY...WAKEFIELD...
PONCA...ALLEN...SOUTH SIOUX CITY...GREGORY...BURKE...
CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...
WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...CORSICA...
DELMONT...TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...
YANKTON...VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
944 AM CST MON JAN 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND 
  THEN DECREASE BY SUNSET. 

* WEATHER CONDITIONS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 35 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE 
  AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 20, 3:43 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryFSDBeadle, Brookings, Clay, Hanson, Hutchinson, Kingsbury and 10 more28 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in South Dakota, 2014Wind Advisories in Nebraska, 2014Wind Advisories in Iowa, 2014Every wind advisory in 2014

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.