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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Mar 31, 2015, 2:58 PM CDT for 8 counties in Minnesota; 4 counties in South Dakota; 9 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Apr 1, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2015, 2:58 PM CDT (19:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2015, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2015, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 21 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, Sioux 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, Brookings County, SD, Lake County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:55 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
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 232 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
- 1157 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
205 WWUS73 KFSD 311958 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 258 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-010400- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.150401T1200Z-150401T2100Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 258 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
538 WWUS73 KFSD 010228 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 928 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-011100- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.150401T1200Z-150401T2100Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 928 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS WEDNESDAY. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
595 WWUS73 KFSD 010925 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 425 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-011730- /O.EXB.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.150401T1500Z-150401T2100Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 425 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-011730- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.150401T1200Z-150401T2100Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 425 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND IS EXPECTED TO START EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. GUSTS MAY BE A BIT STRONGER EARLY THIS MORNING JUST NORTHEAST OF THE BUFFALO RIDGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ CHAPMAN
357 WWUS73 KFSD 011409 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 909 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 MNZ098-SDZ040-055-056-062-012100- /O.EXA.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150401T2100Z/ ROCK-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUVERNE...BROOKINGS...MADISON... FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS 909 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ IAZ001-012-012100- /O.EXA.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.150401T1500Z-150401T2100Z/ LYON IA-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER 909 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-012100- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150401T2100Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE 909 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-012100- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.150401T1500Z-150401T2100Z/ OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD... ARNOLDS PARK...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN...SPENCER...CHEROKEE... STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN...BATTLE CREEK 909 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
891 WWUS73 KFSD 011932 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 232 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ040-055-056-062-012300- /O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150401T2300Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- ROCK-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS 232 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-021-022-032-012300- /O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150401T2300Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN... BATTLE CREEK 232 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. * WEATHER CONDITIONS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
540 WWUS73 KFSD 012256 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 556 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ040-055-056-062-020000- /O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150401T2300Z/ LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-PIPESTONE- ROCK-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-MINNEHAHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON... IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE... WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE... BROOKINGS...MADISON...FLANDREAU...SIOUX FALLS 556 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY...SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WILL PREVAIL WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH AND BRIEF GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-021-022-032-020000- /O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150401T2300Z/ LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-CHEROKEE- BUENA VISTA-IDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD... LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SPIRIT LAKE...MILFORD...ARNOLDS PARK... ORANGE CITY...SIOUX CENTER...SHELDON...HARTLEY...SANBORN... SPENCER...CHEROKEE...STORM LAKE...IDA GROVE...HOLSTEIN... BATTLE CREEK 556 PM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AS A FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. AHEAD OF THIS BOUNDARY...SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WILL PREVAIL WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH AND BRIEF GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2:21 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | 30 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:55 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | FSD | 10 hr |
Nearby
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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.