Alert archive / South Dakota / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this high wind warning at Dec 25, 2016, 9:36 PM CST for Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota; 20 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 11 hr. 17 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 25, 2016, 9:36 PM CST (03:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2016, 8:48 AM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
All 22 counties
Big Stone County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Brown County, SD, Buffalo County, SD, Clark County, SD, Codington County, SD, Day County, SD, Deuel County, SD, Edmunds County, SD, Faulk County, SD, Grant County, SD, Hamlin County, SD, Hand County, SD, Hughes County, SD, Hyde County, SD, Lyman County, SD, Marshall County, SD, McPherson County, SD, Potter County, SD, Roberts County, SD, Spink County, SD, Sully County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:37 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 9:47 PM CST | ICE STORM | Browns Valley, MN | POWER OUTAGE IN BROWNS VALLEY AND NEARBY RURAL AREAS. |
| Dec 25, 11:10 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 44 | 3 N Gann Valley, SD | SUSTAINED 44 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH. |
| Dec 25, 11:15 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 9 Nnw Vivian, SD | SUSTAINED 52 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 69 MPH. |
| Dec 25, 11:18 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 2 Ene Pierre, SD | PEAK GUST SO FAR OF 65 MPH. |
| Dec 25, 11:29 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 3 Se Reliance, SD | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 59 MPH WITH GUST OF 72 MPH. |
| Dec 25, 11:40 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 3 S Gorman, SD | SUSTAINED 42 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 53 MPH. |
| Dec 25, 11:54 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 1 Nne Stephan, SD | SUSTAINED 48 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 62 MPH. |
| Dec 26, 12:41 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 6 E Danforth, SD | SUSTAINED 49 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 62 MPH. |
| Dec 26, 12:45 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 4 Wsw Blunt, SD | SUSTAINED 44 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 63 MPH. |
| Dec 26, 1:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Gettysburg, SD | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE FROM JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT UNTIL NOON ON MONDAY. |
| Dec 26, 1:16 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 17 W Polo, SD | SUSTAINED 51 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 62 MPH. |
| Dec 26, 2:06 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 5 E Orient, SD | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 48 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH. |
| Dec 26, 2:41 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 1 Nw Mellette, SD | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 41 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH. |
| Dec 26, 2:41 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 1 Wnw Mellette, SD | SUSTAINED WINDS OF 41 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 MPH. |
| Dec 26, 2:41 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Tolstoy, SD | SUSTAINED 42 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 56 MPH. |
| Dec 26, 7:00 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Roscoe, SD | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 0.25 MILES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MOST OF THE MORNING. . |
| Dec 26, 8:11 AM CST | BLIZZARD | Onaka, SD | VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO FROM APPROXIMATELY 8 AM UNTIL NEAR NOONTIME IN NORTHERN PORTION OF COUNTY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 16 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
- 514 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 574 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 366 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
156 WWUS73 KABR 260336 NPWABR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 936 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT CHRISTMAS STORM BRINGS VERY STRONG WINDS... .THE QUICK MOVING NATURE OF THE ONGOING WINTER STORM WILL GENERATE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SDZ034>037-048-051-261145- /O.NEW.KABR.HW.W.0004.161226T0336Z-161226T1500Z/ SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... KENNEBEC...FORT THOMPSON 936 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAVING ACCUMULATED MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE IN SOME LOCATIONS CHRISTMAS MORNING...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND DOWN POWER POLES OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ DORN
3 follow-up statements
978 WWUS73 KABR 260502 NPWABR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1102 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT CHRISTMAS STORM BRINGING VERY STRONG WINDS... .THE QUICK MOVING NATURE OF THE ONGOING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL GENERATE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SDZ016>023-261315- /O.EXB.KABR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161226T1800Z/ POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON...REDFIELD... CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...HAYTI...CLEAR LAKE 1102 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAVING ACCUMULATED MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE IN SOME LOCATIONS CHRISTMAS DAY...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND DOWN POWER POLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ SDZ011-261315- /O.EXB.KABR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161226T1800Z/ DAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WEBSTER 1102 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAVING ACCUMULATED MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE IN SOME LOCATIONS CHRISTMAS DAY...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND DOWN POWER POLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-261315- /O.EXB.KABR.HW.W.0004.161226T0900Z-161226T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...EUREKA... ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...IPSWICH 1102 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST MONDAY. * TIMING...EARLY MONDAY MORNING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH MID DAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAVING ACCUMULATED MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE IN SOME LOCATIONS CHRISTMAS DAY...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND DOWN POWER POLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ SDZ034>037-048-051-261315- /O.EXT.KABR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161226T1800Z/ SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER... KENNEBEC...FORT THOMPSON 1102 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST MONDAY... * TIMING...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAVING ACCUMULATED MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE IN SOME LOCATIONS CHRISTMAS DAY...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND DOWN POWER POLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ DORN
921 WWUS73 KABR 261159 NPWABR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 559 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS TODAY... SDZ016>023-034>037-048-051-261800- /O.CON.KABR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161226T1800Z/ POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-SULLY- HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON...REDFIELD... CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...HAYTI...CLEAR LAKE...ONIDA... PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...KENNEBEC...FORT THOMPSON 559 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS TO OCCUR BEFORE NOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAVING ACCUMULATED MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE IN SOME LOCATIONS CHRISTMAS DAY...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND DOWN POWER POLES. FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO PROMOTE REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-261800- /O.CON.KABR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161226T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...EUREKA... ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...IPSWICH...WEBSTER 559 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS TO OCCUR BEFORE NOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HAVING ACCUMULATED MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE IN SOME LOCATIONS CHRISTMAS DAY...THESE STRONG WINDS COULD PRODUCE TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND DOWN POWER POLES. FALLING SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO PROMOTE REDUCED VISIBILITIES THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ SD
490 WWUS73 KABR 261448 NPWABR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 848 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016 MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-016>023-034>037-048-051-261600- /O.CAN.KABR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-161226T1800Z/ TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY- POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-SULLY- HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-LYMAN-BUFFALO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE...EUREKA... ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...IPSWICH...WEBSTER...GETTYSBURG... FAULKTON...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...HAYTI... CLEAR LAKE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...KENNEBEC... FORT THOMPSON 848 AM CST MON DEC 26 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW THE CRITICAL 60 MPH THRESHOLD. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING. THE MAIN THREAT RIGHT NOW IS BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 8:48 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | ABR | Big Stone, Traverse | 6 hr |
| Dec 25, 6:13 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | ABR | Brown | 6 hr |
| Dec 26, 11:57 AM CST | Wind Advisory | ABR | Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Day and 16 more | 6 hr |
| Dec 26, 12:05 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | ABR | Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Walworth | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.