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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Cheyenne, WY

June 18, 2016Dawes County, Sioux County, Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Jun 18, 2016, 2:26 PM MDT for Dawes County, Sioux County, Nebraska. It took effect at Jun 18, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 18, 2016, 2:26 PM MDT (20:26 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 18, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jun 19, 2016, 3:53 AM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Dawes County, NE, Sioux County, NE

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:29 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

Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 169 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 2016-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 550 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2016-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 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
550 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-173 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
812 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
7.4

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The text

As transmitted.

251 
WWUS75 KCYS 182026
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
226 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS
WILL PRODUCE MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE TONIGHT. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH ARE
LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PINE RIDGE AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS.

NEZ002-095-190500-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0010.160619T0300Z-160619T1000Z/
DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...HARRISON
226 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM MDT
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING AND WILL
  REMAIN MODERATE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DUE TO
  HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS. WINDS CAN ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY IN
  AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. SECURE OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS
  TENTS...TARPS AND LAWN FURNITURE AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
024 
WWUS75 KCYS 182214
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
414 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS
WILL PRODUCE MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE TONIGHT. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO
50 MPH ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER SPEEDS ALONG THE PINE
RIDGE AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS.

NEZ002-095-190615-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0010.160619T0300Z-160619T1000Z/
DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...HARRISON
414 PM MDT SAT JUN 18 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
MDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING AND 
  WILL REMAIN MODERATE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE PINE
  RIDGE. 

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DUE TO
  HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS. WINDS CAN ALSO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY. SECURE OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS
  SUCH AS TENTS...TARPS AND LAWN FURNITURE AS WELL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
297 
WWUS75 KCYS 190745
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
145 AM MDT SUN JUN 19 2016

...WINDY CONDITIONS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS ACROSS NORTHERN NEBRASKA
PANHANDLE...

.WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SIOUX AND DAWES COUNTIES. THE
WINDS WILL DECREASE AROUND SUNRISE.

NEZ002-095-191000-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160619T1000Z/
DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...HARRISON
145 AM MDT SUN JUN 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE
  PINE RIDGE.

* IMPACTS...MAINLY TO LIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DUE TO
  HAZARDOUS CROSS WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
749 
WWUS75 KCYS 190953
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
353 AM MDT SUN JUN 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

.WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS THE NORTHERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE.

NEZ002-095-191100-
/O.CAN.KCYS.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160619T1000Z/
DAWES-NORTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...CHADRON ST PARK...HARRISON
353 AM MDT SUN JUN 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SIOUX AND DAWES COUNTIES
THROUGH SUNRISE...HOWEVER ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED.

$$

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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.